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Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name and starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. Directed by Rob Reiner, the film received critical acclaim for Bates' performance as the psychopathic Annie Wilkes. The film was ranked #12 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Annie Wilkes in Misery.
The film was remade in India as a Tamil film called Julie Ganapathi.
Famed novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is the author of a successful series of novels involving a character called Misery Chastain. But Paul wants to branch out and has just finished the manuscript of a new unrelated novel. He departs from Silver Creek, Colorado to head west but is caught in a blizzard and his car goes off the road. He is rescued by a nurse named Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) and brought to her remote home. Both of Paul's legs are broken and he has a dislocated shoulder, so he is bedridden and incapacitated. Annie claims she is his "number one fan" and talks a lot about him and his novels. She's happy when Paul lets her read his new novel, but later admits she disliked the excessive swearing. While feeding him, she is angered and spills soup on him but regains control and apologizes. She buys a copy of Paul's latest book, Misery's Child, but after learning that he has "killed off" Misery, Annie flies into a rage, almost smashing a table on Paul's head. She reveals that nobody knows where he is (contradicting what she had earlier told him). Annie leaves and Paul tries to escape from his room, but she has locked the door.
Actors: Jordan Hageman (actor), Quinn T. Faerber (editor), Quinn T. Faerber (writer), Quinn T. Faerber (writer), Quinn T. Faerber (director), Michael Zaughan (composer), Jake Kincaid (director), Jake Kincaid (producer), Brock Russell (actor), Ian Thomas Hardin (actor), Danny Ruzicka (actor),
Genres: Drama, Horror, Short, Thriller,Actors: Phil Morris (actor), Chip Sickler (actor), Antoinette Peragine (actress), Allie Smith (actress), Hunter Fite (actor), Jen Hogan (actress), Jay Coughlin (actor), Jason Romaine (actor), Jonathan Peragine (editor), Jonathan Peragine (producer), Jonathan Peragine (director), Heidi Mages (actress), Gene Zalutsky (actor), Emmanuel Nelson (actor), Garth Nelson (actor),
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Plot: Centuries ago, the monks of the Cult of the Blood Symbol went searching for their "chosen one" whose blood, they believed, would make them immortal. Olam, the only living survivor of the cult, finally finds his intended victim in Tracy Walker, a fiesty, athletic college student. Patiently, deliberately, Olam prepares to take the one he's been waiting centuries to kill...
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Keywords: african-american, all-black-castThis time I won't take it back
'Cause something's coming to you
This time I'm going to breathe a breath
Walking on down the road
I can never promise that you'll never be lonely
But as long as we're together it can always only be
Misery
Last night I got off the fence
'Cause I won't be the fool
On this side the grass is greener than
The garden that I used to grow
I'm walking on down the road
I can never promise that you'll never be lonely
But as long as we're together it can always only be
Misery
Misery, Misery
I can never promise that you'll never be lonely