Misery (1990)

Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. The plot centers around an author who is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to rewrite the finale to his novel series. Misery was the second Stephen King film adaptation directed by Rob Reiner, after 1986’s Stand By Me. Misery would go on to be a success and would launch the career of Kathy Bates. Though there have been lots of nominations (some we have covered here on The Film Flamers), Misery, so far, is the only King film to receive an Oscar. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733! Watch Misery: https://amzn.to/47qkEiz Out this Month: Week 1: Shooting the Flames Week 2: Misery Week 3: Delores Claiborne Week 4: Up In Flames: 2023 in Review Patreon: Another Stephen King Poll? Coming in February 2024: Possession It Follows Get in Touch: Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFilmFlamers Visit our Store: https://teespring.com/stores/thefilmflamers Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFilmFlamers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefilmflamers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFilmFlamers/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thefilmflamers/ Our Website: https://www.filmflamers.com Call our Hotline: 972-666-7733 Our Patrons: #ExiledTexan Alex Mendoza Anthony Criswell Ashlie Thornbury BattleBurrito BelleBeignet Benjamin Gonzalez Bennett Hunter Big Dave Bonnie Jay BreakfastChainsawMassacre Call me Lestat. CenobiteBetty Christopher Nelson Cj Mcginnis Dan Alvarez Gia-Ranita Pitt Gillian Murtagh GlazedDonut GWilliamNYC Irwan Iskak James Aumann Jessica E Joanne Ellison Josh Young Kimberly McGuirk Kitty Kelly Laura O'Malley Lisa Libby Livi Loch Hightower Mary Matthew McHenry Nicole McDaniel Nikki (phillyenginerd) Niko Allred Orion Yannotti Paul P Penelope Nelson random dude Robert Eppers Rosieredleader Ryan King Sean Homrig The Dean Swann Tony Pellonari William Skinner Sweet dreams... "Welcome to Horrorland" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Includes music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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