107 mins |
Rated
M (Violence & offensive language)
Directed by Rob Reiner
Starring Kathy Bates, James Caan, Lauren Bacall
Playing as part of Academy's FROSTY FLICKS Film Series of wintery, ice-cold classics September 08-24.
Novelist Paul Sheldon doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. He doesn't remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. But he will never forget Annie Wilkes.
James Caan and Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates star in the bone-shattering thriller MISERY, adapted from the novel by Stephen King. As Paul (Caan) recuperates from his injuries in the secluded cabin of his benefactor Annie (Bates), he begins to discover that beneath the seemingly kind and naive exterior of his self-described "number one fan" lurks a mind that is cunning, unhinged, and bent on keeping her favoUrite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his "cock-a-doodie" life…and Sheldon must engage his savior-turned-captor in a battle of wills that will push them both to the brink.
Adapted by two-time Oscar®-winning screenwriter William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, THE PRINCESS BRIDE), MISERY is considered by critics and fans (number ones and others) to be among the greatest horror-thrillers of all-time. Revisit this classic tonight with your friends…after all, MISERY loves company.
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Playing as part of Academy's FROSTY FLICKS Film Series of wintery, ice-cold classics September 08-24.
Novelist Paul Sheldon doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. He doesn't remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. But he will never forget Annie Wilkes.
James Caan and Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates star in the bone-shattering thriller MISERY, adapted from the novel by Stephen King. As Paul (Caan) recuperates from his injuries in the secluded cabin of his benefactor Annie (Bates), he begins to discover that beneath the seemingly kind and naive exterior of his self-described "number one fan" lurks a mind that is cunning, unhinged, and bent on keeping her favoUrite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his "cock-a-doodie" life…and Sheldon must engage his savior-turned-captor in a battle of wills that will push them both to the brink.
Adapted by two-time Oscar®-winning screenwriter William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, THE PRINCESS BRIDE), MISERY is considered by critics and fans (number ones and others) to be among the greatest horror-thrillers of all-time. Revisit this classic tonight with your friends…after all, MISERY loves company.