Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer

Misery like Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption are the types of Stephen King stories that work really well on screen because there are no supernatural elements in the them. Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is a writer of a series of extremely popular romance novels featuring a character named Misery Chastane. He is in Colorado finishing up his latest novel (His first break from the Misery series in a long time) when he is in a car wreck in the middle of snow storm. He is pulled from the wreck by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who happens to be a nurse and is also Paul Sheldon's self proclaimed "No. 1 Fan". This seems to be a lucky break for Paul as his injuries are quite extensive and the road to the nearest hospital is covered in snow. Over the next few days we learn he is not as lucky as we first thought. Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her performance in this film and it is well deserved. William Goldman's script is tight and filled with some great tense moments that director Rob Reiner pulls off with style.