| Description |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround, dual-layer, NTSC. |
| Language |
English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby surround) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel Misery by Stephen King. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
| Cast |
James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; editor, Robert Leighton ; music, Mark Shaiman ; production designer, Norman Garwood. |
| Terms Of Use |
This DVD is copy protected. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Novelist Paul Sheldon does not remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers is waking up in the home of Annie Wilkes, a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner, forever. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by director Rob Reiner; audio commentary by screenwriter William Goldman; "Misery loves company" featurette; "Marc Shaiman's musical Misery tour" featurette; "Diagnosing Annie Wilkes" featurette; "Advice for the stalked" featurette; "Profile of a stalker" featurette; "Celebrity stalkers" featurette; "Anti-stalking laws" featurette. |
| Subject |
Novelists, American -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fans (Persons) -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Psychopaths -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal behavior -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Horror films.
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| Added Author |
Scheinman, Andrew.
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Reiner, Rob.
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Goldman, William, 1931-
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Caan, James.
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Bates, Kathy, 1948-
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Sternhagen, Frances, 1930-
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Farnsworth, Richard, 1920-2000.
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Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014.
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King, Stephen, 1947-
Misery.
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Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
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Nelson Entertainment (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
027616089885 50 |
| Music No. |
108988 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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