Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Misery
1990
***½
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall

When Paul Sheldon, a famous romance novelist, drives off a snowy road, he is rescued and held captive by a deranged nurse, who forces Paul to rewrite his unpublished manuscript. William Goldman scripted this gripping, slow-burning thriller cum black comedy from Stephen King's novel, which can be viewed as a scathing commentary on the relationship between a writer and a critic. The Oscar winning Kathy Bates and James Caan both very fine performances.