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List Price: $9.94
Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Original recording reissued
• NTSC
In Theaters : 30 November, 1990
Video Release : 01 August, 2000 |
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"I have faith in you,my darling"
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"Misery" opens with author Paul Sheldon (James Caan)suffering from writer's block. He tells his agent,the ever-stylish Lauren Bacall,that he's going to take a breather in Colorado. In a freak accident, Sheldon's car ends up in a ditch... and he finds himself being "nursed" by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) Annie introduces herself worshipfully,saying,"I'm your number #1 fan!" Wilkes begins as sympathetic&kind,but also creepily idolizing Sheldon. He finds himself in the same situation as Scheherazade in the Thousand&One Nights,he must tell the story of Misery Chastain to stay alive. There is paranoia&growing horror. One sympathizes with Sheldon's captivity&his longing for freedom. Wilkes goes from devoted,doting fan to horrifically obsessive. In the meantime, the town sheriff,Buster (Richard Farnsworth) goes to search for Sheldon,using his cheesy romance novels about Misery to solve the mystery.
In the classic,"Sunset Boulevard",faded diva Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) embodied the dark side of celebrity. In "Misery",Wilkes embodies the dark side of fandom. She seems cheesily all-American with her love of Liberace (complete with shrine) and her Spam meatloaf. She is a fundamentalist who thinks God called her to "save" Sheldon&Misery Chastain. At the same time, her obsession is deadly.
"Misery" is suspenseful&well-crafted. There are plenty of twists&turns,such as when Sheldon finds Wilkes' "Memory Lane" scrapbook. The ending will keep you guessing. "Misery" hurts so good. |
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