Misery 33 years old

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

Misery

Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged, and at her mercy.

Credits

Misery Cast

Name Character
James Caan He was 50, now 83 years old as Paul Sheldon
Kathy Bates She was 42, now 75 years old as Anne Marie ("Annie") Wilkes
Lauren Bacall She was 66, 89 years old when she died as Marcia Sindell
Rob Reiner He was 43, now 77 years old as Helicopter Pilot
J.T. Walsh He was 47, 54 years old when he died as State Trooper Sherman Douglas
June Christopher as Anchorwoman
Frances Sternhagen She was 60, now 94 years old as Virginia McCain
Archie Hahn He was 110, 74 years old when he died as Reporter
Graham Jarvis He was 60, 72 years old when he died as Libby
Jerry Potter as Pete
Richard Farnsworth He was 70, 80 years old when he died as J.T. "Buster" McCain

Misery Crew

Name Department
Norman Garwood as Production Design. He was 44 (73) years old when He died Art
Janet Hirshenson as Casting. Production
Andrew Scheinman as Producer. He was 42 (now 75) years old Production
Robert Leighton as Editor. He was 9 (now 24) years old Editing
Jeffrey Stott as Co-Producer. Production
Gloria Gresham as Costume Design. She was 44 (now 78) years old Costume & Make-Up
Garrett Lewis as Set Decoration. He was 55 (77) years old when He died Art
Mark W. Mansbridge as Art Direction. Art
Alan Edward Bell as First Assistant Editor. Editing
William Goldman as Screenplay. He was 59 (87) years old when He died Writing
Rob Reiner as Director. He was 43 (now 77) years old Directing
Rob Reiner as Producer. He was 43 (now 77) years old Production
Stephen King as Novel. He was 43 (now 76) years old Writing
Barry Sonnenfeld as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 71) years old Camera
Charles L. Campbell as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 60 (82) years old when He died Sound
Scott Stambler as Supervising Music Editor. Sound
Misery poster
Misery (33 years)

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

  • Release day: Friday, November 30, 1990
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Budget: 20000000.00
  • Revenue: 61276872.00