The movie

The movie version of Misery was shown in 1990. It was under Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment. The film was very well-received and earned an Academy Award for Kathy Bates' portrayal of psychotic ex-nurse Annie Wilkes.

Cast

• James Caan as Paul Sheldon
• Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes
• Richard Farnsworth as Buster
• Frances Sternhagen as Virginia
• Lauren Bacall as Marcia Sindell

Crew

• Director: Rob Reiner
• Producers: Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman
• Writers: William Goldman and Stephen King (novel)
• Co-producers: Jeffrey Stott and Steve Nicolaides
• Associate Producer: Steven R. Molen
• Cinematography by: Barry Sonnenfeld
• Original music composed by: Marc Shaiman
• Production design by: Norman Garwood

Awards

• Academy Award (1990): Best Actress in a Leading Role - Kathy Bates
• Golden Globe (1990): Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Kathy Bates
• CFCA Award (1990): Best Actress - Kathy Bates

Source: Wikipedia