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Rob Reiner took on his second Stephen King story with this film, having made STAND BY ME, based on THE BODY, four years earlier. Unlike the previous coming of age tale, this one feels like a King story. Adapted brilliantly by legendary screenwriter William Goldman, the story is one that relies on its central performances. James Caan gave one of his career best performances and Kathy Bates made her star-making turn.

Paul Sheldon (Caan, THE GODFATHER) is a romance novelist who has ended his long-running “Misery” series and is finishing up a new novel. A man of ritual he checks into the same mountain hotel to finish his writing. Promptly checking out when he’s done, he ventures out into a snow storm and runs off the road. He’s saved from freezing to death by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Bates, PRIMARY COLORS), who happens to be his biggest fan.
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