Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
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Earnest, classical in form, intimate and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Kathy BatesAnnie Wilkes
- James CaanPaul Sheldon
- Richard FarnsworthBuster
- Lauren BacallMarcia Sindell
- Frances SternhagenVirginia
- Graham JarvisLibby
- Jerry PotterPete
- Thomas BrunelleAnchorman
- June ChristopherAnchorwoman
- Julie PayneReporter #1
Crew
- Rob ReinerDirector
- William GoldmanScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Barry SonnenfeldDirector of Photography
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert LeightonEditor
- Rob ReinerProducer
- Andrew ScheinmanProducer
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Pairings
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