Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison

Out of gratitude, Paul lets her read his new manuscript. She offers to care for him until the telephone lines are re-connected and the local roads re-open following the blizzard. Annie claims to be his 'number one fan' and constantly praises him and his novels. Paul regains consciousness and finds himself bedridden with broken legs and a dislocated shoulder. A nurse named Annie Wilkes finds him and brings him to her remote home. While traveling from Silver Creek, Colorado, to his home in New York City, Paul is caught in a blizzard and crashes his car, rendering him unconscious.

Wanting to focus on more serious stories, he writes a manuscript for a new novel that he hopes will launch his post- Misery career. Plot įamed novelist Paul Sheldon is the author of a successful series of Victorian romance novels featuring a character named Misery Chastain. King himself has stated that Misery is one of his top ten favorite film adaptations. Bates' performance drew widespread praise from critics and won her the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Academy Awards, making Misery the only film based on a Stephen King novel to win an Oscar.

It received highly positive reviews and was a box office success. The film was released in the United States on November 30, 1990, by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers around an obsessive fan who holds an author captive and forces him to rewrite the finale to his book series. Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen.

Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison