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| Misery |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 10 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID2714SU |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1990 |
| (LD Release Date): |
06/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Rob Reiner |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
William Goldman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Marc Shaiman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Norman Garwood |
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| (Editor): |
Robert Leighton |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Steve Nicolaides & Jeffrey Stott |
| (Producers): |
Andrew Scheinman & Rob Reiner |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Misery is based on the Stephen King novel about an acclaimed trash novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan), who finds himself in a most bizarre, nightmarish encounter with his number one fan (Kathy Bates). After retreating to the mountains to complete his latest book, Sheldon gets caught in a snow storm and he plunges his car off the road. Knocked unconscious and near death, he is miraculously rescued and nursed back to health privately at the home of a fan who is a trained nurse. When Sheldon comes to, he learns that not only is she a great fan of his but that she is also obsessed and crazy. She holds Sheldon hostage, tortures him and de-mands that he change the ending to his yet unpublished book.
LaserDisc Picture:
The matted 1.85:1 picture is sharp. Fleshtones are accurate. Color fidelity is good and well balanced. Indoor scenes are naturally lit with good shadow detail.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguishable with what is effectively a mono mix supplemented by a stereo music score.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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