Misery Trivia

1. What song played at the very beginning of the movie?

From Quiz Can You Feel the "Misery"?

Answer: Junior Walker's "Shotgun"

In the opening scene, Paul Sheldon had just finished the manuscript to a new novel for his "Misery" book series, and he threw a snowball at a tree. He got, in his car, and drove down the mountain while a snowstorm raged on during his drive. When he turned on the radio, Junior Walker's hit song, "Shotgun", played on the radio. Eventually, Paul lost control of the car and he crashed it. Annie Wilkes came by and rescued him.

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Answer: Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates really nails the character of Annie Wilkes. She is his number one fan and takes great lengths to keep him to herself, after she finds him in his wrecked car. Her methods for keeping Paul go as far as breaking his ankles with a sledgehammer. She does this because he leaves his room twice during the movie. Kathy won a Best Actress award for this role. She appears in both "Titanic" and "About Schmidt".

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Answer: James Caan

James Caan performed this role extremely well, but he wasn't even nominated for an Academy Award.

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Answer: James Caan & Caan

James Caan has also starred in 'The Godfather' trilogy, 'Dick Tracy', 'Funny Lady' and 'The Gambler'. Paul Sheldon is a writer who is involved in a terrible car accident. When he wakes up, he is in the house of his number one fan, Annie Wilks. She is obsessed with his books and when she doesn't like his new book, it becomes a matter of life and death.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: Silver Creek Lodge

Paul Sheldon stayed at the Silver Creek Lodge to finish his books.

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Answer: Annie Wilkes

Kathy Bates got an Oscar for this role.

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Answer: Misery Chastaine & Misery & Chastaine & Misery Chastain & Chastain

Annie is Paul's number one fan and she absolutely loves his 'Misery' books. When he decides to give up writing 'Misery' and kills her off, Annie does not take it lightly.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: Lucky Strike

Sitting on a doily covered plate, is a wooden match, and a single Lucky Strike cigarette!

From Quiz Can You Feel the "Misery"?

Answer: Chastain

When Annie rescued Paul, she took him back to her home and told him how she loved his "Misery" novels. In a couple of scenes, you could hear both Paul and Annie mention her last name as being Chastain. When Annie read Paul's manuscript, for the latest "Misery" novel, she blew up, at him, since he had planned to kill her off. She even objected to Paul telling her that Misery's spirit would continue to live on in people.

From Quiz Misery

Answer: "Do you need any help" ?

Talk about no such thing as a stupid quesion; this one rates up there. He replies, "No thank you". He is mere inches away from Paul's snow covered car. This is the first of two close calls he has in finding Paul's car. Frances Sternhagen portrays the wife to Buster.

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Answer: Stephen King

Many of King's works have been made into films, some of which are "Stand by Me", "Christine", "Carrie", "It", "The Shining", etc.

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Answer: Nurse

She was sent to prison as she had caused numerous infant deaths in a hospital.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: Untitled

The cover page of the manuscript says "'Untitled', by Paul Sheldon". Annie makes him light it on fire later!

From Quiz Can You Feel the "Misery"?

Answer: Marcia Sindell

Even though her name was not mentioned a whole lot, we did hear Paul's agent say her name as Marcia Sindell. When Marcia did not hear from Paul, for a couple of days, she began to worry. She called up the sheriff's office, from where Paul last was, told Buster that she thought one of her clients was missing and gave the Sheriff Paul's name. Buster asked her if she meant Paul Sheldon the writer and she told him that was her client. Lauren Bacall portrayed Marcia Sindell in "Misery".

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Answer: Rob Reiner

He also directed another Stephen King adaptation, "Stand By Me".

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Answer: Buster

Buster takes it upon himself and his wife, the deputy, to investigate Paul's whereabouts. Unfortunately, Annie shoots him when he finally finds Paul.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: Novril

The red capsules are called Novril. Paul tried to drug Annie with these, but she spilled the wine!

From Quiz Can You Feel the "Misery"?

Answer: Virginia

We met Buster's wife, in a few scenes, and it was in one scene where Buster referred to her by her first name of Virginia. In that scene, Buster and Virginia were looking for Paul, in a police sheriff's car, since he was reported missing. While they were out driving, they came across Paul's car but Paul was not inside. Virginia asked Buster if she thought Paul was dead and Buster said that was a likely possibility. In other scenes, Virginia helped Buster carry out his duties as the sheriff.

From Quiz Misery

Answer: Silver Creek Lodge

Paul is a creature of habit. He always stays at the lodge before finishing a book. He has a single cigarette and a bottle of Dom Perignon delivered to his room to celebrate the ending. He also handwrites "THE END" in pencil. While Paul is being held by Annie she mentions the fact Paul is superstitious. She states Paul always finishes his books at the Silver Creek Lodge. She also states it is no accident that she found him. She tells Paul she was following him while he is driving home from the lodge.

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Answer: Chastain

Her full name is Misery Chastain, the heroine of Paul's series of novels, the character that Annie is obsessed with.

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Answer: Silver Creek Lodge

Annie claims that she would often stare over at his room when the light was on and wonder what he was thinking.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: South

That's how Annie knew that Paul was out of his room, because her penguin always faces "due south". Paul knocked it off the table in Annie's living room, but caught it before it broke. Unfortunatly he put it back facing the wrong way.

From Quiz Can You Feel the "Misery"?

Answer: Diamonds

Annie found out that Paul had gotten out of his room, since he knocked over a toy penguin of hers (when he picked it up and placed it back on her desk, it faced the wrong way). Annie decided to strap Paul down, to his bed, and make sure he would not get out ever again. She told Paul that she realized his problem was he was not used to living, at her house, and that he needed more time. She told Paul a story about how some native workers, in the past, used to steal diamonds from mines and they were punished through a method called hobbling. She placed a block, in between his feet, and used a mallet to break his ankles (this was how to hobble one's feet). Annie immediately said, "God I love you", after this incident.

From Quiz Misery

Answer: sow

Annie walks into the room and tells Paul, "I thought it is about time you two should meet". In comes her sow, Misery. She tells Paul this farm was so boring before she bought Misery. She states Misery has brought her so much happiness. Paul was a little flustered and said, "She is a fine pig". He starts to realize after he meets the pig that Annie may have a few screws loose.

From Quiz Misery

Answer: '65 Mustang

This is told by the owner of Silver Creek Inn. You cannot catch it anywhere else in the movie.

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Answer: "Like I could do that!"

She wanted to read Paul's new book that was untitled, but she doesn't like the book and makes him burn it. She said that she hated the swearing in it.

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: bobby pin

Paul found the bobby pin on the hardwood floor, and bent it and used it to pick the lock!

From Quiz Misery

Answer: Silver Creek

Paul Sheldon gets "held up" in Silver Creek, on his way to Colorado. This information is given by his manager at the beginning of the movie.

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Answer: Pig

Paul: 'You called it Misery?' Annie: 'Yeah, I told you I was your number one fan.'

From Quiz "Misery" - The Movie!

Answer: Corrasable Bond

Paul ticks off Annie again, by saying he needs White Long Grain Mimeo, because it doesn't smudge!

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