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: The role of Paul Sheldon was turned down by almost every major leading man in Hollywood—including Harrison Ford , Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , Robert Redford , and Dustin Hoffman . They reportedly feared being overshadowed by the character of Annie Wilkes. James Caan eventually took the role because he found the challenge of playing a purely "reactionary" character sitting in a bed for 15 weeks to be a unique hurdle.

: Director Rob Reiner reportedly watched every Alfred Hitchcock film ever made to study how to build tension before filming. James Caan even overheard Reiner muttering to himself on set, "Who do you think you are, Alfred Hitchcock?". On-Set Tension & Acting Styles Misery_non_deve_morire_1990_HD_-_Altadefinizion...

: Stephen King has stated that the character of Annie Wilkes was actually a metaphor for his own drug addiction at the time, describing her as his "number one fan" who never wanted to leave. : The role of Paul Sheldon was turned

: In Stephen King's original novel, Annie chops off Paul’s foot with an axe and cauterizes the wound with a blowtorch. The filmmakers changed this to the "hobbling" (breaking his ankles with a sledgehammer) because they felt the axe was too gruesome and would make the audience lose all empathy for Annie. : Director Rob Reiner reportedly watched every Alfred

: The character of Annie Wilkes was loosely inspired by Genene Jones , a real-life nurse convicted of murdering infants in the 1970s and 80s. Trivia - Misery (1990) - IMDb

The 1990 film Misery (released in Italy as Misery non deve morire ) is renowned not only as one of the best Stephen King adaptations but also for the intense real-life friction between its lead actors and the legendary "hobbling" scene that differed significantly from the book.