Misery (DVD) After his car crashes in the mountains during a blinding snowstorm famous novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by Annie Wilkes a fan obsessed with the main character in his series of novels. But when Wilkes reads his latest book--and learns he has killed her favorite character--she teaches Sheldon the real meaning of Misery. Injured and isolated far from help Sheldon (James Caan) engages in a desperate battle of wits with Wilkes (Kathy Bates in an Academy Award-winning role) as she becomes ever more deranged and violent burning the sole copy of his latest novel and forcing him to bring her idol back to life.