Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
- based on novel or book
- nurse
- psychopath
- colorado
- car crash
- author
- slasher
- psychological thriller
- torture
- obsessed fan
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Frances Sternhagen — Virginia
- Graham Jarvis — Libby
- Jerry Potter — Pete
- Thomas Brunelle — Anchorman
- June Christopher — Anchorwoman
- Julie Payne — Reporter #1
- Archie Hahn — Reporter #2
- Gregory Snegoff — Reporter #3
- Wendy Bowers — Waitress
- Rob Reiner — Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- J.T. Walsh — State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)
- Directed
- Rob Reiner
- Written
- Stephen King, William Goldman
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 5,387 ratings
- Studio
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
