Directed by Rob Reiner Written by Stephen King William Goldman Cast James Caan ... Paul Sheldon Kathy Bates ... Annie Wilkes Richard Farnsworth ... Buster Frances Sternhagen ... Virginia Lauren Bacall ... Marcia Sindell Graham Jarvis ... Libby Jerry Potter ... Pete Thomas Brunelle ... Anchorman (as Tom Brunelle) June Christopher ... Anchorwoman Julie Payne ... Reporter #1 Archie Hahn ... Reporter #2 (as Archie Hahn III) Gregory Snegoff ... Reporter #3 Wendy Bowers ... Waitress Misery the Pig ... Self Uncredited Cast John Michael Quinn ... Restaurant Patron Rob Reiner ... Helicopter Pilot J.T. Walsh ... State Trooper Sherman Douglas Jay Dee Witney ... News Photographer Produced by Steve Nicolaides Rob Reiner Andrew Scheinman Jeffrey Stott Original Music by Marc Shaiman

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