STAND BY ME / MISERY
- ‘Rob Reiner: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
- Q&A with filmmaker Rob Reiner
ABOUT THE FILMS:
STAND BY ME, 1986, Dir. Rob Reiner, 85 Mins, Columbia Pictures, USA
Four friends, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern, decide to go hiking in order to find the dead body of Ray Brower, a local teenager who was hit by a train while plucking blueberries in the wild.
FORMAT: DCP
MISERY, 1990, Dir. Rob Reiner, 107 Mins, Park Circus, USA
When novelist James Caan has a car accident, he’s lucky – or so it would seem – to be rescued by his “biggest fan,” a nurse (Kathy Bates) eager to care for him. Unfortunately, Caan’s would-be savior is not happy with the direction his writing is taking and will stop at nothing – including murder – to “help” him. Rob Reiner’s expertly staged adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller is a masterpiece of claustrophobic suspense, and a terrific showcase for two incredible actors (Bates won the Oscar for her performance).
FORMAT: DCP