Maps of Movies

Misery (1990)

Where Misery says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Annie's house is a studio set in Los Angeles, and the town around it is a real Nevada village

Scenes and places

The cabin where the manuscript is finished (1990)

Paul leaves the cabin with the finished manuscript of the serious novel he hopes will free him from his Misery series. He drives off toward New York with everything riding on it.

Set in Cabin in Silver Creek, Colorado — The mountain cabin where Paul has just finished the manuscript he hopes will launch his career after the Misery books.

A cabin in the fictional Colorado town of Silver Creek; the film does not say where it stood.

The blizzard and the car crash (1990)

Driving through a blizzard on the way to New York, Paul loses control and crashes over an embankment. A stranger finds him in the wreck and takes him away.

Set in Snowbound road near Silver Creek — A mountain road in a blizzard where Paul's Mustang goes over an embankment.

A road in the snow; the film places it near Silver Creek, Colorado, without a named spot.

Annie's remote house (1990)

Paul wakes bedridden with broken legs and a dislocated shoulder. Annie, who calls herself his number one fan, says she will look after him until the phones and roads are cleared.

Set in Annie Wilkes's remote house — The isolated house just outside Silver Creek where Annie nurses Paul and keeps him in a bedroom.

A remote house outside the fictional town of Silver Creek, built as a studio set in Los Angeles.

The town of Silver Creek (1990)

While Paul is held in the house, the town sheriff, Buster, starts looking into the writer's disappearance. His small-town search follows the trail back toward Annie.

Set in Silver Creek, Colorado (fictional town) — The small town where the local sheriff starts looking for the missing writer.

A small mountain town in the film, played by the village of Genoa in Nevada.

Filmed at Genoa, Nevada — The village stood in for the film's Silver Creek; buildings were added, then removed after filming. The coordinate is the village centre, not a single building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The New York restaurant (1990)

Eighteen months on, Paul, now with a cane, meets his agent Marcia at a restaurant in New York City. They talk about his new novel.

Set in A restaurant in New York City — A New York City restaurant where Paul meets his literary agent, Marcia. The coordinates are the city's, not a restaurant's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The film places this meeting somewhere in New York City without naming the restaurant.

Characters

• Paul Sheldon — A famed novelist who wants to leave his Misery romance series behind.
• Annie Wilkes — A nurse who calls herself Paul's number one fan.
• Buster — The Silver Creek sheriff who looks into Paul's disappearance.
• Marcia Sindell — Paul's literary agent in New York.