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Soooooo many “Addie, I’m your #1 fan” comments... I’m scared!!!! 😂😂😂
Addie, as your #1 fan 😇😇😜😜 check a Clint Eastwood film, Play Misty For Me, or else ........... I'll tickle your feet.
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Kathy Bates was so phenomenal with her role in this movie that she won an Oscar for it! She truly deserved it!
She was great in Dolores Clairborne too.
@@biguy617 She should have been nominated for Dolores Claiborne. Such an underrated film.
Deserves is an over used word. She earned it.
@@EdenMB-w3x Well, either way, it was a worthy Oscar choice.
@@EdenMB-w3xno. “Underrated” is an overused word. Once you earn something, you “deserve” the reward. What a dumbass thing to say.
The reason the "hobbling" scene was so effective is because we're so used to them cutting away at the last second and showing the face of the person being harmed that we don't turn away. But then he hits us with the full horror of the ankles turning 90 degrees! (In the book she uses an axe...)
May James Caan Rest In Peace 🕊🙏🦋💔 He was phenomenal in this movie! Both him and Kathy Bates did so amazing in their roles. One of my favorite movies, thank you so much for watching!
Here we see Paul Sheldon experiencing Stephen King's greatest fear: not being allowed to kill off a character.
Yep, she shot the Sherriff but she didn't shoot the deputy. 😁
Annie got her gun...
@@Cau_No Is Annie ok, is she ok, Annie?
Strike a match go on and do it. Sonny came homee with a vengeance.
(I love this thread. You guys are the best)
LMFAO !
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After seeing Kathy Bates performance in Misery, Stephen King wrote the novel Dolores Claiborne with her in mind. Bates starred in the 1995 movie adaptation. It is an excellent movie and a bit of a hidden gem in King adaptations
Criminally underrated.
She was amazing in that picture
The thing is that, while the hobbling scene is iconic and guaranteed to make people squirm, it's actually softer than in the book. In the original novel, Annie used an axe and chopped his feet off. 😖😖
“Hobbling.” When I saw this in the theater the crowd reaction was overwhelming.
In the Book she cuts his feet off.
In the book she used an axe.
The book is a little more graphic. Hobbling in the book removed his foot with an axe, not simply breaking his ankles.
@@sapphonymph8204 Yeah, and then used a blowtorch to cauterize the leg. It was rough but it worked so good in the film, too.
@@heyheyjk-la yeah, he had it bad for a while.
I saw the limited Brodway stage production of Misery starring Bruce Willis back in 2016. It wasn't exceptional, but it was an incredibly cool production. The rotating set was awesome, and seeing Bruce Willis perform live is just something I'll never forget; I wish I could have seen it a 2nd time. And the hobbling scene was done just like in the movie, but right in front of us on stage!
Who knew that the phrase "I am your number one fan" could be made so terrifying.
Anybody who's played Oblivion. Or Starfield. Can't get rid of that f***er.
I'm Addie's #1 fan
Kathy bates's was awesome in that role, she was also in American horror story Coven. She played a truly deplorable person. There's a short video on TH-cam, a lady pranking a book store. She acted like that misery character. 🤓
Nobody seems to have mentioned the very famous actress playing James Caan's publisher in this film, Lauren Bacall, once married to Humphrey Bogart.
Tangent: origin of her "sexy look" back then in early films: She said when she first started working in front of a camera, she was so nervous that her head would shake. So she decided to hold her chin down against her chest, and look up at the same time ( at Bogie for example ).
20:29 🎶Stop! It's Hammer time!🎶 😆
Let's give Addie a round of applause for surviving Misery (1990). 👏👏 I'm definitely watching this movie tonight.
OMG!!! I'm your number 1 fan!!!
Addie: 👀
Good thing she won't be near your remote cabin.
From comedies to horror , Rob Riener does them all.
He’s directed so many great ones
Buster is such an awesome character, and it's such a bummer when he dies!
A lot of big name actors were considered for the role of Paul, but they turned it down because they thought playing an essentially disabled man who is being dominated by a woman would damage their reputations in some manner. Talk about fragile masculinity and a warped perspective on disability! Hats off to James Caan for not having that kind of mindset, and for recognizing Paul Sheldon as a character possessing a different kind of strength than physical, with a story worth telling. And tell it well, he did! This is one of those rare adaptations that match or possibly even surpass the book's quality. Kathy Bates was even scarier than the Annie Wilkes of my imagination, and that's a rare feat.
When King originally conceived Misery, he expected it would be a short story and would end with Annie murdering Paul, feeding him to the sow Misery, and using his skin to bind the manuscript of Misery's Return. But King said "Paul turned out to be more resourceful than I thought he would." And he came up with a new ending because he said no one wants to get invested in a 300 page novel only to find out the pig ate the main character.
Kathy Bates' mother was asked about how she felt about Kathy winning an Oscar, and she replied that she didn't feel Kathy was really acting, because she had known Kathy as a teenager. 🤣
😂 Gotta love mothers.
20:51 "You don't do this to someone you love, Annie!"
See, that's why I love this channel: the dating advice.
Addie serves multi purposes
Bad movie takes: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
The Sheriff and his wife are definitely a life goal. :D
Fun fact: In the book Annie uses an axe and a blowtorch to hobble Paul instead of a hammer.
sheriff got the scatman treatment
The fact that Annie calls Paul a 'cocksucker' during their skirmish at the end instead of one of her usual minced oaths suggests that may have been the most angry she's ever been. 🤔
You don’t know her life.
@@marvymarv959 Just a guess.
@@marvymarv959he didn't say he did you brain dead 🐒
@@marvymarv959 it's obviously a far cry from the tame euphemisms she uses even when deeply angered/frustrated. OP has a point.
Misery is the perfect Stephen King movie. As a huge fan of the book, I was surprised to see how well the movie adapted the book. It's my second favorite Stephen King book/movie, and I love everything to do with Misery.
Just never remake it, though. This one is perfect.
The irony is this sounds exactly like something Annie Wilkes would say.
@@Heathcoatman I'm afraid you're right.
@@TheEmeraldSword86 If they do a remake, you better scream "Not my Misery!"
@@NativeNewMexican that's genius.
What's your first favorite? I think mine's The Green Mile but Shawshank is up there too of course.
Still the book I've read fastest in my life. I read Misery in about 7 hours, after a midnight shift. By the time I went to sleep, I was so tired and so absorbed by the story it was as though I'd been Paul Sheldon all along. Great film, great book.
The role of Paul Sheldon was offered to many actors before James Caan took the part. I believe many of them felt he was just too pasive of a character. The list is said to include William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman, and Robert Redford, but they all turned it down. Caan took it as a bit of challenge for himself as it juxtaposed the sort of characters he was known to play.
Well said. One of the things I love about the NON-VERBAL characterization is that James Caan is clearly a PHYSICAL man. He looks atheletic, strong, spry, and explosive. So as an audience member, visibly, it feels like looking at an eagle with a broken wing:
after watching this movie you can just say the name Annie Wilkes and it immediately sends a chill down the spine 😱
My favorite bit is that the killing blow is dealt by Misery (the pig model).
26:13 Addie has seen Zombieland and knows The Rules...Double-Tap. She's a solid Party Member choice when the sh!t goes down. 👍
As Kat says "Finish the job!"
I love this movie. Stephen King thought Kathy was excellent as Annie Wilkes. He wrote two more characters for her that she did play. He wrote the book Dolores Claiborne which was a great movie Kathy did with Jennifer Jason Leigh. The second King character Kathy played was a small role in the King miniseries The stand as a DJ named Ray Flowers. She had on scene in the series but it was a great scene. The series is about an a 4 part pandemic apocalypse.
That hobbling scene made her stomach “warm.” 🤣🤣
In the book : she chops off his feet , runs over the sheriff with the snow plow & chops him into pieces.
Bates is the first actress to win an Oscar in a horror film and completely justified for her bringing the crazy. Caan gives one of his deft turns (hope you check into more of his films; he's very underrated - I'd recommend THIEF directed by Michael Mann). Reiner gives us one of the best King adaptations with his skillful direction - a great choice for SpookySeason, Ads. Another King flick you so s/see is THE DEAD ZONE starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg.
I am super proud of u Addie for taking the hobbling scene like a champ. Not even a little flinch 😮
Classic horror movies ain't only scarier, but they stick with you, forever! A movie about how dangerous hyper obsessed fan be, super ahead of its time. Classic movie un every way!
Annie Wilkes reminds me of Addie Counts: all sweet and innocent but in reality, cusses like a sailor and is a deeply disturbed fanatic. 😂
Addie , I'm your #1 fan 😉
Kathy Bates did an excellent job with a well deserved Oscar win. I honestly feel James Caan gave an equally great performance and does not get the level of credit he deserved. Am I the only one that feels this way?
Check out the movies The People Under the Stairs(1991), Candyman(1992), Pet Sematary(1989), and Stand by Me(1986).
Wisdom: A great reactor never anticipates. They stay in the the moment and never jump ahead, even when they anticipate something may happen to change the course of viewing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I watched this when it first came out, and I can confirm that after all this time the hobbling scene doesn't get any easier to watch! 😂
This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen! Also, it gave Kathy Bates a career. Check out Fried Green Tomatoes. A great Kathy Bates movie.
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This is the only adaptation of a Stephen King novel or story to win an Oscar in any category (Best Actress for Kathy Bates).
Right! It boggles my mind that with movies like "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Green Mile," "Stand by Me" just to name a few that this is the only one to win any Oscar.
@@Michael-id9bw To be fair, SHAWSHANK had incredible bad luck with timing (it released the same year as PULP FICTION and the box office juggernaut FORREST GUMP (which won Picture)). As a matter of fact, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION was a box office flop when it first released and ironically the awards attention it got in terms of nominations is the major reason why this film is even remotely popular today.
The Sherriff is Richard Farnsworth and is my generations true definition of THE Mathew Cuthbert of the 'Anne of Green Gables,' & 'Anne of Avonlea' movies made in the late 80's with Megan Fellows and Colleen Dewhurst. But he's in a TON of other things. Still, this and that role are what I consistently see him as.
Yeah this is such a classic, it's a pretty claustrophobic film and the performances are so good..
That was a Great Reaction 👏👏
Thanks Addie . . .
I'm YOUR #1 Fan 😉
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When she's depressed and talking about how she loves Paul as a person, not just a writer, it's raining. She has Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).I think that's why she lives in Colorado, where there's so much sun.
Hello Addie!😊 You're funny "Hit her in the head a few more times!"🤣🤣 Great reactions to this well made and acted film, Addie!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Your reactions were so funny and entertaining 😂❤👍 📹..... "We have an unhinged person" !!! hahaha. You handled the hobbling scene much better than most
The movie lets the sheriff go pretty easy with that shotgun blast to the chest. If I remember correctly, in the book, Annie runs him over with a lawnmower! Also in the book, Annie doesn't just break Paul's ankles with a sledgehammer, she chops his foot off with an ax, then cauterizes it with a blowtorch. The book is so much worse than the movie, but this is still a really great flick!
I think the movie's approach was better by avoiding going into slasher film territory. The hobbling scene is no less horrific and gut wrenching. It sticks with you.
This is the movie that made Kathy Bates known to the public.
Rob Riener always try to film from the bottom looking at the top . The reason for that is that you can see through Paul's eyes & feel his pain.
Addie is so close to having 100K #1 fans.
I saw this in theaters back in the day. I was playing college football and had badly fractured my left ankle. I was on crutches wearing a boot and in some pain. When she "hobbled" Paul Sheldon, my whole leg throbbed and I cringed with pain. I remember my lower leg was the same sickly black, blue, purple, and yellow. This movie triggers that memory. At least my friends were very patient waiting for me to get out of the theater and to the car.
There are not many flawless films, but I can't think of any scene in this that could be done better.
You were so fun watching you react to this masterpiece! Thanks for sharing.
I have a soft spot for movies which take place in limited space, almost like a play. One other, though not the same genre, is The Man From Earth, from 2007. If you haven't seen it I advice not only watching it (for your own or your channel), but also not read anything online about it before you do.
Regardless. Here's to 100K !
"I am your #1 fan!"
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This line has just climbed to the top of my chart of horror movie scary lines‼
My mom was a huge Steven King fan and read all his books. I asked her what makes him so good and she said his works are centered on fears. He connects with our deepest fears! 😅🤯
I love Addie my favorite TH-camr ❤😘
Have you tried Rain Man (1988)?
In the book Annie doesn't break Paul's ankles she cuts off his foot with an ax then uses a blowtorch to seal the wound.
And the cop suffers a far worse fate featuring a lawn mower!
NOOOOOO!!!
@@AddieCounts yep
Pert near perfect movie.
I could have seen a whole movie of Buster and Virginia's (Sherriff and deputy) marriage.
I’ve seen this movie but never knew Rob Reiner directed this film. Rob is an amazing director. Back in 90s I didn’t pay much attention to directors lol my favorite film director is Francis Ford Coppola is The Outsiders.
I still remember seeing this on opening night and the crowd reaction to the hobbling scene. I simply looked around me, grinning and thinking “y’all should read the book.”
What Annie did to him was even worse.
As a music student, I studied this film's soundtrack for a project. My lecturer couldn't look when I played the hobbling clip during the final presentation.
"Why would I leave? I like it here." LOL LOL LOL
Not quite as obvious as "My mommy is the SWEETEST mommy..."
One of the greatest film adaptations of a Stephen King novel in my opinion. I second others on the thread saying that "Delores Clairborne" is another great 1995 Stephen King Film adaptation. Bates does another great performance alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh and the late Christopher Plummer. I recommend you read the novel "Misery", even more intense, darker, detailed and psychological. For this film, Bates, Caan and Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff all did great performances in this film. Great reaction Addie!
Fun facts.: director Rob Reiner has a cameo as helicopter pilot. The movie was shot chronologically to build up the tension between Kathy Bates and James Caan. Obviously it worked extremely well!
Just lock him in a room, that'd be enough.
Hello Addie. I'm your number one fan 😐😬🙂 Okay, I'll block myself 😭
We totally needed you to be wearing a heart rate monitor while watching this!!
If not any time during this October then maybe next year!
28:10 The sheriff could’ve had a happy ending, but he told his wife to keep her hands on the wheel. 😜
So in the book you get short bits from the book Paul is writing. When they start all the n's are missing from the text and as he goes on two or three more letters break. So what he's typing becomes more and more incoherent as time passes. It helps ratchet up the tension nicely but obviously there probably wasn't anyway to translate that to the screen.
The way the sheriff dies in the novel is… quite different.
09:03 - "That seems like something she would do"
Brace for impact!
He was in Elf, Rollerball, and The Godfather.
Even today, when they meet Stephen King, his fans keep telling him ....
" Im Your No.1 Fan..."
After all these decades its something he accepts with a wry smile
Annie Wlikes is one of the most terrifying villains. Not a malevolent supernatural force. Not some immortal slasher. Just an intelligent, psychotic stalker seizing an opportunity to kidnap. Believable and realistic horror at its finest.
Paul's agent was played by Lauren Bacall. You should watch her movies from the '40s and '50s. She was married to Humphrey Bogart, then Jason Robards. 'To Have and Have Not', 'The Big Sleep', 'Key Largo', 'How to Marry a Millionaire'.
FINALLY someone else who was introduced to Kathy Bates in the 1999 Annie😆😆
"Misery - Quite Stressful 5*" - Addie :D
Yeah, grim.
I love how Stephen King wrote about monsters and phantoms and unspeakable horrors from other dimensions but the most frightening things in his novels are always the people.
Did you recognize Sonny from The Godfather? James Caan is also the dad from Elf.
Kathy Bates is one of those actors that disappear into their role. You see the actress, but experience the character. She was great in 'Delores Clairborne' alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh, who is also an actress who disappears into her roles. She has an iconic voice, but you still experience the character.
Contrast with say, Julia Roberts. Her roles were Julia Roberts does this, Julia Roberts does that. The actress stayed in relief over the character.
Once you realize it’s the same director and screen writer as The Princess Bride, all sorts of connections begins to click.
The book about Misery dying was never published: she made him burn it. So why would the next book she is forcing him to write be Misery's Return?
I thought about that too. I think maybe it had something to do with Annie herself.
By that point she had already read Paul Sheldon's manuscript where he had Misery die. Annie needed Paul to actually write a story bringing Misery back so she could see it as something officially written by the author himself instead of just something from her own head canon. In her view, it didn't even matter that no one else had read about the death of Misery. She had and she needed it undone.
The book was already published. Annie bought the first copy from the store. The manuscript she burned that Paul had just written at the hotel was about the swearing slum kids. In the final scene, it’s shown he rewrote it and called it a higher education
@@P.HATHCOXthe manuscript wasn’t the Misery book, it was about the slum kids. The Misery book was already being published before Paul went to Colorado. Annie bought the first copy from the local store when it released after she went off about the cussing in the manuscript. You can see later in the movie that, despite the ending, Annie put Misery’s Child with the other books on her shrine to Paul
So many movie reactions in a short time, thank you. And none of them tv series reactions, good.
This movie is an amazing adaptation of the book, if you read the book, of course some things were changed, some for a good reason, she was much worse to him in the book...the only book I had to put down for a while! Took courage to finish it! Epic book btw...wow!!
The sledgehammer scene in the book was actually an axe. 😬😶🌫️ Brutal
Another great Kathy Bates picture you should definitely watch is _Dolores Claiborne (1995)._ For one thing, it shows the incredible range of this talented actress. Also a Stephen King movie, it is a beautiful, tragic, awful, hopeful, grim, bittersweet, well-written story, about a New England family, and a law enforcement officer who is not nearly as nice as Sheriff Buster.
Congrats on the 100k, I know you'll hit it soon. I just read thru the comments - bet you were thrilled to find out how many #1 fans you have...
If you loved the sheriff in this one, you definitely need to watch ‘The Straight Story’ - Richard Farnsworth’s final, and brilliant, role. Hands down one of my favorite films.
Re: "This really set her off." 12:40 - True to life, abusers like Annie Wilkes can be set off by the smallest things, & a horrifying part here is, if he hadn't told her and it smudged she would have blamed him for that as well. Kathy Bates did an amazing job in the role.
I remember when Stephen King was hit by a car and Kathy Bates sent flowers to the hospital and had the card signed his number one fan 😊
I've never heard that story before but it's a good one and it's very plausible. I could see Kathy Bates pulling out a little dark humor to lift his spirits a bit.
me watching this video and waiting for addie to get to the 'hobbling' ;-;
If you really want more Annie Wilkes backstory, season 2 of the show Castle Rock gives a pretty good rendition of what it could be like. Granted, while Castle Rock isn't based solely on one particular Stephen King story, it does a great job of creating a non-canon galaxy within a canon universe.
Bates was in Titanic also...after Misery, it's probably where she's most recognized from, IMO.
Fried Green Tomatoes.
Addie I'm your #1 fan! :)
The speech Annie gives on swearing is how I imagine Addie's inner monologue is whenever she is watching an R-rated movie, lol.
Not only did she hobble him but she woke him up first so he'd know it was coming
If I haven't read 90% of Stephen King's books it's pretty close. He almost always makes me laugh with his own wit or his character's wit or insight. King has a wonderful sense of humor.
Addie, I'm your number one fan!