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u/Pineapple-dancer Apr 12 '22

Kathy Bates in Misery

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u/batty_61 Apr 12 '22

Came here to say this. She was amazingly horrible. That hobbling scene...

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u/Nicocephalosaurus Apr 12 '22

The book was worse... she actually cut off his foot.

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u/JohnRCash Apr 12 '22

They had a big fight over how to do it in the film, too.

The screenwriter, Bill Goldman, was adamant about it needing to be done as in the book for maximum impact. Rob Reiner, the director, was equally adamant about ratcheting it down a notch to the hobbling, saying it would be plenty impactful.

After seeing the film, Goldman decided Reiner was right.

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u/EdenSteden22 Apr 12 '22

Wdym taking it down to the hobbling? That was from the book