Misery - How Kathy Bates Perfected Annie Wilkes

This video essay analyzes Kathy Bates' Oscar winning performance as Annie Wilkes in Misery. Misery is based on the novel by Stephen King, written for the screen by William Goldman, directed by Rob Reiner, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Kathy Bates delivers an unhinged performance filled with contrasting parts of Annie Wilkes' personality in Misery by using her eye contact and lack of eye contact, coupled with her changing vocal delivery.

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Music used:
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven (YouTube Audio Library)
Falling Rain by Myuu (YouTube Audio Library)
Twin Lynches by Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library)
Alien or Cake by Jimena Contreras (YouTube Audio Library)

Timestamps:
0:00 Casting Kathy Bates
2:47 Eye Contact
6:48 Vocal Performance
8:59 Unhinged