Parasocial relationships are scary af 😭 First time watching “Misery”

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

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[@CharlieHarper-d4x]

You look genuinely scared in that thumbnail 🫣😂

[@jbwade5676]

😢😢

[@pete_lind]

Kathy Bates was Mrs Fowler, in Big Bang theory, Sheldons GF mom as homage to this movie.

[@jbwade5676]

@@MaryCherryOfficial not happy

[@sonofkarma5461]

This movie is one of my Favorite Steven King novel movies, along side Carrie, and Children of the Corn (which I highly recommend you watch)

[@toddhill7483]

I'm your number one fan Mary.

[@Big_BadaBom]

😂😂😂

[@kongJr]

there needs to be a battle royale of all her number one fans to see who is the real one!

[@ayearinthelifeofanxietyjoe4413]

​@@kongJrthat's sad

[@bradettinger3380]

🤣🤣

[@agarven1]

I laughed way too hard on your comment and I never would have thought of that. I do come up with good comebacks but this was too funny

[@Baz-g6d]

Kathy Bates won the Oscar for this film. Great performance!

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

Deserved

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@Baz-g6d agreed, plus she really acted the hell out of this movie especially with the Hobbling scene

[@axr7149]

Kathy Bates also played Molly Brown in TITANIC (1997). Incredibly versatile!

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@axr7149 yep, I remember that

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

@@MaryCherryOfficial everyone told Kathy not to take this role & she wins an Oscar and Kathy's mom said, "I knew she would do great as a psycho, because I knew her as a teenager!"

[@miamivicefanatic9736]

I loved the "Oh, No" counter during the hobbling scene.

[@cliffchristie5865]

"At least somebody found him." Sort of a good news, bad news thing.

[@guitarman8462]

The zoom - ins to her face & camera looking up at her , Rob Riener shot it that way to make the audience look through Paul's eyes up to Annie & experience everything he was going through.

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

Yeah that was scary

[@lansorbet5882]

Kathy Bates' mother was once asked how she felt about Kathey winning an Oscar and she said she felt Kathy wasn't really acting, as she had known Kathy as a teenager. 🤣

[@foljs5858]

No wonder, since she's the daughter of Norman Bates

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

oh haha i just typed that! yes everyone told Kathy not to take this role & she wins!

[@islajadepierre9060]

@@foljs5858 her father was Langdon Bates. Did I miss a joke? I’m being serious 😂

[@Osprey850]

@@islajadepierre9060 It was a reference to Psycho, so, yeah, it was joke. 😉

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Kathy's character definitely had an influence on John Goodman's character in 10 Cloverfield Lane and the character of Misty on Yellowjackets.

[@dialecticsjunkie7653]

Kathy Bates is rightly praised for her performance but James Caan is underrated in this! in some ways his role is harder because he has to convey so much while having a very limited range of movement to work with. His eye-acting is insanely good

[@allenjessup6266]

Humans always make the most believable monsters.

[@noneya3635]

Yeah there’s a reason for that.

[@t0dd000]

Exactly. That's why the Exorcists of the film universe just aren't very scary.

[@meanfan6963]

Annie Wilkes in Misery defined the term “toxic fandom” for all time. Fun fact: Stephen King actually wrote this as a horror story for himself; this was his own personal horror, as he was a famous writer and he did have his share of crazy fans!

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@meanfan6963 She's also an allegory for his drug addiction.

[@Morris1581]

Did Not a Fan broke in His House? And after that He wrote misery? I think i read this

[@TK-hw2ph]

The scariest part of this movie is knowing that these people absolutely exist, today, in many places. We just haven’t found them.

[@magnusengeseth5060]

"He's basically writing to save his life at this point." One thing I remember liking from the book, that would have been clunky to include in the movie since it's all internal monologue, was how Paul came to identify with Sheherazade. She's the character in the framing device of 1001 Nights/Arabian Nights, who has become married to a sultan famous for killing his wives and has to keep inventing stories with exciting cliffhangers night after night to make sure he won't kill her in the morning.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Bates is the first actress to win the Oscar for a horror film. King was so impressed with her performance he later said he was absolutely terrified of Annie Wilkes. Caan is so underrated in this film and does all the heavy lifting.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

He wrote Dolores Claiborne specifically to have Bates play her when it got adapted

[@jamesMarjan]

As a sports analogy, this performance put Kathy Bates in the Hall of Fame. We all remember this.

[@slanetroyard92]

When someone says they're your biggest fan, keep up your guard.

[@outdoorsman909]

I'm so glad you did Misery. It's so dark yet so satisfying at the end.

[@ironcitytt]

"You can't really reason with insane people because... they're insane!" That's classic. I always enjoy your reactions, Mary! Thanks for another great reaction! 🖤🧡📽🎞

[@BillTheScribe]

When this movie came out, Kathy Bates was basically unknown. Afterward she was cast in another King adaptation and crushed it just as hard.

[@lenanicole2837]

that adaption (so she knows) is Dolores Claiborne (1995) amazing.

[@johnny-vu6rl]

Stephen King liked her performance so much in Misery, he wrote that book with her in mind

[@osmanyousif7849]

Even her persona to most didn't feel that huge. People would describe Bates as someone you'd see at school PTA meetings. And I must say, after seeing a few of her roles before this, I'm shocked how well she pulls off not being type-casted.

[@bobbrown200]

"at least someone found him." 😬

[@ThiagoManu1234]

Thank you for closing that door behind you before starting the reaction. I dont know why, but that was giving a hell of anxiety. More scary than the entire movie.

[@AndyHarrisGoogle]

Rob Reiner's run in the 80's and early 90's was just insane. 5 absolute classics and 2 very decent movies. 1984 This Is Spinal Tap 1985 The Sure Thing 1986 Stand by Me 1987 The Princess Bride 1989 When Harry Met Sally... 1990 Misery 1992 A Few Good Men

[@AlexandrePlissken]

And then he made North…

[@jabberw0cky13]

this movie is MEANT to make the viewer feel trapped and helpless and uncomfortable and this movie does it SO well. I watched this as a teen and I gotta say it's the first horror movie to really get me scared! The cast was also phenomenal.

[@jcs1025]

The hobbling scene in the movie is actually toned down from the book. In the book, she cuts off his foot with an ax, and then seals the wound with a blow torch.

[@jasonfrank1273]

They originally wanted to keep it the same but Rob Reiner was talked out of it

[@ADayInPR]

Maybe just my personal opinion, but I kind of prefer this ending than that one.😅

[@jcs1025]

@@jasonfrank1273 definitely still an effective scene.

[@IAMM4C]

I prefer the method in the book just for the horror of it but that didn't matter as much as the other stuff they left out. The slow deterioration of the typewriter and then the electric knife. Also the difference between the sheriff in the movie and the trooper novel. The movie version with the shotgun seems more realistic but again the book's version induced more horror.

[@jcs1025]

@@IAMM4C and his addiction to the pain pills she was giving him. King said he drew on his real life experiences with addiction for that section, but they left thatpart out altogether. I get it though. King’s books are so dense that it’s hard to turn it into one cohesive movie that doesn’t feel crowded.

[@Shawn_M]

Sometimes a movie comes out of nowhere and blows your socks off. This was one of those movies. Seriously one of the scariest 'monster movies' ever. Kathie Bates was phenomenal

[@hermunkulus]

You reacted to Waterboy. Kathy Bates played mama. I recommend looking into her filmography. So many gems in there. Same goes for the late Jimmy Caan.

[@J_Rossi]

One of the best psychological thrillers of the last thirty-plus years.

[@steelers6titles]

Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen each had long careers in movies and on TV. Lauren Bacall was, of course, Lauren Bacall.

[@slimmccoy8863]

Annie's comment "In a way, I was following you" has made me wonder if Paul's crash was actually an accident. Adds another layer onto the obsession. Entirely head canon, of course Edit: Get to the end, and Mary had the same thought. Good times.

[@hulkslayer626]

His accident was 100% his fault for driving an old rear wheel drive Mustang in a Blizzard! Lol

[@mottorcyle5052]

He was driving too fast for the road conditions.

[@MetastaticMaladies]

@@mottorcyle5052 That, but as someone who also drives a muscle car with rear wheel drive, it has the least amount of traction of any vehicle. My tires, even brand new ones, will slip and slide if there’s just a tiny bit of snow and driving carefully. So yeah, definitely the car but also his driving.

[@gailspooner1540]

My dad had a Vauxhall Carlton which was rear wheel drive, and when it snowed, or was icy, he wouldn't even chance it.

[@zedwpd]

it was the writer's fault for making him drive that fast in those conditions

[@spencercliff]

@@zedwpdI thought since she was following him , maybe she sabotaged his car. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ButteredToast32]

35:53 her reaction to Annie popping out of nowhere, bruhhh 😂😂😂

[@welcometothemovies9157]

She should watch Wait Until Dark lol

[@rickymoranjr9609]

Kathy Bates is the best actor in this movie, plus the way she plays a 2 faced character who is a huge fan of the book series "Misery"

[@dedcowbowee]

Rob Reiner directed King's "Stand By Me" as well. Also he directed "Spinal Tap".

[@loverofstories-12P]

This was a great film, I saw it a long time ago, and for over year, I was scared of Nurses and my Math Tutor looked 80% kill Katy Bates, and it freaked me out for the rest of the year. So yeah it was a great movie but stuck with me long after turning off the TV.

[@BrianMac2601]

First king book i read when i was 10, before the film was even made. The book is more suspenseful by the way because king is the master at psychological horror/thriller

[@JohnVinylGen]

Rob Reiner also directed "Stand by Me" (1986) also based on a Stephen King short story. He also directed the mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" (1984) which I just found out a few moments ago.

[@redrobbins5103]

so glad to hear hear you mention William Goldman. He's was one of my favorite writers.

[@BlackRangerMode86]

28:43 I figured Mary wouldn't like the leg smashing scene a lot of people can't it's crazy. Hey I got one for you it's also by Stephen King "cujo" or if you like werewolves "silver bullet"

[@raramonty5217]

Kathy Bates in 1991 Fried Green Tomatoes ...I checked and was surprised you haven't seen it yet. Highly recommend

[@krissiep1317]

Yes, please. Kathy Bates plays this insecure middle-aged woman, whose husband doesn’t appreciate her, and she meets this elderly lady whose stories inspire her to open up and take her power back. It’s got everything.

[@BillyButcher90]

Also check her out in Titanic where she played the unsinkable Molly Brown.

[@jasonfrank1273]

The choice of music during the hobbling scene is perfect Beethoven moonlight sonata the greatest song dedicated to love in history and it's the background to a torture scene it's the most psychotic choice ever perfection

[@CarolinaCharles777]

Mary Cherry should watch Carrie for Scary Cherry.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Mary Cherry watches Carrie during Scary Cherry, can wait for it already.

[@crawdaddy1234]

@@rafaelalodio5116Mary Cherry is very wary to see Carrie during Scary Cherry… and her toes are kind of hairy? * I hope people get the reference.

[@johnguzman7425]

She is a prime example of Borderline Personality Disorder just like Anikin Skywalker; both characters display a High levels of emotion to the point they’d both be willing to kill what they say they love

[@Stevarooni]

[James Caan] I need some work, what do you have for me? [Agent] How do you feel about not using your legs for most of a movie?

[@richardhumphrey8982]

That break still looks good too all this time later great movie

[@anamewhichisnottaken]

The book was atmospheric in itself as a living, breathing entity as it was an artistic choice to not print “N”s in the book in type font, but rather a printed version of what looks like handwritten “N”s like Anne said she’d do in proofreading Paul’s new Misery book.

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

Stephen King had a typewriter with no 'N' key

[@TheBuzzard42]

I was about to joke that the reaction channel version of 'Misery' would have someone holding you captive to watch a bunch of movies to react to, but then I realized that that's literally just the premise of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'.

[@markaitcheson3212]

" At least somebody found him" Yeah that's the problem ha ha.

[@Gavin-Hewitt]

The suspension is even better in the book, when he's struggling to get back to the room, they have like sports commentators giving commentary on if he will make it. There's a great audible on the book!

[@taylortyler1867]

I read this book faster than any other of SK's books, b/c I knew she was going to catch him out of the room sooner or later. I _HAD_ to keep reading b/c I wanted to know what she was going to do when she did. So the book _CAN_ have just as much suspense (if not more) than the movie. Loved your reaction btw.

[@JamesASharp]

Kathy Bates earned her Oscar for her performance in this horror film. Great reaction! 👍🏿

[@bebop_557]

James Caan was also in the movie Thief from 1981, which I recommend to everyone. It's one of Michael Mann's earlier films and it literally paved the way for him to make HEAT. It's a great character study of a crime noir film

[@MovementGraffiti]

I saw this in theaters as a kid. I remember everyone busting out into laughter when Paul is in bed testing out his knife wielding reflexes after reading all this articles in the memory lane scrapbook. 😆 Definitely a "hell yeah" moment along with the very satisfying ending.

[@davidmeir9348]

Actually, @MaryCherryOfficial, you got two points from the book spot on in your end commentary. In the book, the hobbling is by sawing his foot and cauterizing it with a blowtorch. Incredibly graphic and gore was not the direction Rob Reiner wanted to go with this film which is why it was changed. The scene in the film is still chilling, even without blood and I don't know anyone, even on repeated viewing who doesn't instinctively cringe when she breaks his foot. A testament to the effectiveness of the film. The other thing is, and you were spot on, in the book, it's made clear that while she was spying him at the Silver Creek Motel, she took the occasion to tamper with his car breaks which is why she knew he'd have the accident. Book Annie is straight off the bat a violent and unhinged psycho, Kathy Bates did a much more nuanced portrayal of her and she absolutely killed the role. James Caan was also outstanding. So impressed was Stephen King that he wrote the 1992 psychological drama Dolores Clairbone with Kathy Bates in mind and she did appear in the cinematic adaptation in 1995 (worth watching). Another movie you should watch with her is the one she starred in after Misery, in 1991, Fried Green Tomatoes. Beautiful movie, I'm sure you'll love it. Her role is so different in it that you'd be hard pressed to believe it's the same actress which is just another proof of her immense talent.

[@zacharyjames9602]

The hobbling scene is WAY WORSE in the novel if you can believe it 😂

[@darthken815]

Yes, the book version was more than anyone axed for. 🤭

[@zacharyjames9602]

@@darthken815 😁

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

One of the most well-written passages in horror.

[@slimmccoy8863]

As well as the other things Annie does to punish him... and the threats.

[@zacharyjames9602]

@@winstonmarlowe5254 It really is.

[@thisspaceforrent5737]

#1 rule for survival in a Stephen King story: no matter how kind-hearted and sympathetic you are, NEVER go back to help the main character.

[@biguy617]

Watch Dolores Claiborne next for a Kathy Bates double feature.

[@nthman123]

@Mary Cherry, Hi, I'm super fan of your movie reactions. When I heard you were reacting to Misery, I told everyone you'd love it! None of those caca-dooty-heads believed me, but I was like trust me, I know. We should hang out sometime!?🙂

[@adamsingleton7771]

We did the stage version of Misery last year and the hobbling scene was hard to figure out how to do safely but thanks to some fake feet and a hidden compartment in the bed we absolutely scarred our audiences. Even the ones who knew it was coming couldn’t figure out how we did it.

[@steelers6titles]

The movie's humor helps to put it across.

[@andrewe2057]

What you were worried was going to happen in the hobbling scene is what they did in the book. I feel like the movie version is so much worse.

[@IamFirtyDucker]

James Caan wasn’t first choice for this role. It was offered to a lot of leading Hollywood actors but they did not want to play second fiddle to what would be an Oscar winning performance to Kathy Bates.

[@konowd]

I think every major actor turned it down. I think they didn’t want to be cooped up in bed forever either. It’s a tough performance to take on, a lot of the movie relies on Caan, who did a terrific job.

[@Osprey850]

@@konowd Yeah, I suspect that most of the other macho actors didn't want to play an almost helpless victim. Credit to Caan for being willing to do it.

[@dnish6673]

Caan is terrific in this, on par with Bates IMO.

[@foljs5858]

Amazing reaction Mary! I'm your #1 fan!

[@christopherrogiero458]

Thanks for teaching me a new Word Mary appreciate you Hun ❤️❤️❤️

[@DanGamingFan2406]

A true Stephen King classic. Kathy Bates is a treasure. She can do it all, comedy, drama, horror, suspense. I love how funny she can be and then is equally as terrifying.

[@TyMarshall007]

great movie and great book

[@AdamBoyatt]

Rob Reiner had a pretty versatile filmography. He did a fantasy film with Princess Bride, coming of age drama with Stand By Me, comedy with Spinal Tap, romance with When Harry Met Sally, thriller with this and the list goes on. And they’re all fantastic.

[@joseherrera8489]

Never drive in the snow with a Mustang. When it snows, you always see those things on the side of the road facing the wrong direction.

[@roywall8169]

This is the only movie that has ever terrified me.

[@skylinerunner1695]

In the novel, Annie amputated one of his feet and cauterized the stump. They tried filming it that way but the scene was so gruesome that they rewrote it with the hobbling scene.

[@guitarman8462]

Rob Riener also did " This Is Spinal Tap " - " When Harry Met Sally " - " Stand By Me ( another Stephen King story ) but its actually called " The Body " in the book.

[@floretion]

Rob Reiner has made so many classics in totally different genres with high degrees of rewatchability: When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, Misery, This is Spinal Tap

[@grumpynovelist]

I think "what is wrong with Stephen King" is an apt but way, way overdue question.

[@AlohaTrev]

This may be a brilliant Stephen King adaptation, but the book has a bonus: you get to read Misery’s Return as he writes it. A story in a story.

[@Curraghmore]

It's funny how many reactors say "Oh he's so lucky someone found him in that blizzard!". Oh NO he's not...

[@laurakali6522]

She’s amazing in Fried Green Tomatoes! And now her new show called Matlock is amazing. She’s 76 and a complete badass.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@laurakali6522 That was the first movie I ever saw her in.

[@projectlimitless5898]

This is one of my favorite movies. In my opinion, Annie Wilkes is one of the only believable female monsters in cinematic history. Kathy Bates killed this role.

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

what scares me is that Kathy didn't even know she was in a movie this was all real

[@danielchae1452]

You should watch A Flew Over the Cuckoo nest

[@redrick8900]

Alex Forrest, Pamela Voorhees, Amy Dunne, Mallory Knox.

[@monalarisa]

Yay, Mary is back! I love you Mary! And I love Misery too 😎❤ My dad showed it to me and I love it now. Also, for the next reaction video, I would recommend you either Cobra (1986) or Over the top (1987). Besides Rambo, these are my favorite Sylvester Stallone’s movies 😍

[@robertnicewander8897]

Help me Mary, help me. I slipped on the ice and broke my leg.

[@harveylee51]

A well deserved Oscar win for Kathy Bates , James Caan is also great in this . a great psychological horror thriller the infamous ''hobbling'' scene had me wincing 😦 such a well done movie from Rob Reiner who also directed The Princess Bride and a Few Good men . Good to start my Sunday with a cool reaction Thanks MARY

[@steelers6titles]

Why would I leave? I like it here. LOL LOL LOL

[@awareness007]

You're my Number One fan, Mary Cherry...

[@sammylane21]

I loved Mary Cherry's face when she saw the ankle crushed scene.

[@jamesMarjan]

A book can always deliver more suspense because certain trigger words force wild imagination.

[@garydevlin8178]

Now remember Mary… he didn’t get out of the cockadodie car!😆

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

Your reaction when the book got slammed on his legs! LOL

[@TheseDarkWoods]

Rob Reiner is a living legend! I can’t recall you reacting to ”This is Spinal Tap!” but it’s a Top 3 Comedy. HEAVY recommend, my dear friend!!!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

13:50 *"Why are you doing that?!"* It's you or the book.... what''s it gonna be?

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Apparently Steven King wrote this after meeting a fan at a convension who was really weird

[@stathissdz2125]

This is one of the rare occasions where the movie adaptation is as good as the book

[@jeffb1880]

I read the book years ago. The biggest difference I remember between the movie and the book is that in the book she got Paul addicted to the pain medication which made it easier to control him. He was completely dependent on the pain medication.

[@DBZ-Mousa]

Mary! Have I told you that I'm your #1 fan? 😅😂😇

[@brandonolivera8486]

Hi Mary I'm your #1 fan!

[@tomstanziola1982]

24:52.......In Colorado, Mary, where this story takes place, the snow is so bad that towns in the Rocky Mountains are cut off from civilization for the entire winter! 😱

[@robdilauro4344]

I think of the Beetlejuice The Exorcist quote when I watch this, because I think Kathy Bates is hilarious in this. Just like when I watch Jack in The Shining. 😂😂

[@Tigermania]

I think Kathy Bates ability to swing from calm to a manic anger at the drop of a hat, gave her a very believable & menacing physicality.

[@brianaoberg2657]

Thank you so much for doing a reaction to this, one of my all time favorites ❤

[@lontollison6771]

Lol"tomorrow's gonna be an awkward day"😕

[@steelers6titles]

Don't forget, Rob Reiner also directed "This Is Spinal Tap".

[@walterpanovs]

I'm glad you finally got to see this movie and enjoyed it. And I'm happy you noticed that Rob Reiner directed it. He was on a very hot streak at the time. You need to also check out his classic romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) which came out just before and his superb courtroom drama "A Few Good Men" (1992) which came out just after. Thank s again for the entertaining commentary, as always.

[@NotPoliticalCorrect]

Really thought this movie was SCARY when i saw it WAY back in my teen years .... 🤪

[@christophersimmons8709]

Another fantasticly brilliant reaction Mary ❤❤😁😁.