Kathy Bates won the Best Actress Oscar for her sledge-hammer-swinging/psychopathic fan role in director Rob Reiner's Misery. In the film, a deranged woman named Annie Wilkes (Bates) holds her favorite author, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), captive after she saves his life. At first, Paul cant believe his luck when he is rescued from a snowy car wreck, only to awaken in a comfortable bed with hot food on the way. The only problem is, his legs are out of commission. As the film goes on, you learn that Annie is his "biggest fan", determined to keep Paul all for herself. When he tries escaping, she tells him about what used to happen to Native Americans when they stole diamonds. She then demonstrates through a process called hobbling, which is a sophisticated method of breaking a person's bones with a sledge hammer while the victim is bound with rope. Annie concludes the torture scene by telling her favorite author how much she loves him. Though some would argue that Bate's nude hot-tub scene in About Schmidt is scarier, nobody can deny that this infamous scene is certainly one of the most painful-looking moments ever captured on film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueHC7pgfYGU
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