Speaking with an illogically soothing demeanour (“Shh, darling, trust me…”), psycho-nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) introduces the concept of "hobbling" to imprisoned writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan).
Lodging a block of wood between his ankles and picking up her sledgehammer, the full horror of what she's about to do dawns on Paul – and us.
Director Rob Reiner worried Stephen King’s original - where Annie chops off one foot with an axe and cauterises the stump - was overly harsh. But his brain-persecuting twist is even more twisted. Kind of like Paul's ankles once it's over.
The House Always Wins - The Deer Hunter (1978)
Footie Club - Misery (1990)
Strike Three! - Casino (1996)
Sap, Actually - Notting Hill (1999)
"Get the kid!" - Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)
Snuffed Out - Irreversible (2002)
Tobey Mugs - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Me In Your Eyes - Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Head Banger - Lost Highway (1997)
Lip It Up And Start Again - Lost In Translation (2003)
Man Overboard - Stardust (2007)
Bottoms Up - La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Computer Surfing - Die Another Day (2002)
Children Of The Damned - City Of God (2002)
Monkey Tragic - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008)
Octo-Pie - Oldboy (2003)
Days Of Chunder - Stand By Me (1986)
Man Bites Cheek - Cape Fear (1991)
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