Kathy Baker (Joyce in Edward Scissorhands) 

 

  Kathy Baker played the part of a promiscuous cougar in the film Edward Scissorhands. When her and the neighborhood women see Pegs new visitor (Edward) they all call each other and gossip about who they think it is, after they get off the phone they all run into the street and meet up with each other to march over to Pegs house. Joyce is in the front of the group and rings Peg’s doorbell. Peg answers and all the women start babbling on about the visitor and how it’s rude to not introduce him, then Joyce invites herself and all the girls over for a picnic. At the picnic Joyce and the ladies gather around Edward and spoon-feed him the food they made. Joyce in particular is all over Edward because she’s desperate. Later into the film when Edward is thinking about opening up a salon, she takes him to a shop that’s for sale and shows him around. They check out the back room and Joyce tells Edward to sit down and then asks him if he’d like for her to try on some “ smocks” and basically gives him a strip tease. She then gets on top of him and tries to make out with him; he was extremely uncomfortable and walked out fast. This is shot at a full-front position frame, this indicates intimacy. As I watched the film I noticed that the camera would stop at long shots, eye-level shots, which are the normal standard angle of shooting, and medium shots to show off her crazy outfits.

Personally, I think that she could have portrayed the character a little bit better in certain parts. In the film she was suppose to come off lusty and desperate but at times it was just awkward. Over all I think she did well and truly got in to the role. Her costumes and make-up was on point.

- Grace <3