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Caption This! - Night of Dark Shadows / Night of Dark Shadows Scene 96
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Here are a second batch of stills for Scene 96. First up, a rare still that was also published as part of the article that appeared in the Dec. '71 issue of 16 Magazine:
The caption for it reads: "Even in the present day, Quentin fights to defend himself
from one of Angelique's lovers. This time it is Gerard (James
Storm), who, madly in love with the ghost of Angelique, succeeds
in his attack against Quentin -- alias Charles."
(It's interesting that the caption explicitly states Gerard's relationship to Angelique prior to Quentin's arrival when, as the film stands, the audience has to piece things together for themselves, and that's made harder by the fact that even in the 129 minute version Scenes 41 through 44 in which Quentin goes to the tower room on his first night at Collinwood and a Gerard who reacts with "eyes blazing with hatred" sees that Quentin goes there are not included. The only things in any version of the film that give any idea Gerard is somehow angered by Quentin's arrival is when he asks Carlotta in Scene 51, "Do you know what happened last night? Do you?!" - Carlotta explains, "Everything has changed now. You must accept that" - he replies, "I was good enough until he came around. Now..." - and she insists, "Now listen! I want you to go to the stables. He'll be there soon to ride. I've told you that everything was different now." The audience doesn't really have any clue to be able to piece things together to understand what Gerard meant until Scenes 92 through 97 take place - and only if they remember that exchange with Carlotta.)
Next, a still that pops up seemingly all over the place (including that same 16 Magazine article, which is why -
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The 16 Magazine caption for it reads: "In one of his grotesque visions of a time long gone, Quentin
"sees" Angelique (Lara Parker) trying to stop her husband
Gabriel (Christopher Pennock) as he's about to attack Charles
Collins (who Quentin realizes is himself) in a fit of jealous rage!"
- the caption for the first still says "Even in the present day, Quentin fights to defend himself
from one of Angelique's lovers."
But here's a rare version of Angelique's attack on Gabriel -
The caption for it reads: "A busy spirit, Angelique scratches the face
of Christopher Pennock (Gabriel) as he pre-
pares to launch an assault of his own."
Though shouldn't that have been "Lara Parker scratches the face
of Christopher Pennock (Gabriel)" or "Angelique scratches the face
of Gabriel (Christopher Pennock)" - not what it is because it
associates a character with an actor...
- something that was also published as part of that same Daytime TV article the second Gerard still came from...
you’re Aunt Elisabeth in clown makeup and big shoes
(Great setup MB fits the picture perfectly too.)
Here are the first batch of stills for Scene 96. First up, a rare still I've never seen shared anywhere:
Next, another rare one, though it was published as part of an article in Daytime TV (along with several other rare ones that have only been published as part of that article):
The caption for it reads: "Jealous that Angelique is spending too much time with Quentin, Gerard goes after Quentin."
And another rare one that I find a bit funny because to me it looks more like David Selby wearing a wig and pretending to be James Storm as Gerard -
- but then, it could be James. Who knows? But it was published in the Dec. '71 issue of 16 Magazine, hence the drawing of scratches on the face where there shouldn't even be any yet...
The next quote in the slideshow will be from Scene 97, so there are a lot of scenes to deal with before we get there:
90 INT - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT 90
Tracy and Quentin are asleep in the B.G. Through
the window, the Tower Room is visible. As we watch,
a faint glow begins to appear. Quentin begins to
stir. Finally, he opens his eyes and looks up at
the tower. Then getting out of bed, he puts on his
robe and EXITS the room.
91 INT - SECOND FLOOR - CORRIDOR 91
as Quentin comes TOWARD CAMERA and goes up the
stairs toward the third floor.
92 INT - TOWER ROOM - NIGHT 92
The room glows with a strange iridescent light.
Slowly, the door begins to open by itself revealing
Quentin coming up the stairs, As he ENTERS the
room he stops at the doorway - a look of great
anticipation on his face. TRUCK IN ON HIS CLOSE-UP.
ANGELIQUE - QUENTIN'S P.O.V.
A strangely opalescent Angelique lies there holding
her arms out to him. HOLD ON THIS as he goes to
her ghostly embrace.
93 INT - FOYER - NIGHT
The foyer is dark as the door opens and an angry
Gerard quietly ENTERS. He carries a vicious-
looking club.
94 INT - FIRST FLOOR CORRIDOR - NIGHT 94
CAMERA TRUCKS IN FRONT OF HIM as he comes toward
the stairs.
95 INT - TOWER ROOM STAIRS - NIGHT 95
as Gerard moving noiselessly slowly climbs to the
closed door. He pauses to listen. The SOFT
SOUNDS OF LOVEMAKING can be heard. TRUCK IN ON HIS
FACE. It is now insane with jealous rage. Now
95 CONTD CONTD 95
there is the SOUND OF ANGELIQUE'S LAUGHTER and
finally he explodes. Throwing the door open, he
sees Angelique and Quentin locked in a passionate
embrace.
96 INT - TOWER ROOM - NIGHT - HAND-HELD 96
In one cat-like move Gerard attacks. He and Quentin
are on the floor with Gerard about to beat his
brains out. All of a sudden he SHRIEKS IN PAIN
as the ghostly figure of Angelique claws him again
and again. Blood shows on his face as he drops his
club and tries to protect himself, In an instant
Quentin is all over him and there is no doubt about
his intentions. He is trying to kill him.
Throughout the fight INTERCUT QUICK SHOTS of Gabriel
in the place of Gerard, These will look like all
the other memory cuts and will always be from
Quentin's P.O.V. so that it looks like he thinks
he is fighting Gabriel.
97 INT - TOWER STAIRWAY 97
as the two of them come crashing down the stairs
INTO CAMERA, Quentin ends up on top, choking the
life out of Gerard.
QUENTIN
She's mine, brother!...She's mine!
And as for what's different when it comes to the dialogue, Quentin's line as he chokes Gerard is dropped in the film. However, it was a part of the original Movies Quotes Slideshow:
NoDS: Scene #97 - Quentin (to Gerard): 'She's mine brother!
...She's mine!'
And as for what's different in the descriptions and directions, at the outset of Scene 90, we do not see Tracy and Quentin asleep in the background because the scene begins immediately with a shot of the Tower Room visible through the window, and it isn't until after we see the glow appear in the Tower Room windows that we see Quentin and Tracy asleep - and almost immediately upon seeing them we see Quentin open his eyes, but he doesn't look at the Tower Room immediately because he simply stares into space for several beats before he begins to sit up in bed and then turn toward the direction of the window - and we do not see Quentin actually get out of bed, or put on his robe, or exit the room. And when it comes to Scene 91, a dressed Quentin is seen walking away from the camera before he turns to begin to go up a set of stairs - and then we see his P.O.V. as he makes his way -
- through a corridor. And when it comes to Scene 92, at first we actually see the unfinished portrait of Angelique and the empty couch as both -
- are bathed in the glow of candles before the camera pans over to show the door to the Tower Room open, and before we see Quentin, we actually see his shadow as -
- he gets closer and closer to the open door - and Quentin does not stop at the doorway or have a look of great anticipation on his face, nor is there a close-up on his face because he simply enters the room and moves toward Angelique -
- whose ghost has suddenly appeared on the couch. And when it comes to Scene 93, DC's script actually crosses out the establishment of the scene taking place in the foyer and draws an arrow up from Scene 94 to indicate that both the events of Scenes 93 & 94 take place in the first floor corridor - also we don't actually see Gerard's face come through the doors on the first floor corridor -
- only his legs - it isn't until he reaches the stairs -
- that we see his face. And we actually see more of Quentin and Angelique -- making out before Scene 95 comes up and we see Gerard making his way up the Tower Room stairs - and while we once again see Quentin and Angelique making out, we do not hear the sounds of lovemaking as Gerard pauses to listen or the sound of Angelique laughing as Gerard finally explodes - though we also don't see Gerard throw open the door or see Quentin and Angelique locked in a passionate embrace. What actually takes place is that at the outset of Scene 96 we see Quentin and Angelique making out when suddenly Quentin pulls away from Angelique to turn -
- and look behind him to see the irate Gerard -
- brandishing the club - but when Gerard attacks him, Quentin doesn't fall onto the floor, he falls backward onto the couch -
- and he already sees -
- Gerard as Gabriel - and we see Angelique rush to scratch both the faces of Gabriel -
- and Gerard -
- but we don't hear Gerard shriek in pain - and after Gerard has become disoriented by Angelique's attack is when Quentin gets up from the couch and begins to fight Gerard, often seeing him as Gabriel. And when it comes to Scene 97, after Gerard tumbles down the tower stairway, Quentin violently kicks him down even further, and Gerard desperately tries to get away only to be tackled by Quentin, it is Gabriel -
- that Quentin continues to see as he chokes Gerard.
Chris stares from his awful hotel room at the moon. He gazes at his reflection in the mirror, feeling for excess facial hair. He paces, nervous. He checks his watch. He picks up the phone and calls the operator to get him 7758. The phone rings at Collinwood. Barnabas answers. Chris asks to speak to Julia. Barnabas says Julia can't come to the phone. I must speak to Julia, insists Chris. There's been an emergency with Liz, explains Barnabas. My emergency is more important, says Chris. I'll have Julia call you as soon as she can, promises Barnabas. Chris slams the phone down in frustration and looks anxiously out the window again. He falls into a chair, feeling the first stabs of pain, and we hear a wolf howling.
... dealing with Scene 89.
...
And when it comes to Scene 89, as they're exiting the Dining Room, Quentin stops Alex and says, "I'm having more of those crazy daydreams," which the subtitles gets exactly, but the closed captioning has -
- and Alex replies with, "Wanna talk about it?" but the subtitles and the closed captioning each has their our variation of that -
- and to that Quentin asks, "Can you come over tomorrow?", which is reflected correctly in both the subtitles and the closed captioning - and at first Alex replies with an unscripted "Sure," which is acknowledged in both the subtitles and the closed captioning -
- and for some strange reason the closed captioning has Quentin responding with -
- which he doesn't say - but what does happen is Alex replies a second time and adds an unscripted "Okay," which both the subtitles and the closed captioning acknowledges -
And that's the end of what we need to deal with when it comes to Scene 89.
...
(ADMIN: Edited to replace TV video screen captures)
Setting up Scene 89:
89 INT - CORRIDOR - NIGHT 89
About half-way down, Quentin stops Alex, obviously
not wanting the girls to hear him. The girls
continue on.
And that's when today's quote -Page 39/Scene 89 - Quentin: 'Listen, I've had more of those crazy daydreams.'
- comes up.
And so far as anything being different with the dialogue, what Quentin actually says is "I'm having more of those crazy daydreams."
And so far as anything being different with the descriptions and directions, Quentin and Alex get barely past the dining room doorway when Quentin actually stops Alex - and we don't actually see Tracy and Claire continue down the corridor.
Wrapping up Scene 89, beginning with Alex's response to Quentin bringing up his "daydreams":
ALEX
Want to talk about them?
89 CONTD CONTD 89
QUENTIN
as he looks in the direction of Tracy.
And that's when today's quote -Page 40/Scene 89 - Quentin: 'Not now. Why don't you come over tomorrow.'
- comes up.
End of scene and sequence.
And so far as anything being different with the dialogue, the descriptions, and the directions, Alex slaps Quentin on the back before he asks if Quentin wants to talk about his "daydreams" - and after Quentin presumably looks in the direction of Tracy (we don't see her), he turns to Alex, the "Not now" is dropped, and what Quentin actually asks him is "Can you come over tomorrow?" - and then, in yet more unscripted dialogue, Alex answers "Sure", and after Quentin smiles, Alex says "Okay" and slaps Quentin on the back again before the two start down the corridor.