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« on: March 17, 2017, 09:02:55 PM »
Picking up the novel after Stokes' line, which appears as scripted, not as changed:
And as I said previously, some if not all of that additional material *may* have indeed been in some previous version of the script because a line of Liz' that does not appear in DC's script or even in the novelization -
hoDS: Alternate Version of Scene #80 - Liz: 'Every time
there's someone at the door, I think something else has
happened.'
- does indeed appear on the Fest's 1999 Movie Calendar as the entry for January 31st (and it appeared in the original hoDS on that date), so at some point there was more to the scene than appears in DC's script and that version of the script is the one that was used by the Fest for the calendar because they make a point of stating that all the quotes on the calendar come directly from hoDS and NoDS scripts. And if what appears in the novelization really was also a part of a previous script, it's yet another example of some great Roger material not making it to the film - not to mention some material that was a wonderful set up for Stokes...
"And you think Daphne might provide the answer?" Julia asked quietly. Stokes cleared his throat. "Wouldn't you agree that both women were attacked by the same monster?" Roger spoke up in his arrogant way. "Certainly this must be true. Aren't the marks on Daphne's throat identi- cal to those on the throat of Nancy Hodiak?" "I didn't examine Nancy Hodiak's throat, "Julia said carefully. "But I expect they were similar." Roger stood up with a gesture of dismissal. "Well, there you are!" Elizabeth looked concerned. "Must we talk of nothing but the murder? I've heard enough about it." Roger smiled at her sarcastically. "We're all aware of your sensitivity, Elizabeth. But the fact is, some sort of murderous monster is loose around here and we need to think about it until this thing is captured or eliminated and we're free to breathe safely again." Carolyn said, "The police are following up the attacks." T. Eliot Stokes looked skeptical. "The trouble with the police," he said, "is that they lack imagination." Dr. Hoffman gave him a sad smile. "Which is one thing no one can say about you, Professor Stokes." He looked pleased. "Well I do have a certain flair, a kind of talent for solving mysteries." Roger offered the professor a bleak look. "Then why don't you go ahead and solve this one." Stokes became flustered. "You misunderstood me, Roger. I didn't say I could solve any mystery. I stated that I had a flair for detecting facts that were often overlooked by the police." Roger glared at him. "I don't know what you mean by that but I can tell you it spells nothing to me." Julia smiled to herself and began reading again. |
And as I said previously, some if not all of that additional material *may* have indeed been in some previous version of the script because a line of Liz' that does not appear in DC's script or even in the novelization -
hoDS: Alternate Version of Scene #80 - Liz: 'Every time
there's someone at the door, I think something else has
happened.'
- does indeed appear on the Fest's 1999 Movie Calendar as the entry for January 31st (and it appeared in the original hoDS on that date), so at some point there was more to the scene than appears in DC's script and that version of the script is the one that was used by the Fest for the calendar because they make a point of stating that all the quotes on the calendar come directly from hoDS and NoDS scripts. And if what appears in the novelization really was also a part of a previous script, it's yet another example of some great Roger material not making it to the film - not to mention some material that was a wonderful set up for Stokes...