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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: July 02, 2023, 05:38:28 PM »
Until I came across the following the other day I'd completely forgotten that with regard to Scene 218 Darren had written this back in 2016:
So, if one day we do get to see the restored 129 minute version, it will be fascinating to see what dialogue was originally edited down and played over Scene 217 rather than the Quentin voiceover that we're familiar with. And it's worth noting that DC pulled a similar trick when it comes to Quentin's dream because dialogue from what was the original Scene 67 in Grayson's script (before the piano sequence replaced it in DC's script), which was reworked to become Scene 101 in DC's script, plays in the dream.
A few notes I can share... scenes 218-220 were indeed shot- ...
It was cut out of even Dan Curtis's director's cut, though, most likely just to tighten things up a bit. The dialogue from this scene between Alex and Quentin was edited down and plays over the shot of Carlotta in the tower in the director's cut, and yes it exists. It was replaced with the solo Selby "find Carlotta" voice over to help make sense of the chopped up ending in the short version.
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So, if one day we do get to see the restored 129 minute version, it will be fascinating to see what dialogue was originally edited down and played over Scene 217 rather than the Quentin voiceover that we're familiar with. And it's worth noting that DC pulled a similar trick when it comes to Quentin's dream because dialogue from what was the original Scene 67 in Grayson's script (before the piano sequence replaced it in DC's script), which was reworked to become Scene 101 in DC's script, plays in the dream.