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The Deleted Hippie Scene from the 2004 Screenplay.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on June 15, 2007, 05:27:50 pm ---I could get used to the double entendre line. The only other direct sexual reference that either of them ever makes is Jack's comment about high-altitude f*cks. I like that line a lot, so in another context I can see liking the "well hung up" comment for the same reason.
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I don't think I could have. :( One reason I think "high altitude fucks" doesn't jar is because these are guys who use "fuck" as a kind of all-purpose expletive ("Jack fuckin' Twist," "Get the fuck off me"). Reading the line, the "well hung up" even "sounds" out of character to me--maybe because we don't ordinarily hear these guys making double-entendres. It strikes me as that sort of humor is maybe more sophisticated than they are.
In any case--thank God this scene was left out of the final cut!
Oh, and as Leslie said, the scene was written by James Schamus. The copy of the version of the script that I have that includes the hippie scene says right on the cover that it includes additions by James Schamus.
Fran:
Fill in the blank:
As a writer, James Schamus is no _________________.
a) Annie Proulx
b) Larry McMurtry
c) Diana Ossana
d) All of the above.
I'm going with d). :)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 17, 2007, 09:12:20 pm ---One reason I think "high altitude fucks" doesn't jar is because these are guys who use "fuck" as a kind of all-purpose expletive ("Jack fuckin' Twist," "Get the fuck off me"). Reading the line, the "well hung up" even "sounds" out of character to me--maybe because we don't ordinarily hear these guys making double-entendres. It strikes me as that sort of humor is maybe more sophisticated than they are.
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Good point, Jeff! I think maybe subconsciously I felt that way, too. And it also helps explain why the "I coulda been a hippie if I'd had more education" doesn't sound right to me.
LauraGigs:
Toast, I have to ask: where did you get those stills??
I mean, I've seen this one: but never the rest. Where did you find those? Please tell me!
Mikaela:
I don't quite know what Board policy is towards linking to threads on other BBM boards, but I'm taking the chance since this one is too good to be missed. Delete if you must, mods.
This is the link to the new thread that just started over at Dave Culllen's, collecting everyone's pics from deleted scenes and deleted parts of scenes, and outtakes. And if *ever* there was a thread that showcased why we simply *need * and *must* and *should* get to see and own all those deleted scenes, not just the Hippies..... ! So many goodies here. Also for those who especially favour seeing Heath-as-Ennis smiling. :)
http://www.davecullen.com/forum/index.php?topic=22668.0
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