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The first scene showed promise...


But I don't think it's what Paddy would've wanted.

"We cure NOTHING! We heal NOTHING!"
-George C. Scott

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by - Beetfields_1 on Wed May 5 2010 20:53:40
"But I don't think it's what Paddy would've wanted."


Well, according to the trivia...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/trivia?tr0761762


Author Paddy Chayefsky disowned this movie. Even though the dialogue in the screenplay was almost verbatim from his novel he reportedly objected to the over the top shouting of his words by the actors.


Peace

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