In a message dated 2/25/02 5:52:20 AM,
rribic@optusnet.com.au writes:
<< I seem to recall some dissatisfaction in some
quarters about this adaptation not being that faithful to the
book >>
I think Friedkin decided to tell a
different story than the one told in the novel, and that the
film is considerably darker (and IMO, more interesting), than
the original. The doppleganger stuff between Rick Masters and
Richie Chance would have never taken place in a Petiviech
book about the Feds. Once Chance's conscience (his partner,
Jimmy Hart) is killed off, he becomes every bit as big an
outlaw as the guy he is pursuing.
Jim
Blue
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