Parker in the movie version of SLAYGROUND played by Peter
Coyote is not Parker, but Stone. Some reference book says
that Coyote plays Parker, but I saw the video version of
SLAYGROUND and Coyote is called Stone, not Parker.
The writer who got burned by Hollywood was John Ball. He sold
his Edgar-winning novel IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and his
character Virgil Tibbs. After the first one starring Sidney
Poitier became a hit, Hollywood made two Virgil Tibbs sequels
withoug Ball's permission.
Jiro Kimura
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