Just caught all but first fifteen minutes of the original
"Get Carter" on TV. Was surprised by the sex sequences which
seem a little ahead of their time. The plot was as good as I
remembered, and the acting, but I found the direction to be a
little flat, as opposed to Hodges' "Pulp." Since I didn't see
the opening, I don't know how the credits read re the
screenplay, but according to ads for the new version, the
screenplay credit suggests that the new script was a direct
adaptation of the book, rather than the earlier script. This
is odd since it takes its title from the previous film and
not from the book.
As to why the book wasn't reissued, it's possibly because the
studio, Warner Bros., didn't have faith in the film
(Stallone's presence notwithstanding). They kept it away from
the critics. That is, there were no previews. The reason for
their loss of faith may or may not have had anything to do
with the quality of the film, or Stallone, or the book, which
was probably never read by any decision maker. It's
Publishertown, Jake.
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