Tom Olson (guiness@wizard.com)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 21:48:31 -0700
>
> Okay, an argument could be made about her
hardboiledness, or maybe even
> about if they're funny or not, but the author
herself is illiterate? "Puss
> puss," as Bacall said in HARPER.
>
Actually, it's "puss puss puss." She says it twice. I just
watched the film, and thought it quite good. It doesn't quite
capture the human aspect of Archer, the psychological
complexity, (what Ellroy calls "self-pity" but what I think
is conscience) but all in all not a bad flick. Subtlety is
sacrificed for one-liners and sharp come-backs-- this
succeeds, and I wouldn't expect much more from Hollywood.
William Goldman gets the credit.
Why was it necessary to change Lew's last name from Archer to
Harper?
Tom
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