From the book and the two movies, you get three different
endings. The book is gripping--Excellent JDM--but the ending
is different than either of the two movies. I preferred the
1962 movie because of the performances of Peck and Mitchum.
DeNiro is menacing in the 1991 remake, but Nolte is flat. The
1991 version does more with the adolescent sexuality of the
daughter and prolongs the climactic fight with a different
ending.
On 6/13/03 3:00 AM, "RARA-AVIS Digest" <
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca> wrote:
> I've never read the original book, nor seen the 1991
remake that had
> Robert De Niro as Cady and Nick Nolte as the lawyer.
I understand Mitchum
> and Peck have cameos. How is it? Is De Niro as
menacing as Mitchum?
> Are the endings the same? In the 1962 version, the
lawyer beats Cady in
> the climactic fight, but doesn't shoot him: he saves
him for the police
> and for justice.
-- Mark Troy (http://www.marktroy.net) PILIKIA IS MY BUSINESS, A private eye novel from LTDBooks (http://www.ltdbooks.com) 2002 Shamus nominee: Best 1st PI Novel
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