Comments on: Fear and Loathing in Hollywood

By: ewingfilms

ewingfilms — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:21:07 +0000

Thanks, Sincity. Re “The Rum Diary” Hunter struggled to get the book made into a movie and I followed quite a bit of that with my camera. But, at the time he died, the film project wasn’t moving forward very quickly. I don’t think he ever saw the Bruce Robinson script, and am not sure it was even written at that point. Hard to say what Hunter would think, except he had great respect for Johnny Depp, and would trust him to do right by his baby. Books are always changed in translation to the screen. Let’s hope for the better!

By: sinccity

sinccity — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:47:51 +0000

I have loved reading all your insights so far.
I would be very interested in whatever Hunter had to say re The Rum Diary. I hear the movie that has been filmed is not exactly the same as the book, characters lost, added, different added story lines. Would love to know if before Hunter died he knew about the changes that were going to be made or if you know anything of why the changes have been been.

By: ewingfilms

ewingfilms — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:14:48 +0000

Thanks, Man. I’m working on BWH vol 2. Stay tuned!

By: Chucker

Chucker — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:23 +0000

Wayne,

What you are doing is brilliant. Keep it up. Hoping another DVD may be in the pipes……

Former Glenwood resident…….

Chuck

By: Doctor Damage

Doctor Damage — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:11:38 +0000

Another great article, Wayne. I certainly wondered about that conversation between HST and Gilliam on the film set – it had a certain edge to it and now we know the reason why!