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Friday, May 2, 2014

Discrepancies and Curiosities - Part 2

Scene 2 - Vampkill

  1. In final cut, we open this scene with Rookery just waking up to start his night in his truck (which must be absolutely rank, btw, but that's another story) rather than the truck actually being in motion.
  2. The interior is, in fact, cluttered with a variety of odd pieces, from stakes and garlic garlands to a weird-looking axe, but it isn't a crossbow used in the opening dream. It's a two-fold-pop-out-cross thing. The truck is still crammed full of random-but-useful shit.
  3. In the script, McAshton does not need prompting to discuss the blimp.
  4. In the script, Bob apparently gets the idea that there should be bagpipers greeting golfers at the golf course once it's open. He also has a habit of speaking into a little recording device to make sure he doesn't forget his ideas, which is an element of his work obsession which doesn't get translated into final cut.
  5. In the script, Bob and Dottie have an argument over Lord McAshton's treatment of them (going back to the discussion of "Lord" in scene 1, which Tony likens to calling someone "God", which she goes along with).
  6. In final cut, Tony's fangs are paper (compared to cardboard, but essentially the same) and he doesn't start cackling like a maniac. This was presumably cut so as not to frighten the viewership.
  7. Final notes: the start of the chase sequence between Rookery and bat!Rudolph plays out much differently in the final cut than it does on script. Rookery is already on scene, for example, and he's the one who sets bat!Rudolph off running with the spotlight in the first place before the chase commences. For another thing, the scene cuts off in a slightly different places as well: at Rookery's anger at a severely weakened vampire managing to give him the slip rather than Rudolph being too weak to fly and happening upon Tony. However, that is where we open Scene 3.

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