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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Discrepancies and Curiosities - Part 5

Scene 5 - "Flying"
  1. In the script, we can see more of Tony and Rudolph's conversation during their playtime, with Rudolph expressing some confusion over the slang term "to suck" and distaste at Tony trying to feel his way around his mouth in search of fangs (in fairness, the kid probably could contract a blood-borne illness, and besides, it is extremely rude to put your fingers into someone else's mouth, not to mention very, very gross). Also, the conversation about feeding from cows is heard here rather than in mid-air, as per the final cut.
  2. Rudolph has an interesting line here: "I don't think I would have bitten you, no matter what." - File this under curiosities.
  3. Rudolph's reassurance of Tony is at different points in the script and final cut.
  4. Bob and Dottie are more vicious with each other on their arrival at home/in the car concerning Tony's behavior in the script than in the final cut.
  5. Rudolph gets to demonstrate telekinesis in the script, as well, as he locks Tony's bedroom door without even touching it.
  6. Rudolph doesn't get to explain Rookery's heritage and purpose to Tony in the final cut, nor do they have the exchange where Rudolph explains that his father would kill him if he divulged what it was exactly that Rookery wanted to outsiders.
  7. In the script, Tony actually has a scene where he teaches Nintendo to Rudolph during which they have the conversation about age. 
  8. In the final cut, Rudolph can be heard discussing his age and other aspects of being a vampire through the crate, though in the script he has to poke his head out in order to properly engage with Tony. (Also in the script, the scene with the crate involves not age, as that was covered earlier, but Tony's wish to become a vampire.)
This was a scene where we got to see a lot more fleshing out of the details and characters and all that, something I really enjoy. The script for this part is an enjoyable experience to read.

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