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bathroommonkey76

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4. Remember that Kerouac revised the book

Reply to fishwax (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 08:55 PM

Mar 2012

numerous times before he settled on the final version. Could the opening line have been one that was left out of the original?

My response wasn't directed at that quote. I was speaking of the "mad ones" line.

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it's weird how they changed the opening line of the book fishwax Mar 2012 #1

A two hour movie isn't going to fit in a 1:45 trailer. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2012 #2

well yeah, obviously fishwax Mar 2012 #3

Remember that Kerouac revised the book bathroommonkey76 Mar 2012 #4

you're right -- the original scroll version was different from the published book fishwax Mar 2012 #5

They probably used the line b/c the movie is based in bathroommonkey76 Mar 2012 #6