tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post3118081235053477862..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: The 27th DayMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-13322192406024386382016-01-07T08:33:57.346-06:002016-01-07T08:33:57.346-06:00I know the novel - if interested, I wrote about it...I know the novel - if interested, I wrote about it <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.ca/2011/10/aliens-murder-millions-and-thats-good.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> - but have never seen the movie. And by "the novel", I mean the American edition, which base a markedly different ending than the British. WIt appears that neither shares the "absurdly optimistic ending" featured in the film, yet all three were penned by Mantley. Studio influence, perhaps? Or is it simply that Mantley couldn't come up with a conclusion that he liked.<br /><br />You've revived my efforts to see it on the screen. Thank you.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com