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fishwax

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5. you're right -- the original scroll version was different from the published book
Sun Mar 11, 2012, 09:06 PM
Mar 2012

The opening line of the scroll matches the trailer. I wonder why they went with that opening. Kerouac was right to change the line, imo--the original published version works better for the book. It may well be that the change from the published version works better for the film. I just find it curious.

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

The original quote still could have easily fit in a 1:45 trailer. Incidentally, that quote in the trailer also is closer to the scroll than to the published original (though still not complete).

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