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>Scorsese's politics have always leaned far left. When >he did the American Masters bio on Dylan, he worked >for 2 years on it without any contact with Dylan. "I'd >not like to deal with the man directly," Scorsese told >members of the Television Critics Association. "I'd >like to find the story and then play it out the way I >think it's right. ... It's better I just deal with the >material." Apparently he didn't like Dylan's refusal >to come out against the Vietnam War, or his Gospel >music. >So, his take on Scaife would be very interesting >indeed. > >>"Rosedud ... ", Rosebud? >>Anyway I congratulate you on a great idea for the >>final scene. Orson Welles would be downright proud of >>you. >>But I have a similar idea based on Maximilian Schell’s >>"The Pedestrian". It would be about another newspaper >>investigating the real purpose of Scaife's Trib and >>the story exploding throughout the international >>press. During the course of the media frenzy, Scaife's >>clay feet are revealed to his adoring Trib minions, >>and the reactions of those sycophants would make up >>the bulk of the movie. >>Parts of interviews (as described below) with those >>disparaged individuals would be spaced throughout the >>movie. >>Pittsburgher Evan Pattak applied the theory of I. A. >>Richards' "Practical Criticism" after a 2004 showing >>of Citizen Kane in Pittsburgh where he polled a bunch >>of people to see if they knew who "Rosebud" (the name >>of the sled of which Al Fresco is speaking) was. Most >>came up with inaccurate ideas. I think it would be >>neat to apply this idea in the movie where this >>technique is used to describe their perception of the >>man who they believe Scaife to be. >>And since Scorsese is undoubtedly the master of >>allusions, he would be the perfect director. >>Scorsese had a strong sense of dark humor which, if >>this is to be a comedy which I agree, should, would >>work neatly. >>I can even see a similar scene as the one from "The >>Jerk", which Navin Johnson mentions in this thread, of >>Navin and his adopted family singing on their front >>porch as one of Scorsese's allusions. >> >>>There'd have to be a sled allusion thrown into this >>>movie, right? >>> >>>I can picture him, at the end of the movie, wimpering >>>about his precious toy with the flashing red sign >>>downtown: "Rosedud ... " >>> >>> >>>>Alfred Hawthorn Hill, better known as Benny Hill, >>>>would have been the perfect lead (too bad he's >>>>deceased). I can see him patting Frank Craig on the >>>>head. In fact, Jackie Wright, the guy who played the >>>>little old bald guy on the Benny Hill show would be >>>>the perfect Frank Craig (with a wig, -oh, and some >>>>fancy cowboy boots). And, no doubt, Yakety Sax, by >>>>Boots Randolph, Benny Hill's theme song when he >would >>>>chase scantily clad women around (sped up, of >>course), >>>>would be the perfect musical accompaniment. Hell, >>>>Hill's life in at least "one" respect, even >>paralleled >>>>Scaife's. >>>> >>>>>Scaife the perfect actor to play his part would be >>>>>Leslie Neilson. As I daydreamed while looking >>through >>>>>Scaife related material on the web, I realized that >>>>>this comedy (would have to be a comedy) has already >>>>>been written. You couldn't make up anything funnier >>>>>than Scaife's recorded factual history. So I was >>>going >>>>>to write a little script and submit it to this >forum >>>>>for fun. But I thought it might be better if the >>>>>contributors to this forum write their ideas for >the >>>>>script. >>>>>My first idea would be to start the script with a >>>>>scene from Scaife's childhood and I was thinking of >>>>>Steve Martin as Navin on his family's front porch >>>with >>>>>everyone singing, >>>>>"Gonna jump down turn around pick a bail of cotton, >>>>>Gonna jump down turn around pick a bail of hay..." >>>>>I'm sure Scaife's childhood had something just a >>>funny >>>>>and at the same time, sad. >>>>>I loved when Navin was leaving Bernadette Peters >and >>>>>said he was "taking nothing, well maybe this old >TV, >>>>>but nothing else, except maybe this chair but >>nothing >>>>>else....." Sort of reminded me of his kidnapping of >>>>>Beauregard -his wife Ritchie's dog. >>>>>Anyone game?

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