Yes, over 2 years late here it actually is. I have found it… I think. They never say the title and I’m not gonna listen to the whole thing to check. -W Not all adaptations are made equally. Sometimes they get made and Hollywood, being the land of originality and creativity, decides to try and remake it. This episode we’re talking about a book so nice they adapted it twice. True Grit. With the original movie being made back in the sixties staring John Wayne with the ext one done in twenty ten, there are differences abound. Not the least of which is that the accent Jeff Bridges affected for the … Continue reading Script 2 Script 25: Truer Grit →
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