Don't say that you want it!

Given that it was a major miracle for her to agree to do a string of shows in one place, fat chance getting her to tour ever again…..

His father could have given him tips on how to do it- he was Ghoulardi, after all!

Given that reaction, is there a reason he hasn't received more work?

If Cameron were a different sort of director, perhaps- but his decision-making processes aren't exactly ones designed to encourage us to believe that this is an unreliable narrator.

I think it was something in the background- much more obvious in the theater than watching on TV.

Salesmen who we have to assume didn't watch anything after that, as the rest of the film (and the entirety of the stage play) demonstrates the ways in which Blake's snake-oil is ruinous.

Well, the Eyes Wide Shut business makes perfect sense to me, given that there are a large number of people out there who believe anything Kubrick had his hands on automatically was a cinema classic…..

Rex Reed- Whoever paid him the most for the placement

With Tom Petty playing himself!

Is it possible for us to get it, and for us to understand it was on purpose, and still believe that it wasn't effective at getting the effects that Verhoeven was hoping for?

Damn it! I lose again at craps!

It does seem to be a surprise that it hasn't been adapted, particularly given that it sounds relatively cheap to film.

"And it's Dowd of all people!"

*Decides not to tell 12-year-old self he's making rotten decisions that he will regret*

And his career as a playwright, last I heard, isn't going any better.

"allowed to be included here", or "the last folk from five years ago who are still working here"?

Kool Mo Dee agrees with that!

To the point where it plays more as a farce than as anything remotely dramatic.

"And West Virginia probably deserves a lot of the blame as a place that can kill your spirit."