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The hosts said the film was adapted from Gerald Walker's 1970 novel and noted the author's hostility toward the adaptation.
So this was based on a 1970 novel by a New York Times reporter, Gerald Walker.
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The hosts said the film was adapted from Gerald Walker's 1970 novel and noted the author's hostility toward the adaptation.
So this was based on a 1970 novel by a New York Times reporter, Gerald Walker.
Which freakin' had a very antagonistic relationship with that book. I think he was basically like, who gives a shit? It's based on this book, but I don't like the novel.