QUOTE(Yetifan @ Dec 22 2004, 01:41 AM)
...concerning Philip Morris, it's my recollection that he had told me on the phone (I called him shortly after the book came out) that he had told me the figure of $700 pertaining to what he charged Patterson for the suit. But, I admit, I could be wrong about this since I have no corroborating notes for this.
I just got the book today. I wonder if the confusion stems from the ad from December 2, 1967 used in AMUSEMENT BUSINESS magazine that Long shows?
The ad says the gorilla suit is normally $750 but can now be had for the new price of $435.
So... if a "Roger Patterson" called Morris in the months prior to Oct. '67 when the suit was still $750 then that means it couldn't have cost the $435 that the book says it does....
.... but the book also says that Morris was selling the suit for $435 when Patterson called him. (*This is when the computer on Star Trek gets confused by Kirk's logic and begins to smoke).
Morris says Patterson probably read the ad in August in the magazine that was a trade publication for owners of amusement parks. Did the suit cost $750 or $435 back in August? Why not show us that ad then instead of the later one? Just wondering...
Opal Heironimus was scared by that black furry thing in the trunk... huh? What black thing? You mean brown don't you Mama? Unless of course that was a different suit. Nah... that would mean the Heironimus boys might be in on a gag that had nothing to do with Bluff Creek and had some crappy monkey suit in his trunk. There's no money in that. Or is there? Would the Heironimus boys do something like that?
Seems that this book exposing the film never once looks at the film at all. So far it seems to be a collection of quotes from people who got lured into talking on tape about Patterson's personal habits. So what about the film? Shouldn't we look at it?
A strange read since it's choosing not to look at the subject itself and uses the gossip of unsavery characters as its foundation.
And now Scott is "exposed." If this does turn out to be because of a mistaken quote over the price of the suit and they make that sound as if they are exposing a drug lord - then that really does tell alot about the method behind the writing.
- Dfoot