Original script and film

Alex 2021-11-28 08:01:19

The original script was published in the 2011 05 issue of "World Film".


Compared with the finished film, the latter part of the original script has been revised a lot, almost all of which have been deleted. Important scenes and important dialogues have all been rewritten.

The original script has a total of 214 games. About 30 games were deleted, most of which were cutscenes that affected the rhythm. The other parts deleted are the beginning, the end, and the final climax.

The structure of the original script starts with the "dead perspective" of the shadow and ends with the "dead perspective". In the movie, it starts with the fifth scene of "Empty Ferry" in the original script and ends with the shadow being hit to death.

The rewriting started from 163 games and ended with 194 games. These 31 important scenes are important information accounts before the climax of the film. About one-third of the initial information of the original script was told by calling us in the car, but because many previous scenes were performed in the car, this will undoubtedly lead us to the conclusion that the scene is single and the crew is stupid. . So Polanski's script team discarded the important prop-the car-directly. The ferry is empty and the shadow escapes-this is a super smart way. This also created a small climax in the chase scene. The scene becomes a hotel.

The structure of the emotional relief paragraph (the "dead perspective" of the original script) after the climax was completely deleted. It is replaced by direct subtitles.

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The Ghost Writer quotes

  • The Ghost: Well don't tell me you're going to read it now.

    Richard Rycart: Not all of it, just the beginning. There's something very important about it.

    The Ghost: Yeah, it's the cure for insomnia.

  • The Ghost: It's my first time in a private jet.

    Amelia Bly: Let's hope it's not your last.