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MatthewLouwrens · 10-05-2004, 06:39 AM

Do you know, it's like a lightbulb went on, and suddenly I'm starting to question everything I know about ACO. That makes sense. Everything I have read says that he didn't know about the ending, but you're right, it would be surprising for Kubrick to not know about it. Especially since he was living in the UK at the time, and it was the US that had the final chapter cut.

Especially since the story about Kubrick not knowing came, from memory, from Burgess talking about how he told Kubrick about the ending. Perhaps it was just Kubrick trying to appease an angry author. Who knows.

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MatthewLouwrens Member Location: New Zealand Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 05:09 PM Local Date: 01-09-2009 Posts: 2,929	Do you know, it's like a lightbulb went on, and suddenly I'm starting to question everything I know about ACO. That makes sense. Everything I have read says that he didn't know about the ending, but you're right, it would be surprising for Kubrick to not know about it. Especially since he was living in the UK at the time, and it was the US that had the final chapter cut. Especially since the story about Kubrick not knowing came, from memory, from Burgess talking about how he told Kubrick about the ending. Perhaps it was just Kubrick trying to appease an angry author. Who knows. AFI Top 100 lists: 100 Movies, 100 Thrills - Completed 100 Laughs - 24 to go - last seen: The Freshman 100 Passions - 39 to go - last seen: Breakfast At Tiffany's 100 Heroes & Villains - 10 to go - last seen: Tom Powers in The Public Enemy 100 Songs - 45 to go - last seen: "Moon River" from Breakfast At Tiffany's 100 Quotes - 19 to go - last seen: "Toga! Toga!" in Animal House 100 Years of Film Scores - 3 to go - last seen: How the West Was Won 100 Cheers - 43 to go - last seen: Philadelphia TOTAL (458 movies) - 145 to go - My AFI movie list here. My blog / Films watched in 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009.