I think the script for the scene is online - http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/41259062113/screenplay-for-the-deleted-original-ending-of-the
I don't think the scene played quite this long in the edited version, but I only saw it that one time - it was gone by the next time I saw it.
I hated the movie when I saw it on its opening day (complete with the hospital ending). I'd just finished the book, literally a few hours before and loved it. One of the most effective things about the book is how the Nicholson character isn't crazy at the top - problems, yes, but he's dealt...