"3 Steps" by Moby9. His musical dream sequence, which is actually a drug-induced telepathic thing, is the emotional center of the whole piece, since he was accidentally disfigured by his friend. "[28] Salon.com critic Andrew O'Hehir called the Cannes cut "about the biggest, ugliest mess I've ever seen. The Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of John, was written by an unknown person in the first century. As they hold hands, the truck begins to float into the sky with Martin Kefauver on board. [It] restores an uncanny to American culture, she wrote in Fetishism and Curiosity, that the uncanny president disavows. In Southland Tales we have a movie whose frenetic, all-American surrealism its blend of censorship and sexuality, commerce and violence spookily pre-empted the prevailing culture under Donald Trump a decade before he was elected president. | [24][25], The soundtrack for Southland Tales was released in stores and online on November 6, 2007. "[43] Manohla Dargis also gave the film a positive review in The New York Times, writing, "He doesn't make it easy to love his new film, which turns and twists and at times threatens to disappear down the rabbit hole of his obsessions. Zora Carmichaels (Cheri Oteri), a member of the Neo-Marxist movement, buys blank bullets from Walter Mung (Christopher Lambert) in an ice cream truck filled with weapons. The mega-zeppelin launch is at hand. Messiah = high spirituality. It's also symbolism for the above quote: almost a foreboding for the ending of the film where Roland turns out to be the Messiah. It has a similar plot to "Southland Tales," but with different characters and more gratuitous product placement. It's not exactly easy to follow, and its meaning is still heavily debated, but if you read it as a prophecy, this is one way of interpreting it: In the future, the world will be a miserable place filled with war, famine and disease. Edit, Other than a name made up by Richard Kelly, an interpretation can be that the words "fortune" (fortunate) and "bald" can be taken from the name, and used to describe the character. Messiah ( forgives sins)"I forgive you. This is the way the world ends not with a bang, but with a fascinating near three-hour disaster of a movie, as deranged as Heavens Gate and as distinctively mid-Noughties as a Juicy Couture tracksuit. Kelly wrote them while making the film and found it very difficult as it pushed him "to the edge of my own sanity", as he remarked in an interview.[18]. With the help of Dion and Dream, Roland will then help stage a double murder that, caught on tape, will incriminate Boxer and destroy the Republican campaign. Southland Tales is a 2006 thriller and comedy-drama film and the second film of Richard Kelly. The other characters have all played their part and are redeemed in the end to enjoy eternal life. Kelly has claimed on his MySpace blog that he had very little time for the DVD as he was starting shooting on his next feature, The Box. Why does the movie start with Boxer Santaros asleep on a beach? Since then, Kelly has released prequel comics to coincide with the film. Is Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) based on anyone? [citation needed]. Meanwhile, using a sex tape given to her by Krysta Now, Cyndi Pinziki is blackmailing Frost for money and demanding the passage of Proposition 69 (a bill that restricts USIDent's powers). The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. The truck is his horse and the rocket launcher his sword.Dream and Dion: [18], The track "Memory Gospel" was used from time to time by the CBC Radio One program Q in the background of an opening monologue given by host Jian Ghomeshi. Kelly sent the organizers of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival a rough cut of Southland Tales on DVD assuming that it would not be accepted. All rights reserved. A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Everything and everyone is bedazzled in red, white, and blue; burgers and Buds are happily consumed on the lawn of every McMansion. How meta. Musician Moby was approached on composing and performing the film's score. The world ends. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He's the snake-oil salesman who shows up in Santa Monica with the elixir of God. Protector of the Messiah/False ProphetRoland Taverner: When Fortunio and Boxer arrive at the rendezvous point, this is where the two are introduced to one another With the United States under the threat of nuclear attack, the lives of several people converge in a dystopian Los Angeles. A white light emerges from their hands and the ice cream truck starts floating. The current world ends, the joined souls become the new messiah, a new world begins. This soundtrack has 41 tracks, 9 of which are sound bytes taken from the film. Roland manages to escape, climb onto the roof, and fall into a dumpster. Additionally, tracks from Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Kris Kristofferson, and several tracks from Moby's Hotel:Ambient are likewise absent from the album. Southland Tales EXPLAINED - Breakdown & Heavy Analysis - YouTube FOR MORE MOVIE EXPLANATION VIDEOS PLEASE LIKE AND COMMENT THIS VIDEO! Edit, Fred Zinnemann, the well-known movie director of the 1950s and 60s, maybe? What's the deal with the Treer company, and why are there all these references to Karl Marx? He stopped editing the film and was also unable to complete all of the visual effects in time for the screening. This assertion seems to be based upon a flawed understanding of the the particular Law. As a result of the attacks, Republicans win the November 2006 elections by a landslide (290 Republicans and 145 Democrats in the House) and they beef up the Patriot Act -- creating USIDent, a think tank that monitors, among other things, the Internet. Not really, but it explains why the tattoo of Jesus on the back of Boxer's neck starts bleeding at the end of the film. Three days later, he is discovered in the desert near Lake Mead. Lots of scary apocalyptic stuff will happen (judgment, plagues and the like), before Jesus Christ will ride in on a white horse and establish the new kingdom of God. Edit, He had fulfilled his purpose on the earth and as witness to the coming of the next age, saw his body as an empty shell and gave it away. The other main reference points are T.S. The Tangent Universe is an alternate reality to our own. Outside, the ice cream truck levitates upward. Fluid karma also makes telepathy possible between those that are using it. "[44], In a 2013 interview, Kelly said he considered this work as "the thing that I'm most proud of, and I feel like it's sort of the misunderstood child or the banished child. How did the Taverners end up with the Neo-Marxists in Venice Beach? Before Fortunio encountered Boxer, he was introduced to Krysta, who promised him that she would get him an "interstate travel visa" to get him back into California. On September 8, 2008, it was announced that it would be one of the five films being released on Blu-ray on November 18, 2008. Among his accomplices will be a "false prophet" -- a deceitful ruler. For some reason, Wallace Shawn is dressed like a new-wave Japanese pimp. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? Edit, In the 1980s British TV comedy 'Allo 'Allo!, the right-hand man of Herr Flick of the Gestapo is called "von Smallhausen", so maybe that's where Kelly drew his inspiration from. The Region 1 DVD was released on March 18, 2008, in North America and the Region 2 release was on March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom. For reasons that never become entirely clear, he was hired by the Baron to kidnap Boxer Santaros from a charity scavenger hunt and drive him to Lake Mead. According to Serpentine, "The future is just as [he] imagined.". [17] The film often references religious and literary works; a policeman says, "Flow my tears," in reference to a Philip K. Dick novel of that name. Edit, Richard Kelly envisioned the story as being told across multiple formats. Then why do people keep on injecting it into their neck? SOUTHLAND TALES is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. The film also evokes Kurt Vonnegut's sci-fi absurdism, Philip K. Dick's philosophical approach to time travel, and Thomas Pynchon's sprawling narratives.The film that is most obviously referenced is "Kiss Me Deadly," a 1955 film noir about a private detective who uncovers a plot to detonate a nuclear device. At a beachside restaurant, Krysta Now meets Cyndi Pinziki (Nora Dunn), a porn producer with ties to the Neo-Marxist movement, to discuss Krysta's marketing plan. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. [35] The Village Voice critic J. Hoberman, for example, called Southland Tales "a visionary film about the end of times" comparable in recent American film only to David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. He climbs out and walks up to the nearby ice cream truck. The Baron admits that he has been paying Krysta to deceive Boxer, but also mentions that Madeline is pregnant with the child of Brandt Huntington (Joe Campana), one of her father's assistants. In addition to her reality show, Krysta has launched an energy drink and recorded a hit single called "Teen Horniness Is Not a Crime." Is the soundtrack availiable for the film? The police break into Neo-Marxist headquarters and kill Kenny Chan. The first three chapters of the story are told in a graphic novel called Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga, which among other things explains Roland Traveler's back story, Boxer's journey from the desert back to Los Angeles, and the true origin of Krysta and Boxer's screenplay. The Cannes boo is the annual terrorist attack of . Surrounded by his entourage, which includes Serpentine (Bai Ling); the Baron's mother, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen (Marion Card); Dr. Katarina Kuntzler (Zelda Rubinstein) and Dr. Soberin Exx (Curtis Armstrong) -- all dressed like a Cirque du Soleil troupe -- the Baron explains how fluid karma works: by "quantum entanglement.". Edit, "The Power" is a pretty hilarious piece of work. In 2021, Kelly announced that there are developments to expand the film into a franchise. Edit, The idea of not having a bowel movement really doesn't seem to have anything to do with being the messiah; it's more of a sign of human evolution led by the new messiah. And "pimp?" It may seem really amateurish at first, letting things like that "this is the way the world ends" quote fly from all directions throughout the film. The filmmaker stated that discussions are ongoing as to whether the projects should be released as films or in a long-form format through a streaming service.[46]. Back when the film was released in Cannes, three scenes were released on YouTube (which have long since been rendered unavailable): Boxer and Krysta talking with Roland about their film, Fortunio watching Krysta's show "Now", and Krysta's meeting with Cyndi Pinziki. How did the Taverners end up with the Neo-Marxists in Venice Beach? Fortunio and his buddies break into USIDent, killing all of the employees, including Nana Mae Frost. However, its inventor Baron von Westphalen and his associates are hiding the fact that the generators alter the ocean's currents and cause the Earth to slow its rotation, and that the transmission of Fluid Karma to portable receivers (via quantum entanglement) is ripping holes in the fabric of space and time. Ambitious and arresting to the eye -- the gray palette serves the film well -- it's too bad that Southland Tales is also pretentious, chaotic, and tries too hard. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire magazine; that the irony is, he's sort of the decoy messiah, and it ends up that Seann William Scott (Roland Taverner) is the true one. Nana Mae Frost is also monitoring the entire situation from USIDent. As part of his job, Jericho must tattoo a symbol from every world religion onto his body and, when the Messiah reaches maturity, the "winning" religion's symbol will bleed snake blood. Shown with white shirt flecked with blood as Revelation describes the white horseman as wearing "A white robe flecked with blood." Why is 'Kiss Me Deadly' featured numerous times in the film? What was in the 20 to 25 minutes cut out of the original version showed at Cannes? Liberal extremist cells start to emerge, including a group called the Neo-Marxists. [19] Kelly describes the negative reaction at Cannes as a "very painful experience on a lot of levels" but ultimately felt that the film "was better off because of it". What is the glowing orb carried around by Dr. Kuntzler? Kelly said: "[Southland Tales] will only be a musical in a post-modern sense of the word in that it is a hybrid of several genres. One moment, for example, is during Cyndi's meeting where she asks Krysta how much of her own money is she putting into her career makeover. Then, two "witnesses" will appear. The mega-zeppelin explodes, and its pieces scatter across L.A. Eliot's "Hollow Man" ("This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but with a whimper") and Robert Frost's "The Two Roads" ("Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-/ I took the one less traveled by"). Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. . He played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros. Serpentine explains that the world is coming to an end; the rotation of the Earth is slowing at a rate of .000000006 mile per hour every day. He then asked her to forecast the last three days on Earth, and she made her prediction in the form of a screenplay: "The Power." Spirituality has nothing to do with it. Which quotes from the Books of Revelation are used in the film? The film features an ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, and Justin Timberlake. What's Justin Timberlake doing in all of this? As part of his job, Jericho must tattoo a symbol from every world religion onto his body and, when the Messiah reaches maturity, the "winning" religion's symbol will bleed snake blood. Edit, It is implied that they are either divorced or brother and sister. Its plot hinges on a barely explained back story involving rifts in the fourth dimension. Zora abruptly pushes Ronald from the car, and runs over Bing. HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Reckoning," the season finale of the TNT cop drama "Southland," and says it worked as a perfect series-ender in the event of cancellation. When Ronald arrives at the home of Fortunio Balducci (Will Sasso), a movie producer, to meet Boxer and Krysta, Boxer explains that he and Krysta have written a screenplay called "The Power," about a "paranoid schizophrenic cop" named Jericho Cane. Ronald Taverner and Baby Caleb in "The Power") not have a bowel movement? If the two Taverners were to touch, Theory warns, the fourth dimension would collapse onto itself and the world would come to an end. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire film magazine, The idea of wireless electricity and tides being a source of energy, and there being a potentially world-altering energy source under the ocean, is based on real scientific theory. Southland Tales is unashamedly maximalist, rushing through as many set pieces as Kelly can conjure whilst simultaneously touching upon practically every theme a work of art can contain. Donnie Darko had just debuted there in January of 2001 and as soon as he got back, Richard. "[33] Jason Solomons, in The Observer (UK), said that "Southland Tales was so bad it made me wonder if [Kelly] had ever met a human being" and that ten minutes of the "sprawling, plotless, post-apocalyptic farrago" gave him the "sinking feeling that this may be one of the worst films ever presented in [Cannes] competition. As a tie-in, Kelly has also produced three graphic novels ("Two Roads Diverge," "Fingerprints" and "The Mechanicals" -- now available as "Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga") that explain the film's back story. ------------------------------------------. Krysta says she's putting it all in, Cyndi asks why she would do something that stupid, and that's what causes her to tell Cyndi she's sleeping with "a large and powerful man." How would that work? Many of his answers are contained in this FAQ. Is "The Power" important for understanding "Southland Tales"? | The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. Muriel and Jericho take the child after its parents are killed, and, under Muriel's guidance, drive to a farmhouse, where they are met by Serpentine, the Baron's mistress. On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. The movie begins in earnest when Boxer wakes up on a beach near the Santa Monica pier. And, of course, gets corrupted and goes mad. Unfortunately, the reworked film was received just as poorly, seen as an unfinished version of something much bigger. So what's causing the Earth to slow down ? One of these was a rift created in the fourth dimensionthe fourth dimension being time itselfat Lake Meade, which was discovered when an airplane flew through it and had all its passengers left with amnesia (bar oneKrysta Now, who gained psychic abilities from it). The only new special feature announced was an audio commentary by Kelly. Eventually, the Antichrist will show up and take over the world. It exists under the Earth's mantle, circles the world like a "serpent," and, as the movie explains, is being used by the Baron to power his Utopia energy plants. You know those overlooked classics that are critically ignored only to blossom into beautiful definitive works over time.like "Pinkerton" or "Starship Troo. This means that Christianity has won the "contest" for Earth and is the one true faith. This article is viewable at Salon.com here and is intended to give to viewer a better perception of the movie itself and answer questions not cleared up in the movie.An interview with Richard Kelly from the February issue of the film magazine Empire. Before being drafted, Pilot Abilene was also a movie star. . There are hundreds of these mechanical balls buried everywhere in the Southland. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. Back in the dumpster, Roland Taverner wakes up as his hands begins to glow. "RONALD: "Sounds neat. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. [18] After the film's festival release, Southland Tales was purchased by Sony Pictures (via their label Destination Films) and Samuel Goldwyn Films, originally Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures were up for US distribution rights. "[14], Kelly's breakthrough film, Donnie Darko, was released in the United States on October 26, 2001, the same day the PATRIOT Act was signed. "Very soon now, I shall be with you again, bringing the reward to be given to every man according to what he deserves"Revelation 21? Murdered and the two people to witness this are Boxer and Roland. Again, we're not entirely sure. "[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". A pregnant woman, a dragon and two beasts; They are the puppets of the Anti-ChristRevelation 22:12: But if "Southland Tales" follows the same logic as "Donnie Darko," as laid out in that film's DVD extras, when the fourth dimension is corrupted, it causes the creation of two parallel universes: the Tangent Universe and the Primary Universe. The name of Dr. Severin Exx is a reference to the name of an evil doctor in the movie "Kiss Me Deadly," and Boxer Santaros' convertible is the same car driven by Ralph Meeker in the 1955 film. Edit, The name does not refer to anything other than the anagram and the late U.S. Eliot or the Book of Revelation. Tide power, and the wireless transmission of electricity, are scientific realities. Jericho Cane is the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in "End of Days.". She is pursued by Zora and Bart, who have discovered that Krysta has taken Dion and Dream's murder tape by mistake. Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. First, it refers to an "organic compound" that the Treer company discovered while drilling off the coast of Israel, which exists under the Earth's mantle, and circles the world like a "serpent." Edit, The film was originally meant to be released in the autumn of 2006 but was pushed back a year to a limited release in the winter of 2007. Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? It's a schizophrenic break. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in timecreating duplicate versions of themselves. Kelly sought more financing to finish visual effects for the film, and he negotiated a deal with Sony to cut down on the film's length in exchange for funds to complete the visual effects. Where does the information in this FAQ come from? The name Treer is a reference to Trier, Marx's birthplace. The generators depicted in the film, and similar real-life power sources, are not closed systems but open ones. "Southland Tales" also borrows from "Repo Man," which ends with a flying car. He has the solution to the energy crisis and becomes the most powerful man on earth. Martin climbs on top of the truck and launches a missile at the mega-zeppelin. Then, after several detours, Krysta and Boxer made their way to Los Angeles, where Boxer went on a nighttime stroll on the beach, injected himself with fluid karma and passed out. Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. Eliot's "Hollow Men. A website was also developed to intertwine with the graphic novels and the film itself. Boxer gets into a convertible and drives off. Reading the graphic novels shows that she had the revelation of the screenplay, which happened (more or less) as she said it would, much as the book of revelation was occurring (more or less) as John had proposed it. The director also sought to keep the musical number performed by Timberlake, based on "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers which he felt was the heart and soul of the film. "The Star Spangled Banner" by Rebekah del Rio & The Section Quartet14. In 2016, I implore you to give it a shot. As he waves at himself in the mirror, he notices that his reflection's movements don't match his own. That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. Edit, Revelation 22:5: "It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. With many repeated usage, Chemical Bleeders can sometimes see both ways (ahead and back in time). Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. The restaurant starts floating into space. "Lucky Me" by Roger Webb8. Why does Pilot dream about the song "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers? A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. Roland and Ronald are the Messiah and in the end they find each other and save humanity through the power of forgiveness. User Reviews Nana Mae Frost (Miranda Richardson), the wife of Republican candidate Bobby Frost, inaugurates the Los Angeles USIDent headquarters. For . Unfortunately, Kefauver and Ronald's Hummer soon collides with the ice cream truck carrying Roland. Edit, After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. "[40] David Edelstein's review in New York magazine criticized the film's writing, "Kelly aims high and must have shot off his own ear, which is the only way to account for the dialogue. Published May 20, 2016. That's why Taverner always feels so guilty. What's the deal with the "I'm a pimp, and pimps don't commit suicide" motto? There already exist generators powered by rivers or by wind, which clearly do not contravene physical law. The song he listens to is "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers, while he was listening to the song, the "friendly fire" incident occurs. Martin has just learned that he's been drafted to go to Iraq and is about to shoot himself in the head. Comedy Drama Mystery During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. [38], Glenn Kenny, in his review for Premiere criticized the film's style, "Kelly's camera placement and framing are at best textbook and at worst calamitously mediocre. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. "Teen Horniness is Not a Crime" by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Abbey McBride, ClarKent11. Edit, Their role is explained a lot better in the graphic novels: they are the heads of the Neo-Marxists and are also street poets who have released several albums. We'll begin with a recap of the film. Southland Tales premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received so much negative feedback that the studio reworked the film. This has opened up a rift in the space-time continuum on the outskirts of Lake Mead. One copy of Boxer traveled 69 minutes back in time, while the other copy was killed by an explosive charge in the car. Richard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience. Edit, Several days before the movie starts, on the same houseboat on Lake Mead, Tab Taverner, Ronald/Roland's father, told Ronaldwho has amnesiathat he must kidnap his brother in order to protect him. The Baron phones Simon Theory (Kevin Smith), an old bearded man, and instructs him to "remove the body from Utopia Three.". "Look Back In" by Moby5. If Proposition 69 passes, US-IDent will essentially be shut down or have its powers severely restricted. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He is the doomsday prophet, the witness of everything. Edit, Moments before the whole Fallujah incident, when Pilot and Roland were roping down their helicopter, Pilot is nervous so Roland gives him his iPod to listen to. Boxer, although he does not remember it, is married to the daughter of a Republican senator who is in turn the brains behind an agency called US-IDent, which controls what citizens can and cannot see on the internet. The screenplay ends at a McDonald's restaurant, when Caleb starts belching noxious gas and launching fireballs. [28][29] After significant edits, the final version premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2007. Edit, Fortunio found Boxer lying on a road in Nevada, so he saved him and both of them try and figure out a way to get across the Nevada border back into California. Despite being critically and commercially unsuccessful, the film has developed a cult following in later years. They decided to take advantage of her powers. While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. It was first released in 2006 to almost uniformly terrible reviews, and has since found an audience with fans who love it for its great ambition, its disdain for common sense, and its prescient use of neo-Marxism, internet censorship and celebrity sex-tapes as harbingers of the future. In March 2004, Kelly and Cherry Road Films began development of Southland Tales. User Ratings Southland Tales is dizzyingly maximalist, never happy with one set-piece if it can introduce five. But even with the changes, the film is still almost impossible to understand, a trait that probably hasn't helped its box office. These are all references to the seven plagues that precede the destruction of Babylon. It turns out that Fortunio has been on the Baron's payroll all along. He learns that his account has been blocked, so Kefauver and Ronald use the Hummer to rip the ATM from the wall. What does the phrase "Do You Bleed" mean? They claim to have read his screenplay. Southland Tales is streaming now on Mubi, This article appears in the 03 Jun 2020 issue of the New Statesman, We can't breathe. [12] Editorial changes were made to restructure the order of the film's scenes, including re-recording all of Timberlake's voice-over. However, there are several in the graphic novel "The Prequel Saga." Zora Carmichaels and Bart Buchman return to the Neo-Marxist headquarters, where we learn that the two are lovers and have planned the murder of Dion and Dream. [42], J. Hoberman defended the film, yet again, in his review for the theatrical cut. Unfortunately for the Neo-Marxists, their operative in USIDent, Kenny Chan, has been compromised. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. [22], Kelly edited the film down to the basic storylines of the characters portrayed by Scott, Gellar, and Johnson. 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