Word: lummox
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Schepisi was apparently in favor of the faithful-to-the-book version turned in by LAURA JONES, who has adapted several books for film, including Portrait of a Lady and A Thousand Acres. Columbia, scared off by the book's less romantic aspects--the main character is an overweight lummox who moves to bleakest Newfoundland--wanted a more conventional love story. Both Travolta's and Columbia's reps say they're committed to the film. They only need to find a director and a script before Travolta finishes The General's Daughter and moves on to another irresistible project...
...Schepisi was apparently in favor of the faithful-to-the-book version turned in by Laura Jones, who has adapted several books for film, including "Portrait of a Lady" and "A Thousand Acres." Columbia, scared off by the book's less romantic aspects -- the main character is an overweight lummox who moves to bleakest Newfoundland -- wanted a more conventional love story. Both Travolta's and Columbia's reps say they're committed to the film. They only need to find a director and a script before Travolta finishes "The General's Daughter" and moves on to another irresistible project...