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...Advice to the rider...
...What followed this period of critical and popular acclaim, however, was a quarter century in which Southern published a scant few articles and short stories, and one eloquent, compact novel that sank without a trace. During his "boom period" his screen credits included milestones like "Strangelove" and "Easy Rider," contributions to campy time capsules ("Barbarella"), and uncredited work on high-profile projects ("The Collector," "Casino Royale"). From 1971 until his death in 1995, only one movie - a dreadful Whoopi Goldberg vehicle called "The Telephone" (1988) -- had Southern's name attached to it. He was rumored to have "lost it," alcohol...
...dilemma central to Southern's life, post 1969, can be summed up in one question: why did he continue to labor on screenplays after it had become painfully evident that the mainstream movie industry (as well as the independent sphere, which he had helped to jumpstart with "Easy Rider") had no interest in his work? Throughout these lean years, Southern could have easily veered back into what he called the "quality lit game," given his well-respected status in the literary community. The most cogent explanation for Southern's peculiar decision to stick with the film world can be found...
...sadly there are few quotes from Southern's published work. Therefore, the uninitiated are urged to supplement "Grand" with a look at Southern's finer writing, preferably "Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes." Those who are content to know Southern's work through viewings of "Strangelove" and "Easy Rider" will still be in for a treat, though, as they encounter "a certain yrs tly" (as Southern often referred to himself) and the "ultrafab" folks with whom he shared his life and times...
...Southern's warped sensibility is stamped throughout the film - especially in sequences like the one where Col. "Bat" Guano ("if that is indeed your name") suspects Group Captain Mandrake of committing "preversions" in a phone booth. The other title invariably connected with Southern's name, "Easy Rider," demonstrates his mastery at delineating characters through dialogue - as in the memorable campfire scene where "straight" lawyer George Hanson (Jack Nicholson), conveys his admiration for Capt America and Billy but predicts that their liberated lifestyle is doomed...