Posts Tagged ‘Wesley Snipes’
Beginnings (More)
February 25th, 2018 Posted 8:54 am
On Sunday we’ve been doing beginnings – all the Chet and Bernie’s (as part of Chetspeak) – and now taking on all the Peter Abrahams novels in chronological order. Here, from 1995, #8 – THE FAN. It was made into a movie of the same name, directed by the late Tony Scott and starring Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, and Ellen Barkin. It begins with sports talk radio, which I used as kind of a Greek chorus.
“Who’s next? Gil on the car phone? What’s shaking’, Gil?”
Dead air.
“Speak, Gil.”
“Is this …”
“Go on.”
“Hello?”
“You’re on the JOC.”
“Am I on?”
“Not for long, Gil, the way we’re going. This is supposed to be entertainment.”
Dead air.
“Got a question or a comment for us, Gil?”
“First-time caller.”
“Fantabulous. What’s on your mind?”
“I’m a little nervous.”
Tags: Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Greek chorus, John Leguizamo, Robert De Niro, sports talk radio, The Fan, Tony Scott, Wesley Snipes
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