I am sorry that Tryon felt like the movie didn't do his story justice, but nevertheless, I am happy Mulligan got to make the movie he wanted. It has a beginning, middle and end, and we have enough time invested in Niles/Holland as there needs to be. Preview of The Other Summary: Niles and Holland Perry appear. Admittedly, I haven't read Tryon's book in its entirety, so I have no idea what must have been cut out from the film which he may have wanted back in.Īll I know is that whenever I watch the movie, I don't feel like there's anything absent from it that needs to be there. This detailed literature summary also contains Literary Precedents on The Other by Thomas Tryon. I would certainly like to read Tryon's original screenplay of the film, if it is at all available.

Tryon bashes Mulligan's direction and complains that he wanted to direct the movie himself, but the studio preferred Mulligan because he had more experience. Read 952 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. I highly doubt it was all the studio's fault for releasing a version of the film which Tryon detested. 'I cut a lot in The Other from long, open shots to tight, constricting close-ups.' Therefore, Mulligan had final cut - not Tryon. Sure, he was an Executive Producer alright. Tom Tryon didn't direct this movie, therefore he had no final say over the cut. Thomas Tryon, who gave up a career as a Hollywood leading man to become the best-selling author of such books as The Other, Harvest Home and Crowned Heads, died Wednesday. Set in 1935, the novel focuses on the sadistic relationship between two 13-year-old and identical twin boys: one of whom is well behaved while the other is a sociopath who wreaks havoc on his family's rural New England farm property.Why would there be a 'Director's Cut'? As far as I'm aware, Robert Mulligan released his own final cut of the film. The novel was reprinted in a commemorative edition in 2012 by New York Review Books with an afterword by Dan Chaon. Navy at age 17 and spent three years as a radio specialist in the South Pacific. It stars Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, and Chris and Martin.

previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. The Other is a 1972 psychological thriller film directed by Robert Mulligan, adapted for film by Tom Tryon from his novel of the same name. The Other was adapted into a 1972 film of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Uta Hagen. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tom Tryon - son of clothier Arthur Lane Tryon and not, as was commonly believed - actor Glenn Tryon- grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Books by Thomas Tryon (Author of The Other) Books by Thomas Tryon Thomas Tryon Average rating 3.92 32,816 ratings 2,124 reviews shelved 84,472 times Showing 30 distinct works. Upon its release, the novel received wide critical acclaim and became a surprise bestseller.

Tryon, who had been a working actor, retired from his Hollywood career to become a novelist. The Other is a psychological horror novel by American writer Thomas Tryon, published in 1971.

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