tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post5950616942210324005..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Close Encounters of the Ghostwritten KindEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-53909558444691453972014-06-09T18:46:29.204-06:002014-06-09T18:46:29.204-06:00Thanks for the lead, Tim - I'm always curious ...Thanks for the lead, Tim - I'm always curious about these little mysteries. Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-51669476874498846572014-06-07T19:25:16.103-06:002014-06-07T19:25:16.103-06:00The novelization for Close Encounters was actually...The novelization for Close Encounters was actually ghostwritten by Leslie Waller, although Spielberg himself did make edits so that the finished work more closely resembled the screenplay/film.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-9640640091480742772012-10-14T18:42:06.438-06:002012-10-14T18:42:06.438-06:00Thanks for the authoritative answer, Mr. Foster, a...Thanks for the authoritative answer, Mr. Foster, and for many hours of entertaining reading!Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-76499260128420891252012-10-14T12:28:43.670-06:002012-10-14T12:28:43.670-06:00Hey Earl;
You are correct: just as with the ST...Hey Earl;<br /> You are correct: just as with the ST:TMP novelization, I likewise had nothing to do with the novelization of Close Encounters.thranxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528643860725675434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-84077752302295153112012-10-07T20:13:46.839-06:002012-10-07T20:13:46.839-06:00By the look on your face, you're reading the b...By the look on your face, you're reading the bit where Lacombe tests Laughlin's interpretation skills by having him translate a passage from an erotic novel he's carrying. Something about how the girl's nipples were the colour of bubblegum. <br /><br />Amazing what the mind remembers after all those years. <br /><br />Never knew anything about the ghostwriter(s), but not so suprising, either."The Jeffector"noreply@blogger.com