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* [[Creator Backlash]]: In an introduction to a later edition of the book, the author called it "pornographic" and an "embarrassment." He considers its main entertainment value to be from "[[Fetish Fuel|raping]] and [[Gorn|ripping]]." |
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* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Burgess was paranoid that he was dying of a brain tumor, so he cranked it out in less than a month. |
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Burgess was paranoid that he was dying of a brain tumor, so he cranked it out in less than a month. |
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: In a reversal of the "Hollywood Ending" stereotype, American publishers insisted that the last chapter (where Alex decides to stop being a criminal and raise a family) be removed to make the novel more depressing. |
* [[Executive Meddling]]: In a reversal of the "Hollywood Ending" stereotype, American publishers insisted that the last chapter (where Alex decides to stop being a criminal and raise a family) be removed to make the novel more depressing. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: There were several ideas for how the droogs should be portrayed in a movie adaptation, from preteenage mini-skirted girls to old age pensioners. Anthony Burgess himself would've liked to have the [[Rolling Stones]] play the starring roles, with Mick Jagger as Alex. |
* [[What Could Have Been]]: There were several ideas for how the droogs should be portrayed in a movie adaptation, from preteenage mini-skirted girls to old age pensioners. Anthony Burgess himself would've liked to have the [[Rolling Stones]] play the starring roles, with Mick Jagger as Alex. |
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 24 June 2021
- Creator Backlash: In an introduction to a later edition of the book, the author called it "pornographic" and an "embarrassment." He considers its main entertainment value to be from "raping and ripping."
- Creator Breakdown: Burgess was paranoid that he was dying of a brain tumor, so he cranked it out in less than a month.
- Executive Meddling: In a reversal of the "Hollywood Ending" stereotype, American publishers insisted that the last chapter (where Alex decides to stop being a criminal and raise a family) be removed to make the novel more depressing.
- What Could Have Been: There were several ideas for how the droogs should be portrayed in a movie adaptation, from preteenage mini-skirted girls to old age pensioners. Anthony Burgess himself would've liked to have the Rolling Stones play the starring roles, with Mick Jagger as Alex.
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