Talk:Man from the South

Spoiler

The "notable quote" seems quite unnecessary and is actually kind of a spoiler. Considering how many of Dahl's short stories (for adults, at least) are meant to have surprise endings, how much sense does it make to give away the very last sentence of this story? Perhaps it should be removed. Terukiyo 02:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

• Yeah, totally. It's notable... but only as a spoiler, and not the kind of thing you would go around quoting.Salvar 03:52, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree that the spoiler should be removed!˜˜˜˜ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.99.103.69 (talk) 18:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Pronoun

"However by the 8th light a woman comes in the room, claiming that he is mentally disturbed." He who? The sentence implies it is the man making the offer, but the current object of "he" is the American boy. Never read the story so I can't confirm. --129.33.49.251 18:29, 10 August 2007 (UTC) It's the man from the South. Nancy.Gallant 14:14, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Four Rooms

Currently says: "Dahl's story was also the basis for the Quentin Tarantino-directed segment of the 1995 film Four Rooms starring Tarantino and referred to as "The Man From Hollywood."

--I haven't seen Four Rooms in a while, but I recall the dialogue being pretty clear that the plot of The Man From Hollywood is based not on Dahl's book, but, rather, on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode (which is, of course, based on the book). A subtle difference, but it would be more accurate to say that the Hitchock episode was the basis for the segment. But, only if I'm right about the film dialogue. Can anybody confirm my recollection? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunshipballoons (talk • contribs) 23:46, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

The Carlos connection

It would be interesting to note that John Huston, who played Carlos in the 1985 television adaptation, had directed the two actors who portrayed the role in the 1960 adaptation (Peter Lorre in “The Maltese Falcon”, 1941) and the 1979 adaptation (Jose Ferrer in “Moulin Rouge”, 1952). Gdr263418 (talk) 07:20, 13 August 2020 (UTC)