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Script cover page (Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
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Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 The Fanatic
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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'RON SLATER: 45 years old; English or Australian. There is something bizarre, pathetic and at the same time frightening about this little man. He looks quite indifferent, but is driven by a deep-seated inferiority complex. He is very intense, speaks in a low, clipped voice, and moves briskly and purposefully. He is not insane, though his obsessive hatred of foreigners borders on insanity. However, his manner must appear normal. Drives.

'JACK BRADLEY: 18 years old. His father is an alcoholic and wife-basher. Bradley, rather weak, lonely and simple, has not made friends with youngsters of his own age. He felt he was a misfit - until he joined the White Progressive Party. He admires Slater greatly He [sic] gives leadership, and he does not drink. Bradley is the dupe who will unquestioningly do what he is told. There is an unspoken homosexual quality about his admiration for Slater.

'EMMANUEL CZOSKI (PRONOUNCE CHOSKY) Polish. Fifty-five. Speaks English well. A successful businessman, thanks to a good head and very hard work. He is an arrogant man, has no talent to assimilate. Drives

'ANNA CZOSKI: His daughter. In her early twenties. Good-looking and intelligent. Born in Australia. Has a good deal of courage and pride. (no accent) Drives. [sic]

'MRS SLATER: A sweet, homely little woman, fond of flowers and pretty things. Her marriage to Slater was a disaster, but she has got over it. She has turned off the past and now lives in her own small world.

'BERYL KING: Slater's landlady. About fifty. Widowed or divorced, rough and matter-of-fact. Likes the boys, horse-racing and drink, but manages to lead a reasonably respectable life.

'FINCH: Late thirties. Australian or English. Storeman at quarry.

'HENDRICKS: Explosive expert. Matter-of-fact. Australian.

'UNIFORMED POLICE 2 extras.'


Notes

  • This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1974 .
      person or book cover
      Script cover page (Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 45p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script, printed on a mixture of blue paper and white paper, is labelled 'Episode 03451' on the cover page. A notation in the top right-hand corner of the cover page indicates that this copy of the script was designated for 'Alene', but this has been crossed out. Under it is written 'Director' and under that 'For integration!'
      • Pasted onto the reverse of pages throughout the script are blueprints that have been annotated to show the blocking of certain scenes. Most pages have one or more of these blueprints attached.
      • The script is extremely heavily annotated in two different kinds of blue ink, black felt pen, and red felt pen. Annotations are directorial in nature: not adjusting the dialogue or stage directions (except in very rare instances where new stage directions have been added), but showing entrances and exits, music cues, and camera angles.
      • Between pages 20 and 21, a blue piece of paper (dated 2nd October 1974) has been inserted, with a note at the top reading 'ENSURE THAT ALL THESE AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED, INSERTED AND ALTERED IN DIRECTOR’S SCRIPT'. Amendments involve transposing two scenes and adding a new one. This piece of paper has also been annotated.
      • Between pages 26 and 27, another piece of blue paper (also dated 2nd October 1974) has been inserted, with the same note and date at the top as the previous insertion. This amendment involves an addition to an existing scene. This piece of paper has been extensively annotated.
      • Between pages 27 and 28, a third piece of blue paper (same date as the previous two, but without the note at the top) has been inserted. This amendment involves the addition of a scene. This piece of paper has been extensively annotated.
      • Another piece of blue paper (same date as the previous ones and without the note at the top) has been stapled to the back of page 29. This amendment involves a replacement scene. This piece of paper has been extensively amended.
      • Between pages 32 and 33, another piece of blue paper (same date as the others but without the note at the top) has been inserted. This amendment involves additional dialogue for an existing scene. This piece of paper has been extensively annotated.
      • Between pages 36 and 37, another piece of blue paper (same date and without the note at the top) has been inserted. This amendment involves replacement dialogue for an existing scene. This piece of paper has been extensively annotated.
      • The Crawford Collection includes three copies of this script, but only one is held in this file.
      • The file also contains the following ancillary materials, access to some of which is restricted:

        1. Casting call sheets.

        2. Cast list.

        3. Shooting schedules.

        4. Miscellanious documents related to the production of the episode.

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC DIV : 277
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