The Break of Noon, новости, промо-фото, отзывы Опции

[Triny]

У меня видео записывается в 4 квадратика

А вот ещё вопрос такой к ShuruP: Скажи пожалуйста, они же там без микрофонов говорят? То есть микрофон, который у него к рубашке пристёгнут "на поклонах" - это часть костюма?

[NikitA]

Спасибо всем за фоточки и видео. Хорошенький такой кусочек, но хотелось бы больше

[Виктория]

Ссылка на закачку видео: http://www.mediafire.com/?13fnm7d728pkgf3

[Triny]

Спасибо

[Белая Тигрица]

Спасибо!

[ShuruP]

А вот ещё вопрос такой к ShuruP: Скажи пожалуйста, они же там без микрофонов говорят? То есть микрофон, который у него к рубашке пристёгнут "на поклонах" - это часть костюма?

Говорят точно без микрофонов. Только на его последнем монологе он всегда есть. Честно говоря, я понятия не имею, зачем он нужен. Может, чтобы подчеркнуть, что Джон обращается к людям с алтаря, может потому что Дэвид в некоторых моментах монолога очень тихо говорит, а может, чтобы "немного" изменить его голос (чего так первое время пугались хэвэнцы).

спасибо за видос!

[Triny]

Спасибо, ShuruP Наверное на самом деле часть костюма

[Triny]

А вот, пожалуй, самый-самый подробный отчёт... Особо здорово воспринимается сочетании с записями Шурупчика
Спасибо abbey!

Spoilers pt. 1
I saw the Nov. 7 matinee of The Break of Noon and thought I'd give more detailed spoilers for those who won't be able to see the play. I don't remember all of the dialogue, so things may not be completely accurate, but I'll try to give the gist of each scene. If anyone else who saw the play wants to correct anything or add anything, please do.

As the lights went down at the beginning, red lights on the sides of the stage started flashing and sirens and helicopter sounds were blaring. The sounds faded out as the curtain opened to show John Smith sitting in a chair at center stage with a spotlight on him, looking exactly like the picture that's been posted. As others have said, he has a long monologue here describing the office shooting. It plays as if he's being interviewed by a cop right after the shooting, but we're only hearing his side of the conversation. It was kind of funny because the spotlight must have been shining a little too brightly in his face, so after the first few sentences David said something about the sun being a little bright and hurting his eyes and then the light dimmed a little and he said thank you. It was a smart little ad-lib and the audience chuckled. He did have a pretty strong New York accent in this first scene, but it seemed to get weaker as the play went on. As far as the dialogue, I remember him talking about the shooter coming up to his floor on the "noon elevator" and then laughing at himself and asking what a noon elevator is. He described how everyone else was killed, but he only had a minor injury to his ankle from a bullet bouncing off the floor. Later, he says that he heard a voice telling him to stay where he was and he would be saved. For most of the monologue he's acting shaken-up and confused, but when talking about God's voice he becomes more sure, insisting that the voice was as clear and real as that of the person he's talking to.

The second scene was John with his lawyer, who was either written or directed to be played as the cliched soulless, money grubbing lawyer. It started with the lawyer sitting at his desk looking at a picture of a dead woman that John took with his phone during the shooting. John was pacing a little behind and to the side of him. The lawyer asked John if it was the woman's tit in the photo. John said yes and the lawyer said something like, "Oh my, it's not attached to her body". He seemed amused in a 'this will be great for the media' kind of way. He then goes on to encourage John to sell the photo to a magazine or tabloid for a nice profit. John seemed reluctant and tried to explain that he heard God's voice telling him to spread the message that we should all be good, and he wouldn't want people to think he was just profiting off of a tragedy. The lawyer said he could make a million dollars. That got John's attention, and he started to compromise, saying he'd only keep a small amount of the money and the rest would go to charity or his wife and daughter. But then he started waffling a bit, saying that he might need some money for this or that. This part was funny because you could tell he really wanted to keep as much money as possible. Then the lawyer convinced him that he could spread his message further by going on the talk shows. He listed names like Ellen, Oprah, and Letterman and after a beat John said, "I want to go on Regis." David's timing and delivery was really funny there. At some point in this scene the lawyer pointed out that you could see the shooter in the picture and he looked Mexican. He said that was another angle they can sell about this story - the foreigner attacking, us against them. He named the shooter Juan Valdez. Also, the lawyer got up from his desk a few times during this scene to get a cup of water. He explained to John that his doctor told him to drink eight glasses a day for various reasons and he specifically mentions something like it makes him take a nice big dump once a day. Jelk's delivery was really enthusiastic here and John's reaction of "I didn't need to know that" was also great.

[Triny]

Spoilers pt. 2
Next, was the scene with John and his ex-wife Ginger. John lead a blind-folded Ginger out to a large rock in what I guess was supposed to be a field or some other natural setting. He took the blind-fold off her and she was surprised to see they were at "their spot". She seemed confused about what they were doing there. John took off his jacket and laid it across the rock so Ginger could sit, and then pulled a plaid blanket out of a picnic basket he brought. He unfolded the blanket on the ground and then started pulling food out of the basket for Ginger. The whole time, Ginger seemed really uncertain as to why John was being so nice. He wanted to talk to her and work things out so they could get back together. Their conversation consisted of him trying to tell her that he wanted to change and be a better person because of the vision he had, but she didn't trust him or believe in his vision. They ended up going back and forth between yelling at each other and trying to speak calmly about the situation. At one point, he called her his wife and she stated very clearly that she was his ex-wife. He then exaggeratedly replied, "Okay, ex-wife" with finger quotes and emphasis on the "ex" as if that really didn't matter. That got a pretty big laugh. Another line that had the audience laughing was when John yelled that he even went to Bed, Bath & F%&#in' Beyond to get the stupid plaid blanket. He told Ginger that the voice he heard told him they should be married and that he had bought the land they were sitting on so they could build a home there. That seemed to really unnerve Ginger. She said she would've been less afraid if she found out he was a rapist or murderer, but this new John who had money and was trying to do nice things for her was too strange. She walked off then, leaving him staring after her. David and Amanda Peet had really good chemistry together. He was very cute when he was being nice to her, but you could see what a jerk his character was when he was yelling at her.

Fourth, was John's appearance on a local talk show. Jenny, the talk show host, and John were sitting in swivel chairs, which they kept turning to face each other while talking. Jenny, like the lawyer, was all the cliches about talk show hosts rolled into one. She did most of the talking and talked quickly, winking and constantly smiling at the audience, obviously loving the camera being on her. I think she asked John if he could prove that he heard God's voice. He, of course, couldn't. She also asked him if he was sure that God was a man because women get touchy about the gender issue or something like that. John answered that he was sure it was a male voice he heard. She kept going on about how she wanted to believe him, but the American people were cynical and would rather see his gory photo than hear his message from God. She was kind of making fun of the fact that his message was as simple as "be good" and questioned why a non-believer like him would be saved when so many good Christian people were killed in the shooting. She cut John off a lot when he tried to answer and reminded him a few times to face the audience and smile. One time when it seemed as if Jenny was going to let him speak, John turned to the audience and tried to smile, and it was really funny because it was such a fake smile, more of a grimace really. There were also a couple times when John looked at Jenny and sort of pointed to the audience like he was asking if he should turn now and look at them. I don't remember what led up to it, but Jenny said something about John having a nice face for an older man. Towards the end of the scene, Jenny was again saying she wanted to believe him, and John got angry because he thought she was mocking him. He started to stand up and get in her face a little. She turned to face him again and more seriously said that she wasn't mocking him. She repeated that she wanted to believe and I don't remember what she said after that, but it was more of the same things she had said earlier. John then pulled his mic off and stalked off the set.

The fifth scene was John and Ginger's cousin Jesse. Jesse was sitting on a park bench that was supposed to be across from a hotel where they used to meet I think. John walked onto the set wearing a knit cap and sunglasses. Jesse jumped a little because she didn't recognize him at first. He explained that the disguise was necessary because people were always taking pictures and following him since he became famous. They sat together on the bench and Jesse said that she believed in his vision. She was in awe of John's experience and knew he really was trying to change. John then asked Jesse if she would try to be a better person along with him. They needed to be honest about the affair they had while he was married. At this point Jesse started to backpedal a bit. She was afraid of what her family would think if they found out about the affair. She also said she wouldn't get anything out of being honest; she didn't get any money like John did. The two started fighting, yelling over each other until John called Jesse a c%&#. She slapped him in the face for that and then started swinging at him, pummeling his chest. John tried to grab her arms and hold her to him to stop her from hitting him. I noticed here that David was being careful not to grab her chest. I saw his hand quickly move out of the way when Amanda moved a certain way while hitting him. I don't know if anyone else saw that, but I thought it was funny because it reminded me of the X Files blooper reels. Anyway, the two of them were in a pretty tight embrace at that point with Jesse still struggling a little. Then suddenly they were kissing. It was a pretty long kiss too. He tried to stop them from going further, begging her to help him tell the truth. All the while his hand is on her ass. This scene also got a laugh from the audience because he's telling her they have to stop and begging her to tell the truth, but he was totally enjoying groping her. She unbuttoned the top couple buttons of his shirt and that's when he realized they were in public and people could see him. He pulled away from her and sat on the bench, putting his sunglasses back on. She seemed disgusted with him at that point and left.

[Triny]

Spoilers pt. 3
The next scene was with Gigi, the prostitute dressed as a french maid. It opened with John, wearing a button-down shirt and boxers, kneeling at the foot of a bed with his hands folded in prayer on the bed and his head down on top of his hands. There was a Bible on the floor. Gigi walked in with a portable stereo and announced her presence. John looked over at her and quickly put his head back on his hands as if he was praying really hard for the ability to resist her. There was some dialogue about her french maid outfit I think and then she pulled out a dildo that turned into a feather duster when she pushed a button on the bottom. She started teasingly running the feathers up John's back while he was still kneeling. He jumped up and was trying to get away from Gigi, but she pushed him down on the side of the bed. On a side note, David was wearing something white under his boxers. When she pushed him down he was flat on his back on the bed with his feet on the floor, knees bent and legs facing the audience. You could see just a little sliver of an opening up his boxers and although it wasn't much, I guess it was enough that he had to wear something underneath. Back to the scene, Gigi and John scooted up onto the bed fully and were talking about all the different outfits she's had to put on for men. She mentions the naughty maid versus the french maid. When John questions what the difference is, she answers that when she's the naughty maid she wears the dildo. Then, Gigi straddled him and John started to protest a bit. I think he was saying that they really didn't have to do anything. Then, Gigi pulled the sheet up over her head and started bobbing up and down simulating a blow job. John started to moan and when he moaned, "Oh, God" he remembered that God was the reason he was there. He sat up and pulled Gigi off him.

Now on a shallow note, she had unbuttoned his shirt earlier on the bed and when David sat up, the sides of his shirt parted and his abs were very visible. They had that six-pack definition and looked very solid. It was definitely a nice view. Contrary to what I expected, there was never a time where he was wearing nothing but boxers; he always had the shirt on too.

Back to the scene again, John scrambled off the bed and started to put his pants back on while Gigi was still trying to go after him. She grabbed his crotch as he was pulling his pants up. He finally moved away from her to the other side of the bed and she gave up, flopping down onto the bed. She said something like her self-esteem was usually really low and he wasn't helping it any by rejecting her. I think this was when John called Gigi by her real name, which was Jill. She froze at that and asked how he knew her name. He said that he knew her mother, who was killed in the office shooting, and he hired Gigi/Jill when he saw her picture because he recognized her from the pictures her mother kept on her desk at work. He pulled out the picture he took during the shooting and showed her. I think the dead body was actually Jill's mother. John told her that he sometimes had lunch with her mother and her mother used to talk about her. Jill started crying during this conversation, and I have to say Tracee Chimo was really good here - there were tears streaming down her face. In a sweet moment, John pulled every tissue out of a tissue box and put them in her lap. Jill was upset, but at the same time was telling John that her mother treated her horribly. The only thing she wanted John to tell her was whether or not he thought to check if the body in his picture was still alive before snapping the photo. He seemed either ashamed or regretful when he told her that he didn't. That made her angry and she tried to leave, but John stopped her, telling her why he really hired her. He told her about hearing God's voice and that he was testing himself to see if he could resist her because he had hired women in the past and used to watch porn. Jill was angry and didn't believe anything he was saying about hearing God and God's message and tried to leave again, but not before telling him he still had to pay her. That's when he said he would pay her if she prayed with him. He told her to get on her knees with him and started ordering her to tell God her real name and pray. Jill started crying harder when she said her real name and prayed the way John told her. The scene ended with both of them on their knees like that.