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   From: pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu   
      
   Dr Nancy's Sweetie  writes:   
      
   > In rec.arts.startrek.current "SJohnson " wrote,   
   > of David Lynch's "Dune":   
   >> The word "hate" would be too kind for him; typical case of a   
   >> self-professed Hollywood genius thinking he could 'improve' upon an   
   >> already genius piece of work.   
   >   
   > My favorite example of this is Sam Taylor's 1929 production of   
   > "The Taming of the Shrew", in which one of the credits reads:   
   >   
   >     "Written by William Shakespeare, with additional dialogue by   
   >      Sam Taylor."   
      
   Not having seen it, I expect "inspired by Shakespeare" would be more   
   accurate.   
      
   I've always enjoyed IMDB's writing credits on Forbidden Planet:   
      
   Cyril Hume	 	(screenplay)   
      
   Irving Block	 	(story) and   
   Allen Adler	 	(story)   
      
   William Shakespeare	(play "The Tempest") uncredited   
      
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