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Did Chuck Palahniuk's 'Guts' Inspire A Scene In The 'New Final Destination' Movie?

Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Dennis

Did Chuck Palahniuk inspire a scene in the new film "The Final Destination"?I'm not sure what took me so long to post something about this.  People have been discussing it on our message board, and it's popping up all over our Twitter page.  In the new 3D horror movie The Final Destination, there is a scene where one of the characters gets his ass stuck to a pool drain.  Obviously, this is very reminiscent of the infamous story Chuck Palahniuk wrote for his 2005 short story novel Haunted, entitled Guts.  

Now, I have not yet seen The Final Destination, but I seriously want to.  I have friends who have checked it out that say it's goofy yes, but thoroughly entertaining and delivers on all its 3D gags.  Yet, even though I haven't seen it, you may be surprised to hear that I actually worked on it in some capacity -- if you count doing a 4 month internship for the production company that produced it, manning the desk and screwing up phone banking, then yes... I guess I worked on it.  Lol.  

During that time, I read the script through a few drafts and incarnations.  So unless they changed something last minute... I know how this scene turns out... and it might surprise you.  But I won't say anymore, as I don't want to give any SPOILERS.

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HAUNTED Has A Director!

Posted October 21st, 2008 by Dennis
Big news hit the net yesterday, which I missed because I was sitting in Jury Duty selection from 8am on. It seems HAUNTED is now on the fast-track to become Chuck Palahniuk's next movie adaptation. Variety reported that the option was acquired by Brian Levy, who has launched a management and production company called New School Media. 'Haunted' will be their first project. The writer and director is going to Belgium filmmaker Koen Mortier (pictured below). Mortier already has a building filmography listed on the IMDB, but is most noted for his last film 'Ex-Drummer'. Koen is on board to write and direct the adaptation.
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Real Life 'Guts' Story?

Posted July 4th, 2007 by Dennis

From WCCO.com

Girl Seriously Injured After Sitting On Pool Drain

(AP) Minneapolis A 6-year-old Edina, Minn. girl is hospitalized after a horrific accident at a swimming pool.

Abigail Taylor was severely injured Tuesday when she sat over an open drain hole in a wading pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club. According to a posting by her family on the Caring Bridge Web site, the drain's powerful suction tore out part of her intestinal tract.

The family's account says it's a, quote, "medical miracle" that she's still alive. The online account was taken down late yesterday.

Read The Rest Of The Story Here

*Thanks to Alicia on MySpace for the scoop!

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