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The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit

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	==== The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit ====		==== The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit ====

-	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with ~~Free and Renee~~ for a second time at their house.	+	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After Fred and Renee watch the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with them for a second time at their house.

	* Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]		* Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]

Lhnavigator at 07:21, 3 June 2007

2007-06-03T07:21:05Z

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	==== Ed and Al consider the camera angle ====		==== Ed and Al consider the camera angle ====

-	* Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee~~<br>~~	+	* Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee
	* Subsequent scene: Ed and Al talk with Fred and Renee in the bedroom		* Subsequent scene: Ed and Al talk with Fred and Renee in the bedroom

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	* Previous scene: Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house		* Previous scene: Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house
-	* Subsequent scene: in the script, the scene below is followed by scenes that do not appear in the film, see	+	* Subsequent scene: in the script, the scene below is followed by scenes that do not appear in the film, see [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#The_Third_Videotape_and_The_Second_Police_Visit\|
		+	The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit]]

	The script reads as follows:		The script reads as follows:
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	FADE OUT</td></tr></table></blockquote>		FADE OUT</td></tr></table></blockquote>
-	Shooting status: filmed and edited into previous scene	+	* Shooting status: filmed and edited into previous scene
-		+	* Interpretations: The script suggests that Fred takes no notice of Renee's exit with Andy (when Andy is first introduced in the script by name, he is described as "the man whose face we saw at the "Luna Lounge" with Renee"), but when the scene is edited as Fred's flashback, his awareness of Renee's exit is emphasized.
-	Interpretations: The script suggests that Fred takes no notice of Renee's exit with Andy (when Andy is first introduced in the script by name, he is described as "the man whose face we saw at the "Luna Lounge" with Renee"), but when the scene is edited as Fred's flashback, his awareness of Renee's exit is emphasized.	+

	==== The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit ====		==== The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit ====
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	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.		In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.

-	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]	+	* Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]
-	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)	+	* Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)

	<blockquote><table><tr><td>INT. THE MADISON HOUSE - STAIRWELL / LIVING ROOM - DAY		<blockquote><table><tr><td>INT. THE MADISON HOUSE - STAIRWELL / LIVING ROOM - DAY
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	''Renee stands with the Detectives. Fred stands apart - his expression, pained and bewildered.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>		''Renee stands with the Detectives. Fred stands apart - his expression, pained and bewildered.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>

-	Shooting status: unknown	+	* Shooting status: unknown
-		+	* Interpretations: Fred's repressed desire to kill Renee, first expressed in Fred's dream, begins to play itself out in the videotape. See [[Scene_Analyses#Fred.3F.2C_dream.2C_and_video_tape\| Scene Analyses: Fred?, dream, and video tape]]
-	Interpretations:	+

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	==== Fred's female fans ====		==== Fred's female fans ====

-	Previous scene: Fred's sax performance at the "Luna Lounge"~~<br>~~	+	* Previous scene: Fred's sax performance at the "Luna Lounge"
-	Subsequent scene: Fred's phone call home	+	* Subsequent scene: Fred's phone call home

	The script includes the following brief scene:		The script includes the following brief scene:
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	''After the band quits to take a break, female fans come on to Fred, but he moves away, refusing their attentions.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>		''After the band quits to take a break, female fans come on to Fred, but he moves away, refusing their attentions.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>

-	Shooting status: unknown	+	* Shooting status: unknown
-		+	* Interpretations: Fred's sexual desires focus solely on Renee, and his suspicions about Renee's honesty and faithfulness outweigh any satisfaction he would receive from other women.
-	Interpretations: Fred's sexual desires focus solely on Renee, and his suspicions about Renee's honesty and faithfulness outweigh any satisfaction he would receive from other women.	+

	==== Renee's book reading ====		==== Renee's book reading ====

-	Previous scene: Fred and Renee watch the first videotape<br>	+	* Previous scene: Fred and Renee watch the first videotape<br>
-	Subsequent scene: Fred and Renee have sex	+	* Subsequent scene: Fred and Renee have sex

	The script includes the following confrontation between Fred and Renee:		The script includes the following confrontation between Fred and Renee:
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	''Renee seems about to say something more, but stops, puts her glasses back on and resumes reading.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>		''Renee seems about to say something more, but stops, puts her glasses back on and resumes reading.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>

-	Shooting status: unknown	+	* Shooting status: unknown
-		+	* Interpretations: This scene further expresses Fred's suspicions about Renee.
-	Interpretations: This scene further expresses Fred's suspicions about Renee.	+

	==== Ed and Al consider the camera angle ====		==== Ed and Al consider the camera angle ====

-	Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee<br>	+	* Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee<br>
-	Subsequent scene: Ed and Al talk with Fred and Renee in the bedroom	+	* Subsequent scene: Ed and Al talk with Fred and Renee in the bedroom

	The script includes the following dialogue:		The script includes the following dialogue:
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	Right ... This just glided along.		Right ... This just glided along.
	</td></tr></table></blockquote>		</td></tr></table></blockquote>
-	~~Shooting status: unknown~~

-	Interpretations: Given the remainder of the film, this dialogue seems to suggest that the source of the videotapes cannot be human, for a person would be incapable of videotaping at that angle and without lateral movement.	+	* Shooting status: unknown
		+	* Interpretations: Given the remainder of the film, this dialogue seems to suggest that the source of the videotapes cannot be human, for a person would be incapable of videotaping at that angle and without lateral movement.

	==== Renee exits the "Luna Lounge" ====		==== Renee exits the "Luna Lounge" ====

-	In the film, the scene where Renee leaves the "Luna Lounge" with Andy is presented as a flashback Fred has as he waits in bed for Renee before they have sex. In the script, this scene is presented as a second sax performance, which is set immediately after the scene where Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house. The script reads as follows:	+	In the film, the scene where Renee leaves the "Luna Lounge" with Andy is presented as a flashback Fred has as he waits in bed for Renee before they have sex. In the script, this scene is presented as a second sax performance, which is set immediately after the scene where Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house.
		+
		+	* Previous scene: Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house
		+	* Subsequent scene: in the script, the scene below is followed by scenes that do not appear in the film, see
		+
		+	The script reads as follows:

	<blockquote><table><tr><td>INT. LUNA LOUNGE - NIGHT		<blockquote><table><tr><td>INT. LUNA LOUNGE - NIGHT

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	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]		Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]
	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)		Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)
		+
		+	<blockquote><table><tr><td>INT. THE MADISON HOUSE - STAIRWELL / LIVING ROOM - DAY
		+
		+	''Fred is standing in the living room looking in the direction of the stairwell. We hear someone's footsteps coming up the stairs. It's Renee, who eventually comes into view. She is holding another manila envelope. She arrives at the top step.
		+
		+	''She and Fred lock eyes.
		+
		+	''Fred takes the envelope, opens it, and pulls out a third videotape. without saying anything, Fred takes the tape to the VCR. He inserts it very carefully, slowly. He hits play, turns on the television and he and Renee sit down on the couch together and begin to watch with great apprehension.
		+
		+	''Again we begin with a wide shot and then the TV monitor fills the screen. We see the interior of the house at night in grainy black and white. The camera glides, looking down from a high angle along the hallway and into the bedroom, where Fred and Renee are sleeping.
		+
		+	''Again, the droning sound plays throughout.
		+
		+	''In the bedroom where Fred and Renee are seen sleeping, Fred, on the tape, slowly awakens as the camera holds on him. He rises and turns unnaturally in the bed, as if drawn up by his awareness of some strange presence in the room. He comes to a sitting position, his head straining upwards, looking in the direction of the camera. At this point, the videotape image turns to snow.''
		+
		+	CUT TO:
		+
		+	INT. THE MADISON HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY
		+
		+	''Fred and Renee are on the couch. The TV remains on, showing snow.
		+
		+	''Renee is very upset, crying.
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	What the hell is going on?!
		+
		+	FRED
		+	(equally horrified -
		+	frightened)
		+	I wish I knew.
		+
		+	''Fred reaches over and tentatively takes Renee's hand in his. She trembles, allows him to touch her, but otherwise does not respond. Suddenly, she jumps with fright.''
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	What was that?!!!
		+
		+	FRED
		+	What?
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	On the tape! There was something else on
		+	the tape.
		+
		+	''Fred gets up and rewinds it, passing an image.''
		+
		+	RENEE (CON'T)
		+	There! Play it!
		+
		+	''Fred runs the tape forward.
		+
		+	''We see snow - then a half-second long medium shot of Fred on his knees near the bedroom wall on Renee's side of the bed. He is looking directly at the camera - his face a ghastly grimace, contorted. His eyes are wide with horror.
		+
		+	''Fred runs it back again and freezes the tape there on his tormented image, which fills the screen. He and Renee stare at it.''
		+
		+	DISSOLVE TO:
		+
		+	INT. THE MADISON HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY
		+
		+	''The Detectives, with Fred and Renee are seated on chairs and the couch. The three videotapes in their manila envelopes are stacked on a coffee table in the center.''
		+
		+	AL
		+	You don't remember being awakened? It
		+	looks like you were aware of someone.
		+
		+	ED
		+	Or something.
		+
		+	FRED
		+	No, I don't remember anything. it looks
		+	like I... but... I don't remember.
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	Why would anyone do something like this?
		+
		+	AL
		+	Has anyone made any threats to either of
		+	you recently?
		+
		+	ED
		+	Or not so recently?
		+
		+	FRED
		+	No, not to me.
		+
		+	''Al, Ed and Fred all look at Renee.''
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	I... no. No. No threats.
		+
		+	ED
		+	We'll take the tapes with us, if that's
		+	all right with you?
		+
		+	''Ed looks at Fred, then Renee, both of whom nod their agreement.''
		+
		+	AL
		+	We'll see that the patrol of the house is
		+	doubled.
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	I don't know if I want to stay here. I
		+	don't feel safe.
		+
		+	FRED
		+	Where would you feel safe?
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	I don't know. Maybe a hotel.
		+
		+	''Ed and Al are watching this exchange between Fred and Renee with keen interest.
		+
		+	''There is a strained silence between them.''
		+
		+	ED
		+	Did you use the alarm system since we
		+	were here last?
		+
		+	FRED
		+	The first night ... Not the last two.
		+
		+	AL
		+	Why not?
		+
		+	FRED
		+	(shrugs)
		+	I forgot. Anyway, I hate the idea of
		+	acting paranoid.
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	Acting paranoid?!!! Someone is in our
		+	house while we're sleeping, filming us,
		+	and you don't want to act paranoid?!!! I
		+	thought you set the alarm!
		+
		+	''Fred gets up, lights a cigarette, paces.''
		+
		+	FRED
		+	I'll make sure the alarm is set from now
		+	on.
		+
		+	RENEE
		+	But that doesn't solve the problem. Who
		+	is doing this? And why?
		+
		+	''Ed and Al rise from their chairs. Ed picks up the envelopes.''
		+
		+	AL
		+	We'll find out, Mrs. Madison.
		+
		+	''Renee stands with the Detectives. Fred stands apart - his expression, pained and bewildered.''</td></tr></table></blockquote>
		+
		+	Shooting status: unknown
		+
		+	Interpretations:

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The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit

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	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.		In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.

-	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below ~~come~~ immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]	+	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below are set immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]
	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)		Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)

Lhnavigator: /* The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit */

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The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit

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	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.		In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.

-	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below come immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22 Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]	+	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below come immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22\| Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]
	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)		Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)

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The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit

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	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.		In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.

-	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below come immediately after Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"	+	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below come immediately after [[Differences_between_Script_and_Film#Renee_exits_the_.22Luna_Lounge.22 Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"]]
	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)		Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)

Lhnavigator at 06:37, 3 June 2007

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	Interpretations: The script suggests that Fred takes no notice of Renee's exit with Andy (when Andy is first introduced in the script by name, he is described as "the man whose face we saw at the "Luna Lounge" with Renee"), but when the scene is edited as Fred's flashback, his awareness of Renee's exit is emphasized.		Interpretations: The script suggests that Fred takes no notice of Renee's exit with Andy (when Andy is first introduced in the script by name, he is described as "the man whose face we saw at the "Luna Lounge" with Renee"), but when the scene is edited as Fred's flashback, his awareness of Renee's exit is emphasized.
		+
		+	==== The Third Videotape and The Second Police Visit ====
		+
		+	In the script, a total of four videotapes arrive at Fred and Renee's house, with the fourth showing Renee's murder. Below is the scripting of the third videotape, which does not appear in the film. After the third videotape, Ed and Al meet with Free and Renee for a second time at their house.
		+
		+	Previous scene: in the script, the scenes below come immediately after Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"
		+	Subsequent scene: Andy's party (in the film, Andy's party comes immediately after the first police visit to Fred and Renee's home)

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	* '''Paperback''': Lynch, David and Barry Gifford, ''Lost Highway'', Faber and Faber (1997) (ISBN 0571191509). The book also includes a 15 page interview of David Lynch by Chris Rodley.		* '''Paperback''': Lynch, David and Barry Gifford, ''Lost Highway'', Faber and Faber (1997) (ISBN 0571191509). The book also includes a 15 page interview of David Lynch by Chris Rodley.

-	* '''Online''': The [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Lost-Highway.html ''Lost Highway'' script is available online] at the [http://www.imsdb.com Internet Script Movie Database (IMSDb)].	+	* '''Online''': The [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Lost-Highway.html ''Lost Highway'' script is available online] at the [http://www.imsdb.com Internet Script Movie Database (IMSDb)].<br><br>

	== Differences ==		== Differences ==

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Differences

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	Differences between the script and film may be deleted scenes, whether they were filmed or not, deleted or altered lines of dialogue, or scenes that appear in both the script and film but at different points in the story.		Differences between the script and film may be deleted scenes, whether they were filmed or not, deleted or altered lines of dialogue, or scenes that appear in both the script and film but at different points in the story.

-	~~'''~~Fred's female fans~~'''~~	+	==== Fred's female fans ====

	Previous scene: Fred's sax performance at the "Luna Lounge"<br>		Previous scene: Fred's sax performance at the "Luna Lounge"<br>
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	Interpretations: Fred's sexual desires focus solely on Renee, and his suspicions about Renee's honesty and faithfulness outweigh any satisfaction he would receive from other women.		Interpretations: Fred's sexual desires focus solely on Renee, and his suspicions about Renee's honesty and faithfulness outweigh any satisfaction he would receive from other women.

-	~~'''~~Renee's book reading~~'''~~	+	==== Renee's book reading ====

	Previous scene: Fred and Renee watch the first videotape<br>		Previous scene: Fred and Renee watch the first videotape<br>
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	Interpretations: This scene further expresses Fred's suspicions about Renee.		Interpretations: This scene further expresses Fred's suspicions about Renee.

-	~~'''~~Ed and Al consider the camera angle~~'''~~	+	==== Ed and Al consider the camera angle ====

	Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee<br>		Previous scene: Ed and Al watch the second videotape with Fred and Renee<br>
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	Interpretations: Given the remainder of the film, this dialogue seems to suggest that the source of the videotapes cannot be human, for a person would be incapable of videotaping at that angle and without lateral movement.		Interpretations: Given the remainder of the film, this dialogue seems to suggest that the source of the videotapes cannot be human, for a person would be incapable of videotaping at that angle and without lateral movement.

-	~~'''~~Renee exits the "Luna Lounge"~~'''~~	+	==== Renee exits the "Luna Lounge" ====

	In the film, the scene where Renee leaves the "Luna Lounge" with Andy is presented as a flashback Fred has as he waits in bed for Renee before they have sex. In the script, this scene is presented as a second sax performance, which is set immediately after the scene where Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house. The script reads as follows:		In the film, the scene where Renee leaves the "Luna Lounge" with Andy is presented as a flashback Fred has as he waits in bed for Renee before they have sex. In the script, this scene is presented as a second sax performance, which is set immediately after the scene where Ed and Al leave Fred and Renee's house. The script reads as follows: