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“Everyone asks me, ‘Where did the rabbit come from?'”
he says with a laugh.
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“And it’s not an easy question to answer.”
Even in the earliest drafts of the script, Frank was always a rabbit.
One thing that wasn’t an influence was theotherfilm about a six-foot rabbit.
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“I’ve still never seenHarvey,” Kelly admits with a laugh.
“I was very adamant that it had to make an impact,” Kelly says.
“It has to disturb people.
It has to make the audience sit up in their seat and have a really intense response.”
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“Everyone just got quiet on the set,” he recalls.
“Everyone was like, this isreallyintense.
So I knew it was working, and I felt the sense of relief.
A second backup mask belongs to Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, who’s apparently a fan of hair-raising hares.
“It just continues to be a story and a film that resonates with people.”
Starting Friday, a special 15th anniversary, 4K restoration ofDonnie Darkowill begin playing in select theatersaround the country.
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