
Cause then you let the talent come in and do their thing. Then once you get to that point where you have a locked script and you have a director, I think you’re, you know, you’re about as useful as a eunuch at a stud farm, I mean there’s just no point to stick around after that, whether you are a producer or a writer or whatever. Lehane: No, no, it was something that very early on I wanted to be active in terms of, you know right from the get-go, when I got the rights back to Shutter Island, I wanted to be extremely proactive in terms of who I sold the rights to, who was on that short list, where we went in terms of - once they became involved - in terms of who we went to, screenwriters, directors, etc. “What do you give your secretary instead of a raise? You give her an associate producer credit.” Question: I noticed that Shutter Island is the first film that you’ve actually been listed as an Executive Producer on, and I was curious if that was an actual change in your involvement with the film or it was just something they just added as a courtesy.ĭennis Lehane: Oh, no, it wasn’t a courtesy. (Apr.You can either read the transcript below or listen to the interview by clicking here. Simultaneous release with the Morrow hardcover (Forecasts, Apr. Stechschulte handles the dialogue well, distinguishing between each voice and varying the pace between rapid back-and-forth and thoughtful, drawn out remarks. The quartet banters, calling each other's bluffs and having a grand old time, yet tones of racism underlie the conversation. For example, one stormy night at the hospital, Teddy and Chuck are playing cards with two of the hospital's workers. Stechschulte is particularly adept at reading dialogue. His portrayal of Daniels is convincing, and he reads the role with equal parts poignancy and toughness. Stechschulte gives a stirring performance. Embroiled in uncertainties and mystery, the two soon learn there's much more at stake than simply finding one missing woman.

Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, are called in to investigate. When a beautiful-and certifiably crazy-patient escapes, U.S. Shutter Island is off Massachusetts's coast, an army facility turned hospital for the criminally insane.

Harper Audio, unabridged, six cassettes, 9.5 hrs., $34.95, ISBN 0-06-055414-2īoston-area novelist Lehane has written a terrific suspense novel, an impressive follow-up to 2001's Mystic River. Fiction SHUTTER ISLAND Dennis Lehane, read by Tom Stechschulte.

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