有些人物的背景設定為何會被刪除？基於主線清楚和氣氛基調的考量，這些調整這些都是有可能發生的。反過來操作，如果把一些被刪除的人物背景設定放回去，說不定多少會改變你對該部電影的想法！

以下列出《麻雀變鳳凰 Pretty Woman》、《七夜怪談西洋篇 The Ring》、《回到未來3 Back to the Future Part III》、《哈啦瑪莉 There's Something About Mary》、《蹺課天才 Ferris Bueller's Day Off》、《美國心玫瑰情 American Beauty》等6部電影的6個人物略被刪除的背景設定，讓我們一窺他們不為人知的內幕。

【《麻雀變鳳凰Pretty Woman (1990)》Vivian是毒品上癮者？】

Source: usmagazine

《麻雀變鳳凰Pretty Woman (1990)》，Richard Gere飾演的富翁Edward Lewis看上Julia Roberts飾演的應召女郎Vivian Ward，提出用$3000交換她一整週，兩人要住在一起並假裝是情侶。

但是當中有個關於Vivian的設定被刪掉了，請看這一段劇本節錄…(劇本來源)

VIVIAN:

I need to go back to Hollywood and get some things.

我需要回好萊塢拿點東西。

EDWARD:

No, I want you to stay here while you're with me. I don't want any trouble. We'll buy anything you need. What do you want?

不行，我想要你待在這裡。我不想惹麻煩，要甚麼東西去買就好了。你要甚麼？

(Vivian smiles awkwardly.)

(Vivian尷尬地笑)

VIVIAN:

Well, a little bit of rock. Just to get me through the week. I'll pay for it myself.

想要一點能讓我興奮的東西，只要撐過這週就好了，我會自己付錢。

EDWARD:

No. No drugs. Not while you're with me.

不要用藥，只要你跟我在一起的時候就不行。

VIVIAN:

I just need a little buzz. It's no different than champagne.

我只需要一丁點。它的效果跟香檳沒甚麼兩樣。

EDWARD:

Champagne is legal. Drugs are illegal. That's enough of a difference to me.

香檳合法，毒品不合法。對我來說這就是差別。

VIVIAN:

I can't go a whole week without getting high.

我無法不嗨一整週。

Source: reviewsofthings

Vivian原本設定為一個對古柯鹼上癮的女子，但是後來這個設定被完全刪除。應該有些觀眾認為有一段Vivian泡澡的戲怪怪的，她最後只從浴缸拿出牙線，那時有可能在嗑藥。

至於把古柯鹼設定拿掉的必要性？《麻雀變鳳凰Pretty Woman (1990)》的製作公司是迪士尼的子公司Touchstone Pictures，當然希望女主角清純一點。

【《七夜怪談西洋篇The Ring (2002)》最後錄影帶去了哪裡？】

Source: wodumedia

《七夜怪談西洋篇The Ring (2002)》相信大家都大概知道故事，Naomi Watts飾演的記者女主角Rachel發現了一捲錄影帶上的死亡詛咒，要拯救兒子性命只能把錄影帶寄出去，可是要寄給誰？

Source: entertainment

最後Rachel把錄影帶寄給由Chris Cooper飾演的強姦殺人犯這段情節被刪了，是因為試片觀眾覺得長髮鬼娃比強姦犯有趣，也更加驚悚。

【《回到未來3 Back to the Future Part III (1990)》Strickland和Biff的愛恨情仇…？】

Source: thatfilmguy

《回到未來3 Back to the Future Part III (1990)》Strickland校長和Biff Tannen的深仇大恨，真正的原由請看以下被刪除情節…

在19世紀末的西部，Biff的祖先殺了當時還未出生的小Strickland的爺爺，從此結下世仇！這一段被剪掉是因為內容太黑暗，向人家背後開槍和在小孩面前殺死爸爸這些點來說。但是回頭想想劇情的暗示的無限輪迴情況其實更為黑暗，因為如果Marty不要搭乘時光機回到過去，Strickland的祖父就不會死，Strickland和Biff也不會因世仇兩相厭…

【《哈啦瑪莉 There's Something About Mary (1998)》有個傢伙被蛇吃了？！】

Source: mombymarriage

《哈啦瑪莉 There's Something About Mary (1998)》劇中，Matt Dillon 飾演的私家偵探Pat Healy受雇於Mary，但隨即迷上了她。由Jeffrey Tambor飾演Pat的警察朋友Sully，他在某個點就突然消失也不再出現，有人關心他到底去了哪嗎？

Source: cracked

原先的劇本裡，Sully戒掉古柯鹼19個月，他的朋友Healy說服他喝下啤酒。這就是堅持崩塌的第一步，由此開始他又忍不住古柯鹼的誘惑，不一會兒Sully又開始瘋狂吸毒，加上他的寵物蛇好幾天沒有吃東西，陰錯陽差之下一個意識不清的人和餓到極點的蛇碰到一起，人就被蛇吞掉了。很恐怖的故事吧！

【《蹺課天才Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)》Charlie Sheen角色的關鍵地位】

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這部《蹺課天才Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)》是1980年代經典青春喜劇，當中Charlie Sheen的角色在警局露面，並與主角Ferris Bueller的姊妹Jeanie交談。這個無名的角色在原初的劇本裡其實是重要到有名字的，他叫做Garth Volbeck。

Source: rwise

至於關鍵地位在哪裡呢？Garth Volbeck的存在與事件可能更襯托主角Ferris Bueller的友情與同情，請看Ferris所說被刪除的一段話。(劇本來源http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Ferris-Bueller%27s-Day-Off.html)

FERRIS:

His name is Garth Volbeck. He's a serious outsider. Not a bad guy, I like him. I'm probably his only friend.

他名叫Garth Volbeck，一個邊緣人。我喜歡他，他不是個壞人，而我可能是他唯一的朋友。

I do what I can for him. I mean, if I was him, I'd appreciate it. Do unto others, right?

我能為他做甚麼就去做。如果我是他，我會很感激這種作為。為他人奉獻一己之力對吧？

Anyway, his mother owns a gas station. His father's dead and his sister's rumored to be a prostitute, which is complete bullshit.

話轉回來，他的母親開了一家加油站。他的父親已過世，外面胡亂謠傳他姐姐是妓女。

She only puts out so people will hang out with her. It's sad but I don't hold it against her. Better to hold it against the guys who use her and don't care about her.

雖然令人難過，但我不會因此改變對她的看法。只會改變我對那些利用她又不在乎她的人的觀感吧。

My parents never allowed Garth over here. It was because of his family. Mainly his older brother. He's in jail. I could see them not wanting his brother here because he is a registered psycho. I wouldn't want him here. I once watched the guy eat a whole bowl of artificial fruit just so he could see what it was like to have his stomach pumped.

我父母不允許Garth來家裡，是因為他的家庭背景，最主要是由於他坐牢的哥哥。我可以了解我爸媽不想要Garth的哥哥來這裡的原因：他是一個登記在案的神經病。對於這點我也有同感，我有次看到那個人吃一整碗的假水果。

But Garth isn't his brother. It isn't his fault that his brother's screwed-up. A lot of fights with the parents on that point. I always felt for Garth. I was sleeping at his house once and I was laying on the dark worrying that his brother was going to come in and hack me to death with an ax and I heard Garth crying.

但Garth不是他哥，他哥變成那樣也不是他的錯。爸媽為此起了不少爭執，我總是站在Garth那邊。有一次在他家過夜，我躺在黑暗中，擔心Garth的哥哥會拿斧頭來砍死我，但我只聽到Garth在哭。

I asked him what was wrong and he said, "Nothing". ... Nothing was wrong. There was no specific thing he was crying about.

我問他怎麼了？他回答「沒事」…甚麼事也沒有。沒有特定的原因惹他哭。

In fact, he wasn't really even aware that he was crying. He just cried himself to sleep every night. It was a habit. The guy's so conditioned to grief that if he doesn't feel it, he can't sleep. How could you possibly dump on guy who has to deal with that kinda shit? My parents acknowledge the trudge of the situation and I'm sure that deep down, they do feel for him but still the guy's banned from our house.

事實上，他根本沒有注意到自己在哭，這只是他每晚入睡的方法，是一種習慣。他被悲傷所制約，如果他不去感受就睡不著。你說要怎樣才能拋棄這樣亂七八糟的一個傢伙？我很確定爸媽知道這樣的困境，他們很同情他但是還是禁止他出入我們家。

Unfortunately, now my parents have a legit argument. Garth doesn't need his brother to give him a rep anymore. He's getting one on his own. He's lost. It's over for him. He's eighteen. Gone from school. Gone from life. His legacy is a gas station.

遺憾的是，現在我父母有正當說法。Garth不再需要背負他哥為他帶來的惡名了，他自己也有屬於他的壞評價。他輸了，一切都結束了。他才18歲，從學校出走，從人生出走。加油站造就他的傳奇。

翻譯有誤請包涵並歡迎指正。這就是Garth Volbeck的故事，最後的敘述的暗喻引人想像並深感遺憾。我猜想要刪掉如此搶眼的角色，除了太沉重之外，可能就是因為他本身的故事性會搶了主角Ferris太多鋒頭。

【《美國心玫瑰情 American Beauty (1999)》Lester Burnham的女兒Jane被嫁禍謀殺罪名】

Source: headinavice

《美國心玫瑰情 American Beauty (1999)》看似正常不過的社區發生的經典異色故事，Kevin Spacey飾演的男主人Lester Burnham遭到殺害為終局，令人糾結究竟是誰或是甚麼導致他的死。電影一開始似乎暗示Lester Burnham的女兒Jane和男友Ricky有預謀殺人的嫌疑。

Source: dakann

栽贓人就是Ricky的老爸。原版的劇本中 (劇本來源)，第一幕從Jane和Rick被法庭審判開始，但後來受審的情節都被剪掉了，因為觀眾覺得太過憤世嫉俗。還記得Rick幾近偷窺狂的錄影習慣吧？他有一捲和Jane開玩笑討論如何殺掉Lester的錄影帶，後來被Ricky的老爸交出去成為關鍵「證據」。誰知道那只是開玩笑的，是吧？

Source: headinavice

這個故事告訴我們盡量不要留下紀錄才是聰明的做法，即使是開玩笑也會遭有心人利用。

Source: cracked