SUBMITTED BY Scooby
January 24, 2002 — John Keep, who wrote the book that the movie is based on, talks:
"I have tried to remain as objective as possible," he said. "I've gone through periods where I think, 'Now I know it all' ... but I don't know if anyone will ever fully understand it."
The film fictionalizes some of Keel's experiences, with Gere's character changed to a Washington Post reporter plagued with visions of his dead wife. The movie also creates another alter-ego for Keel named Alexander Leek -- "Keel" spelled backward -- a curmudgeonly scientist with theories about the Mothman.
Gere's character asks: If the winged creature were an advanced being, why wasn't it better at conveying its message?
"You're more advanced than a cockroach," responds Leek, played by Alan Bates. "Did you ever try explaining yourself to one?"
"It's like he was quoting me," said Keel, who liked the film despite the license it took with his story.
"The bottom line is these creatures don't exist the same way we do," he said of Mothman.
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