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Jun 03, 2007 20:39

ATTN SARA: So, I've been reading (re-reading) The Westing Game with one of my students, and it always makes me think of another story I read back in elementary school. I can never remember the title, but I remembered that it was about a man who invites some people to his mansion and tells them they will go hunting, and then the people realize that ( Read more... )

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oldmanwoerle June 4 2007, 18:16:49 UTC
I read that short story in highschool or lementary school to. It was a good story. Atleast I thought so then, I really don't feel like re-reading it. But I think there was a movie made after that book in like the early 90's. It might even have been a Jean-Claude Van Dam movie. The basic premise was that rich people would pay to have these people set up a hunt against a homeless person for obscene amounts of money. hte movie was completly ripped off of that short story and whenever I catch the movie it always makes me think of the short story.

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oldmanwoerle June 4 2007, 18:28:33 UTC
Ahh found it. The movie is hard target. Its a fun movie to watch. Hard Target

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incendiarypixie June 5 2007, 05:21:58 UTC
that website is amazing! i'm particularly disgusted by the meat/jell-o dishes... How revolting!

I'm happy you found your story... the name sounds somewhat familiar, but I'm not sure if I've read it.

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