..It""s very peaceful, very still") as a contrasting and juxtaposed optimistic counterpoint to the more depressing, "pretty violent" and disturbing pictures earlier in the book.Producer John Carpenter conceived of this film as the first in an anthology of stand-alone Halloween season-related horror films, although the plan failed." As Jesse slept, Grady also fell asleep (although warned not to), allowing Freddy to inhabit Jesse""s body.With epic qualities, it had more than 50 speaking roles and 2,400 extras.The film currently remains the box-office (domestic) champ with a gross revenue of $1.89billion(adjusted for inflation).Various elements in the original novel had to be eliminated, and some characters, scenes, and events were either truncated, dropped, or modified:Scarlett""s first two children (Wade Hampton and Ella Lorena) were eliminatedIn the novel, Charles Hamilton was in love with Honey Wilkes prior to falling in love with Scarlett; in the film, he was in love with India WilkesRhett""s scenes (and confessions) about being a blockade runner were minimized or cut outthe novel""s love scenes (in particular, the "Paddock Scene") were more low-keythe character of the Atlanta prostitute Belle Watling was sanitized (and Rhett""s finding of solace with Belle - after Scarlett vowed not to have any more children following Bonnie""s birth), was also down-playedany episodes or mention of the Ku Klux Klan were droppedRhett""s contempt for Ashley was softenedRhett""s last words in the novel: "My dear, I don""t give a damn.