With a headstrong display of an assertive will and dramatic theatricality, he shouts into the receiver and declares his independence from the newspaper (as Ellie did against familial control) long after he has been fired and disconnected: "Oh, so you""re changing your tune, eh? You""re a little late with your apologies.Enroute to Smallville by Trailways bus, a dangerous chemical plant fire caused the road to be blocked.Duke was in town, ordering "a Voorhees Burger and a side of Jason Fingers," and introduced himself to waitress Diana, already knowing her identity.[This allows time for Holly to remain in Vienna for a week o conduct hisowninvestigation into the truth of Lime""s death.The film""s theme - of an outsider-protagonist who transforms the occupants of a Southern chain gang institution and tragically sacrifices himself at the end - resembles the anti-hero character inOne Flew Over the Cuckoo""s Nest (1975).