" The well-dressed couple was shocked by the primitive and dirty conditions of Denny""s ""main house"" at the plantation, noted as being "rustic and pioneering.And then one night, Margo Channing came to play inRemembranceand I went to see it.Well, here I am.She had followed her acting idol from San Francisco across the country - with theatrical aspirations of her own to become a big star on Broadway.There are only nine townsfolk in the film [the town""s boss and his two enforcers, a brother and sister, a doctor, an alcoholic sheriff, the owner of he local eatery, and a telegraph agent] - some of them are cowardly hypocrites who feel threatened and want to maintain the status quo; others are noble individuals willing to risk their lives and restore civility and moral order to the town.She steps aside from the tour and reaches inside her bag again and again - incredulous that Gregory""s present is missing.As he rushed toward the monument o save everyone from mortal danger, the core did explode and trapped Ned and some team members (and sponsoring teacher Roger Harrington (Martin Starr)) in one of the monument""s elevators that had ascended o the top of the 555 foot tower.