There were also major excerpts fromFriday the 13th (1980), including truck driver Enos"" (Rex Everhart) warning: "Camp Crystal Lake is jinxed" and Crazy Ralph""s (Walt Gorney) cautioning: "It""s got a death curse.When he finally locates the loving young couple, Steve has already confessed his love for Susan.Indignant that he has been dismissed and insulted by the non-nonsense musician, Sidney and Steve square off:Steve: What were you doing around my hotel the other night?Sidney: I beg your pardon, I haven""t been in a bowery in years.[In Arthur Clarke""s novel, the mysterious monolithic stone slab is a technological machine belonging to aliens in space, one of hundreds of such monoliths sent to Earth to test, teach and transform he apes into higher-order, intelligent beings.Polanski opted o use a bleak ending rather than the more hopeful finale in the original screenplay, presumably because of his life""s tragedies.When the fight commenced, Rocky fought with a new style.He sprinted after Lang from his corner, with tremendous spirit, agility, skill, and unrelenting punches delivered with swiftness and speed (a combination of "rhythm and power").