And.........Scene!
Tom Gregory, the man who spent more than $100,000 on the shirts from Brokeback Mountain, recently bought the postcards that are pictured in the film's final scene for an undisclosed sum. Gregory contacted Brokeback's propmaster Ken Wills with the intent to reunite the famous props. He also made an additional donation to Variety Children's Charity (the group benefitting from the sale of the shirts) for $10,000.
Said Gregory: "The shirts and the postcards are together again. They are more than simply props, they are symbolic of a great love and a remarkable film."
The shirts and postcards (which are being mounted on wood) will be on display at the GLAAD awards in Los Angeles this Saturday, April 8th.
Now if Gregory can just obtain Heath Ledger, the window, curtain, wardrobe, and a bucolic western landscape he'll have the entire scene.
ADDENDUM: I've just confirmed that Gregory bought a total of five postcards, four of which were used in the film, including the ones sent as mail (the postcard by which Ennis finds out Jack is "Deceased" and also the one that comes before the first visit).
Previously
Brokeback Shirts Off Their Backs [tr]
Jack Twist's Truck for Sale [tr]
Posted Apr. 6,2006 at 9:47 AM EST by Andy Towle in Film and TV | Permalink
Why does this quote read, "postcards," plural? There's one postcard hung with the shirts.
Posted by: huh@huh.com | Apr 6, 2006 9:55:21 AM
I wondered the same thing, but the info I received said there was more than one purchased...
Posted by: andy | Apr 6, 2006 10:10:30 AM
perhaps he was able to buy all the postcards that Ennis and Jack used to communicate about their trysts (e.g., "You bet")?
Posted by: Bryant | Apr 6, 2006 10:25:17 AM
Hello....
I did purchase all the postcards...including one that was cut from the film. I purchased five in totel.
Thanks
Tom Gregory
Posted by: TomGregory | Apr 6, 2006 10:59:19 AM
thats total.....I can spell, I just can't see!
Tom
Posted by: Tom Gregory | Apr 6, 2006 11:00:54 AM
That is great....If I had that kind of money, I might have done the same thing. What a great piece of a money to have.
Posted by: Roy | Apr 6, 2006 11:48:16 AM
Hi Tom,
Can you tell us what the one cut from the movie said? I'd love to know.
Posted by: Anna | Apr 6, 2006 11:59:19 AM
Hmmmm. O-C-D much?
[smirk]
Posted by: midnight lounge | Apr 6, 2006 12:19:42 PM
we need to have a gay museum that we could put things in like the aids quilt and artifacts about our "gay" lives
Posted by: TC | Apr 6, 2006 1:00:48 PM
Congratulations Tom! Really glad you are preserving these things. They are near and dear to the hearts of many of us! Thank you!
Posted by: james | Apr 6, 2006 1:09:14 PM
The postcard not seen in the film reads;
Jack
Divorce came through.
Working double shifts to pass the time
Ennis del mar
Posted by: Tom | Apr 6, 2006 1:15:45 PM
Thank you, Tom! It's no wonder Jack thought Ennis was eagerly awaiting his arrival!
Posted by: Anna | Apr 6, 2006 2:02:33 PM
That's awesome you have the shirts and postcard, Tom.
The divorce scene is the one place in the movie where I really got angry with Ennis. That was the biggest lost opportunity for them to be together that wasn't. My heart breaks for Jack in that scene.
Posted by: Tina | Apr 6, 2006 2:35:29 PM
Lucky bastard!
Posted by: Chad Hanging | Apr 6, 2006 4:04:15 PM
What was hand written on the post card that was stamped "DECEASED?"
Posted by: haney | Apr 6, 2006 4:10:37 PM
Unrelated, go to this page and scroll to the bottom to the Pugilist's "Brokenose Mountain" image.
http://thomasco.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Chad Hanging | Apr 6, 2006 5:53:21 PM
"The divorce scene is the one place in the movie where I really got angry with Ennis."
That's the scene where you finally understand how scared Ennis is; where you realise just how deeply the wounds from his childhood go, and how clearly he recognises that his world hasn't changed enough for them to be safe together. (And the ending proves him right.) My heart breaks for Jack AND Ennis in that scene.
Posted by: chosha | Apr 9, 2006 3:27:53 AM