▁purch ases ▁it , ▁ev ict ing ▁the ▁woman ▁who ▁lives ▁there . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁offices , ▁the ▁executive ▁and ▁Al ▁Pac ino ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁script ▁from ▁a ▁trag ic ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁strike ▁failing ▁to ▁a ▁happy ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁under dog ▁winning . ▁Paul ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁say ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁happy ▁with ▁how ▁the ▁film ' s ▁direction ▁is ▁going ▁and ▁want ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁executive ▁writes ▁two ▁che ques : ▁one ▁to ▁get ▁Paul ' s ▁friend ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁production , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁to ▁keep ▁Paul ▁on ▁board . ▁Al ▁Pac ino ▁tells ▁Paul ▁that ▁they ▁need ▁him , ▁and , ▁after ▁seeing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁on ▁the ▁che que , ▁he ▁agre es ▁to ▁write ▁whatever ▁ending ▁they ▁want . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁film ▁set , ▁Golden ▁Pictures ▁tears ▁up ▁the ▁modern ▁min ing ▁town ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁image ▁they ▁want ▁and ▁turning ▁down ▁actual ▁min ers ▁because ▁they ▁don ' t ▁match ▁the ▁s tere ot ype ▁they ▁have ▁in ▁mind . ▁The ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁shows ▁Sc arg ill ▁in ▁an ▁an ach ron istic ▁town ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁liter ate . ▁He ▁reads ▁a ▁modern ▁copy ▁of ▁Das ▁Kap ital ▁in ▁a ▁ta vern ▁while ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁( including ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁min ers ▁who ▁wear ▁old - f ashion ed ▁min ing ▁hel m ets