** What's a Roquelaure and why did Anne choose that name?

A roquelaure is a type of cloak invented by Count Roquelaure in the 18th century. Anne choose the name A.N. Roquelaure because of its meaning ("Anne under a cloak") and because it had the right sound for erotica.

No I would not. The Beauty books were written before TVL was. During that time, Anne was continuously working on changing the way Lestat's character appeared in Interview. This came out in Anne's writing as both the character of Prince Laurent and also as Elliott in EtoE so you will see a lot of similarities in their personalities.

Again, Anne says no. For now, she's done all she wants to do with her erotic series and does not think she'll be going back to it. Any erotica that you'll read from Anne will be contained in her future supernatural books.

Although Belinda was written under the Rampling name, it is not one of her erotic books in the same way that EtoE was. It is about the romance between an older man and a teen aged girl. There are some erotic scenes in it, but no more than can be found in, for example, TWH.

Rumors, as always, abound. Nothing definate yet I'm afraid.

Prior to the movie's release, Anne said that she felt that the script stayed very close to the heart of her book and that the movie would be an accurate telling of the ideas behind it.

Yes it did.

Anne now admits that she should have asked more questions when Garry Marshall approached her about the idea. She does hope, though, that Garry's "mainstreaming" of the story will help to bring the idea of S&M as an acceptable lifestyle to the public eye.

** So the movie is not like the book?

To paraphrase a line from MST3K, EtoE the movie is based on EtoE the book in that they were both written in English.

** Well, I'd still be interested to know who does what in the movie, could you tell me that?

Sure!
Exit To Eden
Savoy Pictures
Dana Delany: Lisa Emerson
Paul Mercurio: Elliott Slater
Hector Elizondo: Martin Halifax
Rosie O'Donnell: Sheila (cop)
Dan Ackroyd: Fred (cop)
Screenplay by: Deborah Amelon and Bob Brunner
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Garry Marshall and Alexandra Rose

** Wait a minute, I don't remember any cops in EtoE!

I know. See "So the movie is not like the book?"

** Are there any other interesting tidbits about the EtoE movie?

Yes, it made Roger Ebert's list of the Top Ten Worst Movies of 1994

Another interesting tidbit is that Rosie O'Donnell, as she has stated many times on her show is a MAJOR Anne Rice fan, in addition to being a MAJOR Tom Cruise fan. She has had Anne on her talk show three times, (so far). In the appearance Anne made while promoting Violin, which aired October 24th, 1997, Rosie showed a clip of Anne in her appearance on Ellen, the Dialogue of which was:

Ellen: I am such a big fan. I have read all of your books, and seen all of your movies. Well, not all of them, I didn't see "Exit to Eden". I mean, I love Rosie O'Donnell, but what was that all about?"

Anne: Rosie and I have a pact -- we don't talk about that movie.

Ellen: No, I don't blame you.

After the clip Rosie said to Anne, "Little bit of a ... little dis. It's alright! I can take it! I saw the film, I understand your feelings. We'll just drop it right there!"

To which Anne answered, "I didn't think you wanted to talk about it. I thought you felt kind of the same way I felt about it. Like it was a very interesting experience. It was a milestone in filmmaking. It was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of event. It was a bizarre, existential, philosophical, quasi-humorous interpretation of sado-masochism for kids!"

"It was horrible, Anne, and I agree with you on every count, and I'm sorry, to take any of your books and ruin them like we did," Rosie said.

Then Anne said, "You had the best line, Rosie, 'Paint my house'".

"'Paint my house.' See, a little adlib never hurts." Rosie told her.

There was much friendly laughter throughout.

** It wasn't gulp #1 was it?

No, thank Rob Reiner for creating North and sparing us that fate.