Why would they fabricate such an unsettling and all-around gross scene and put it in a movie based on a true story?

Who comes up with this stuff!?

The man who works at my local Hollywood Video is very cynical. Every movie you mention to him, he shoots down. He’s a pretty interesting character, and I have a sneaking suspicion that the only film he has ever enjoyed is Cool Hand Luke.

He went on and on about how weird and unwatchable Red Cherry looked, judging by the cover, when I rented it from him. I ignored him, because I like foreign films, and this one seemed unique. Unique it may be, but well-made it is not.

Next time I went to the video store, I rented Cool Hand Luke.