I have both films. I have the Cage version just to show how bad remakes can be.
The REAL Gone is a great film when you consider it was a 'outsider' film in today's terminology.
And an outsider film in an era that was tightly controlled by the big film companies and equipment to make a film was very expensive, heavy and difficult to use. Today a 12 year old can match Hollywood standards with a $100 camera.
I've seen (and touched when the guard wasn't looking) the real Elanor at Peterson and even met HB briefly when he was touring with Elanor back when the film first opened. He had just done a local news spot and was filling his tow truck at a Shell station.....what a man!