This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
- Screenplay started by 'Harlan Ellison' (qv), who wrote the novella on which
it is based. Ellison encountered writer's block, and so producer
'Alvy Moore' (qv) and 'L.Q. Jones' (qv) took over and wrote the script.
Ellison saw nothing of the film until the premier, at which he was sitting
next to Moore. Ellison praised the film, to the relief of Moore, but there
are rumors that Ellison later condemned the film.
 
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