There were none, but they found a Terraforming Generator machine (or World Engine) that was salvaged and retrofitted.Hmmm.I""d like to see my old woman throwing things around.It""s disgraceful.Never heard of such goings-off, on.You know, if my ball-and-chain ever talked o me, if she even dared to raise her...Do you know what I""d say?...I""d say.Hello, honey.I...(He does a double-take) Well, you think it over.I""ll see you in the morning.(Stan meekly rises and dutifully follows after his wife.)The next day, they devise a plan so they can sneak off to the convention.Ollie fakes illness ("a severe nervous breakdown") to his wife, mostly as a result of his fight with her.Fitts (Chris Cooper) and his passively troubled wife Barbara (Allison Janey).Lester became transformed out of his malaise when he lustfully fantasized about Jane""s under-aged, 16 year-old cheerleader high-school friend and seductive temptress Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari), a blonde, self-possessed nymphet and aspiring model, who he eventually seduced." Ambrose also noted: "I have terrorists and other pharmaceutical companies standing in line."The meeting was interrupted when Ethan exploded the room""s outer door - and was momentarily spotted through the flames...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)).]The film was a commentary on the worst effects of child stardom, family dysfunctionalism, and a black satire about Hollywood.