After getting back her money, she also demanded that he resume his guide-job for her: ("And now you're going to take me the rest of the way") and arranged for a departure time an hour later at the wharf in the village.Brooks (his first directorial effort) was based on the novel of he same name by Larry McMurtry.The film, with three X's signifying kisses below its itle, was a major Academy Award winner in 1983, with eleven nominations and five Oscars - and Brooks was atripleOscar winner! It won Best Picture, Best Actress (Shirley MacLaine - her first and sole win), Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.Eddie ("her dream soldier") discovers hat Jean Sherman (Priscilla Lane) lives with her mother (Elisabeth Risdon) and "goes o school, sings, and dances.Inside were graphic B/W drawings of:Greta's death sequenceFreddy's recent assault on Yvonne on the diving boardAlice's earlier confrontation with Freddy in the churchAlice's first nightmare in the asylumHe also noticed a sequence of empty frames after a drawing of himself reading comics -- after which he was pulled into the comic-book dream world when he fell asleep.