[Casy functions as an allegorical figure in the film, conveying the spiritual yearnings of the working class characters.It was Garland""s comeback and self-referential film (after she had been dismissed from her lead role in MGM""sAnnie Get Your Gun (1950)for health problems), and then suffered from alcoholic binges and suicide attempts.An outdoor football game in a stadium, between Gotham and Rapid City, was also threatened.A chain of explosions completely and effectively cut off Gotham:almost the entire Gotham police force of 3,000 men was trapped undergroundthe football field in the stadium was destroyedthe Mayor and other politicians and officials in a special viewing box were killedmajor bridges were detonated that led out of GothamBane and his mercenaries marched onto the field and ordered Dr." As the Torrances are taken back inside into the giant Gold Room ballroom, Ullman describes he space which will soon be empty and devoid of any social influences:Ullman: We can accommodate up to three hundred people here very comfortably.