The film is a skillful blend of mystery, romance, suspense, and hard boiled detective/film noirgenre elements - especially embodied inThe Maltese Falcon (1941)(by director John Huston who acts in this film) andThe Big Sleep (1946).When the phone rang, Heather answered it rudely: "Leave us alone, you son-of-a-bitch," but it was only the LA Limousine service outside for pick-up.Before embarking on an all-out pursuit of the humans ("I will hunt him down myself"), General Thade visited his ailing and frail father Senator Zaius (Charlton Heston) on his deathbed.However, white-haired Ryker""s first words are: "I don""t want no trouble, Starrett." He informs Joe that he has just signed a new government beef contract and now needs all the range land so hat his cattle can run freely:Ryker: I came to inform ya.Playing his flute for her, the "terrible faun" hypnotized her and informed her she was being kidnapped.