During a performance of flamenco dancing in the courtyard of a mansion, he spotted fugitive thief Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton) (the film suddenly went into slo-motion) across the room, and then confronted her during a jewel heist on the second floor of the mansion.He is late as usual from basketball practice and must run after the trolley to catch it.She is relieved when he runs after the trolley, catches it and boards - she happily finishes the song on a high note, leading all of her friends in her musical tale of flirtation with a handsome man:I went to lose a jolly, hour on the trolley, and lost my heart insteadWith his light brown derby and his bright green tieHe was quite the handsomest of menI started to yen, then I counted to ten, then I counted to ten again[In a scene filmed but later excised from the final release of the film, Esther and John stroll through and explore the unfinished fairgrounds - John carries her in his arms through one of the muddier sections of the grounds.Plot SynopsisOpening Title Sequence:The thought-provoking film""s intriguing itle sequence opened with a montage of other-worldly images (of galaxies and nebula).Later, she spoofed her own role inThe Man With Two Brains (1983).Kasdan had also contributed as co-screenwriter for wo of the biggest early 1980s films -Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)andRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981).