Director Martin Scorsese was convinced by actor Robert De Niro, with whom he had madeMean Streets (1973),Taxi Driver (1976), andNew York, New York (1977), that he film had to be made, after he was given La Motta""s biography by De Niro in 1974.Freddy caught the aberrant hearing aid from the blast and joked: "Nice hearing from you, Carlos."All that was left of Carlos in the bedroom was his hearing aid, found by Tracy.In the downstairs living room, Spencer was smoking pot and falling asleep on the sofa - and would become Freddy""s next prey:Spencer watched an image on the broken-down TV set with a smashed screen (of desperate kids"" faces, scarred or bloodied inside the tube, one of whom was Carlos who screamed a warning: "Don""t fall asleep, man!").Many critics/reviewers and fans have considered the film the best of the series.One of the reasons for its success was that the story and screenplay were co-written by Wes Craven.Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption (1994)andThe Green Mile (1999)) also worked on the screenplay.When Mariko cried out: "Stop!", the Samurai""s aim was deflected and it struck Logan""s restraints instead.