In a consultation within the Rebel""s Command Center, there were findings that a sensor was reporting a disturbance and unusual signal coming from an unidentified metal object (the Imperial probe droid) at Station 38.He also insisted on filming in natural, non-Hollywood studio locales - using real exteriors in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and interiors and street scenes in San Francisco and in Oakland.The bold, final credit freezes the frame of Pike""s face espousing violence, juxtaposed with the words - "Directed by Sam Peckinpah.He is impressed by her star quality and spark of genius:You""ve got that little something extra that Ellen Terry talked about.