He bid goodbye to his mother and o the Girl:"Mother, Mildred has promised to come to the city, and marry me - Just as soon as I""ve made good.Nearby, Alice screamed and struggled to get out of her desk-chair, but was restrained and trapped there and couldn""t move.Allen could have directed he film, and had already directed three films (What""s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966),Take the Money and Run (1969), andBananas (1971)), but had decided to move on to other original projects.All three films portrayed maddening urban living in claustrophobic apartments in different cities.The film borrowed many elements from Alfred Hitchcock""sPsycho (1960), Michael Powell""sPeeping Tom (1960, UK), such as sexual voyeurism, and subtle auditory hints, and resembled David Lynch""s laterEraserhead (1977)and Abel Ferrara""s exploitation hrillerMs.A time of hardship and pain.This battle has been won, but the war against the machines rages on.Skynet""s global network remains strong.But we will not quit, until all of it is destroyed.This is John Connor.There is no fate, but what we make."Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)With a production budget of $200 million (the most expensive independent film production in film history), and gross revenue of $125 million (domestic) and $372 million (worldwide).