The very first night he is alone, his active and lively imagination goes into full gear and he talks directly to himself: "Maybe I should have asked her in for a drink? Just being neighborly.Connors also wanted to regenerate his missing right limb, but the promising experiments went cold when Parker died (his secret research went with him).I could never stand to see anyone like that, whatever his age might be, but more especially when he was real old like this one was.An inferior sequel was produced later in the decade -Oliver""s Story (1978)pairing a still-grieving Ryan O""Neal with Candice Bergen.