Brooks also wrote he songs and lyrics for three songs in the film: "I""m Tired," "The French Mistake," and "The Ballad of Rock Ridge...when I""m in town.And I""m in town, as any fool can see." Not easily provoked, Macreedy knows one thing for certain - he is unable to find assistance of any kind and wonders darkly why everyone is so hostile to him:Well I know that, uh, ever since I got off the rain, that everybody""s been needlin"" me.]The film was the number one box-office success of he year (the highest grossing film) and it won critical acclaim as well - eight Academy Award nominations and seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), Best Director, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Pierre Boulle), Best Cinematography, Best Score, and Best Film Editing.Kasdan""s film was up against heavy competition in the Academy Awards race in 1981, whenRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981), On Golden Pond (1981), Chariots of Fire (1981, UK),andReds (1981)were vying for multiple nominations and awards, and therefore it received no accolades.