The dark comedy""s local color is provided by the flat-accented, dead-pan voices, regional dialect, and exaggerated, down-home mannerisms of the Midwestern characters and oft-repeated phrases such as "You betcha," "Aw Jeez," "You""re darn tootin"", "Okie-Dokie," "Yup," "Be there in a jif," and "Yah.Both commanding officers feared what could potentially happen as everyone reported o battle stations and all weapons were readied." Breck and his associates claimed it was only "believed" that the talking baby ape was shot dead with its parents: "I""m beginning to wonder if they shot the right baby.The landmark, tragi-comedy film, one of the most erotic cinematic works ever produced, was based on Tennessee Williams"" first original film screenplay, interweaving and adapting two of his earlier one-act plays: "Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton" and "The Long Stay Cut Short" (aka "The Unsatisfactory Supper").In the bleacher stands during half-time, Lester and Carolyn listened as the HS band played "On Broadway," while twelve Dancing Spartanettes (with derby hats) provided a well-choreographed routine of entertainment on the gym floor.