" They united against slavery, assembled in small groups, and learned "the art of corporate and militant action.One of the poignant film""s posters declared it:"A love story of today""s love and laughter."At the time, it was the longest and most expensive Hollywood film since producer David O.Selznick""s ownGone with the Wind (1939).Producer David O.Selznick""s lavish film was an attempt to outdo his previous classic 1939 epic and Best Picture winner, and it was his first production since his other Best Picture Oscar winnerRebecca (1940).A film version of the original international stage hit, Jim Sharman""s and 20th Century Fox""s low-budget, campy horror rock musical at a cost of about $1.In the memorable entrance scene, the down-on-his-luck car owner was wearing a hat and a double-breasted suit.[In a subsequent scene shortly later, his mother screamed when she discovered his drowned body inside the transparent waterbed after she pulled back the comforter cover.