This revisionist noir film was thefirstproduction of legendary Paramount Studios head (and ex-actor) Robert Evans, a flamboyant Hollywood figure who later in 1994 published a juicy autobiography,The Kid Stays in the Picturethat was made into a documentary film in 2002.The film was the precursor for another inspirational and popular film (and a similar adaptation of a Stephen King story by writer/director Frank Darabont) -The Green Mile (1999).Without any expression of emotion or grief, Geoff reacts with matter-of-fact orders to "get he wagon, take along a big pair of shears in case you have to cut him out.He commanded his thugs, who were outside unloading a metal crate (containing a missile launcher) from a van (marked with bullet holes), to "modify it, and attach it to the stern" of the yacht (although the instructions were in Russian).