Time Magazinewas noted as stating: "Just possibly the dirtiest American-made motion picture that has ever been legally exhibited.Bub had been spared from non-existence (and dissection), and Dr.Logan had introduced (or reacquainted him to remember past, civilized life tendencies) - he was presented with a toothbrush, a razor, a Stephen King paperback novel (Salem""s Lot), and a desk phone.The film ended with the exhausted parents asking: "Well, what shall we do now?", but falling soundly asleep after caring and bedding down their new brood.The medic warned: "Bites are killers.Black ants are the worst." He was also cautioned about drinking too much water that would cause cramps.The second more helpful commander, Sgt.Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe), reduced the weight of Chris"" pack: "You""re humpin"" too much stuff, troop.It was one of the biggest news stories of the 1920s.Collins was pronounced dead on February 16, 1925, although he had probably died a few days earlier, from dehydration and exposure.