Each time Tony gives the Sheriff a $5 dollar bill, Stuffy sneaks it from the Sheriff""s pocket and returns it to Tony, who then continues payment with the same $5 dollar bill.The film was backed by the independent Hemdale Film Corporation, and released by Orion Pictures.It appeared just before two other Vietnam War-based films: Stanley Kubrick""sFull Metal Jacket (1987)and John Irvin""sHamburger Hill (1987)."Johnny, eager for money and power, takes him up on he offer and makes his way to Mundson""s glittering casino...I think I""d kill the guy with my bare hands."He then went on to brush off Ned while indirectly referring to him as a low-class "slimy" lawyer and as a "dorkus" (similar o the man his wife was dating before they were married).