At first as he climbs the stone staircase, he believes he deteriorating, rotting mausoleum-like estate belongs to a long bygone era [a symbol of Hollywood's own decaying state], and is deserted because of its unkempt condition.The film's themes include male camaraderie and loyalty, professionalism, courage and duty in the face of life-and-death perils and dangers, and rugged, stoic bravery - the pilots' code.Foley assured him: "I have to go deep undercover.I'm undercover deep now, this is deep, but I'm goin' deeper.I don't want no more money or nothin', but I'm goin' deep, deep deep, deep undercover." Todd authorized $1,000 in "flash money," used by Foley to travel to Beverly Hills, where he reunited with Rosewood and Taggart at the hospital...These humans are the end product of nuclear radiation.They're mutant and they're mad." Later that night, Cornelius chased after his pet squirrel into some trees, where he overheard General Aldo conspiring with a group of growling gorillas to plot a violent military coup: "Without guns, we have no power.It tests their personal values, exhibiting the conflict between country and city, and accentuates what has been hidden or unrealized in civilized society.