In voice-over, O""Hara admits that he became empty-headed and unthinking after meeting her:That""s how I found her, and from that moment on, I did not use my head very much, except to be thinking of her.They emotionally reveal their true natures (and their love) to each other during tongue-in-cheek romantic banter.The film was also strongly influenced by director George Pal""sConquest of Space (1955), and was similar in some plot elements that were referenced by Kubrick.The Wienie King isn""t fazed: "Why, dirt""s as natural in this world as sin, disease, storms, twisters, floods, and cyclones.I""ve been a good boy....Please don""t make me deaf, Mama."Freddy""s hand grabbed his face and forced the Q-tip through one ear and out the other, popping out his hearing aid.