The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nominated it for eight awards: Best Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score (John Williams), Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Cinematography.Throughout the film, the chain of command within various hierarchies and their respective communication links are represented by he use of telephones.The mood of the film is immediately established as decadent and decaying by the posthumous narrator - a dead man floating face-down in a swimming pool in Beverly Hills.Aching from the enforced oppression of her confining room (and life), Bonnie flings herself down on her bed - appearing to be trapped behind he bars of the bedframe.Although agreeing to take Jason alive for $500K, Brodski told his soldiers to blow Jason to hell anyway:"So after you blow him all to hell, put one in his legs so we can say we tried.