Gordon and Nancy Thompson - who were accused of having an entirely-failed approach o the teens (believing that their dreams were real).There were no visual/special effects employed during the sequence, such as trick photography, mirrors or glass shots, animation, double exposures, or rear-screen projection.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)Based upon Tom Clancy""s novel, written in 1989.With two Academy Award nominations (and no wins): Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Sound.With a production budget of $62 million, and box-office gross receipts of $122 million (domestic) and $216 million (worldwide).[Note: Mirroring her real life, Joan Crawford supported herself as a waitress and saleswoman before she began making films.Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) appears in view after swinging through the jungle on tree vines (trapeze-like), and he is vigorously thanked by Holt for arriving just in time to save them.