Lorna and Riggs stopped at Murtaugh""s house - alertly suspicious when they saw camping gear in the living room, and smelled Chinese food.It was adapted by George Axelrod (who also co-wroteThe Seven Year Itch (1955)that also starred Marilyn Monroe) from the 1955 Broadway hit play by William Inge."Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)With a production budget of $125 million, and box-office gross receipts of $215.4 million (domestic) and $546.4 million (worldwide).This was the highest grossing film of the series, though not the most profitable (the first brought in $457 million worldwide with an $80 million budget)."Lt.Thompson and Marge shared an unspoken, knowing look with each other.Marge sought help for Nancy at a sleep clinic, the Katja Institute for the Study of Sleep Disorders.The main character, an alcoholic writer, loses his money, his freedom, and his sense of reality when confined in an alcoholic ward.