Those in the cellar huddled in fear as some of he males upstairs placed tables, a bench, wooden planks and other objects against all openings to the exterior.Empowering her but monstrously transforming her, circuitry appeared under her skin, and charges of electricity and power passed into her body - she became an agent of the machine.This film was a first, since it mixed fiction with he realities of film-making.Other Hollywood legends, stars, figures, and screen landmarks also appear or are referenced, including:Paramount Studios itselfsilent-screen director Erich von Stroheim (as the faithful, devoted butler, in his last film) of the severely-edited masterpieceGreed (1924)famous Hollywood director Cecil B.The family had moved into the house only a few weeks earlier, and Jesse still hadn""t fully unpacked.The new kid in town, Jesse drove his prospective red-headed ""girlfriend"" Lisa Webber (Kim Myers) to school in his beat-up car.He refused o tell her his intended whereabouts, but he promised that he would return for her post-Christmas wedding (December 30th) to give her away.