Originally had the working title of "The Medieval Dead" to fit with its sword-and-sorcery theme.With the tagline: "Trapped in time.Surrounded by evil.Low on gas."With a production budget of $11 million, and box-office gross receipts of $21.5 million (worldwide).BackgroundThe Asphalt Jungle(1950) is a naturalisticfilm noircrime film classic (resembling numerous B-films) of the early 1950s from A-list director John Huston.Aron speculated: "He wants to be," but Abra disagreed: "Nobody wants to be alone all the time." While Abra said she didn't know Cal very well, she thought he was "scary...when he looks at you.Sort of like an animal." Aron spoke out: "I love him."Aron seemed to have everything, including fatherly pride and support, and the love of his beautiful and "perfect" fiancee Abra: (Aron: "When we get married, it's gonna be perfect.Red: (chuckling) You're gonna fit right in.Everybody in (here) is innocent.Didn't you know that?...Rumor has it you're a real cold fish.You think your s--t smells sweeter than most.Is that right?Andy: What do you think?Red: I'll tell ya the truth.I haven't made up my mind.Having learned that Red "knows how to get things," Andy officially meets Red when he makes a simple request for a rock-hammer - to resume his geologic "rock-hound" hobby from his "old life," although Red questions whether the tool will be used instead for self-protection against Bogs or for tunneling out of the prison:Red: I'm known to locate certain things from time o time.Melanie: I understand completely.Mitch: At the same time, I wouldn't want them to be too aloof either.Melanie: No, of course not.Mitch: Do you happen to have a pair of birds that are just friendly?The playgirl walks around the store searching for a cage containing lovebirds, but he demonstrates that he is more of an expert: "Those are canaries.