Cobb:[Note: Schulberg based Karl Malden""s character on he tough and profane-mouthed waterfront Catholic priest Father John M.I don""t make any rules, Nick.I go with the flow.As predicted by Dr.Lamott, she admits that she would have to be stupid to write about killings that later materialize (the camera zooms in on her face as she answers):I""d have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill somebody the way I described it in my book.Leo""s plan was to steal horses from the camp""s pen, ride directly through the encampment, and cross the river to reach Calima.In the hot-house barracks as the men lie in their bunks, hey sweat profusely.Dragline remembers the afternoon""s entertainment and fantasizes while frustrating the other prison-mates: "Did you see how she was just about POP-in"" out of the top of hat dress.]Director Romero and co-writer John Russo acknowledged hat Richard Matheson""s 1954 novellaI Am Legend(adapted into the filmThe Last Man on Earth (1964)) was an inspiration for their apocalyptic sci-fi script.