..When I think of myself sitting around playing straight for that phony patriotic chatter.Me! Carrying bibs for an infant with little flags in his fist.I- I can""t take it Diz.I quit.I""m through.She is not above sabotaging the achingly young Senator""s position through the press - she sets up a press conference to make a fool of him.] Spade""s loyal, wholesome blonde secretary/""Girl Friday"" Effie Perine (Lee Patrick) enters his office where he is alone rolling a cigarette."With a production budget of $160 million, and box-office gross receipts of $146.4 million (domestic) and $353.6 million (worldwide).Set-pieces:Shaw""s attack on the Division X facility, and the climactic showdown-faceoff between he US and Russia - the Cuban Missile Crisis conclusion.[Note: The film mixes elements of Frank Capra""sIt""s a Wonderful Life (1946)with David Lynch""sBlue Velvet (1986)and the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood.You""ve seen my horses.They need only a driver who is worthy of them.One who would rule them with love and not the whip.For such a man, they would have raced the wind.Judah would rather confront Messala on his own: "I must deal with Messala in my own way." The wise Balthazar insightfully knows what Judah really means:Balthazar: And your way is to kill him.