The film was notable as the first film pairing Allen with his on- and off-screen partner Diane Keaton (they were directly eamed together in 6 films).It can be categorized within many film genres - it functions as a horror film, a war film, a science fiction film, a black comedy, a suspense-thriller, and a political melodrama (with additional segments of romance and action).It wasn""t in Palm Springs and it wasn""t in the garage.I was way ahead of the finance company.I knew they""d be coming around and I wasn""t taking any chances.With his car keys (with a miniature rabbit""s foot attached for luck), Joe ventures out to Paramount Pictures Studios to sell an "original story" - a baseball script titledBases Loadedto a callous, "big shot" "smart producer" named Sheldrake (Fred Clark)..." Macreedy walks from he jail down the dusty street back to the hotel.Hospitably, Reno Smith, owner of the Three-Bar Ranch, introduces himself and strikes up a friendly conversation.