He stepped into a bubble car but couldn""t manage the controls.He grabbed a single jetpack gyro-copter that uncontrollably flew off.One of the film""s running gags was the progressive failure of a bazooka-styled weapon (with a plunger device) by the police.The film received two Academy Award nominations: Best Original Screenplay (co-authored by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern - known previously for scripting Stanley Kubrick""sDr.The vehicles are pursued by two military helicopters, as they are directed toward an amazing sight - a stranded freighter named COTOPAXI lying in the deep sand, completely intact but empty.BackgroundPlay It Again, Sam(1972) is director Herbert Ross"" adaptation of Woody Allen""s own original, scripted 1969 Broadway play, with the four main players reprising their roles from the stage (Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Diane Keaton, and Jerry Lacy).This film was made earlier in 1923 during the silent era with Florence Vidor.This film was the first major directing success of George Stevens and it was responsible for inaugurating his career.