As Ethan was releasing Julia, Davian activated the explosive charge in Ethan's head (allowing him only four minutes to live) - rendering him incapacitated and defenseless." They stressed that a fight with has-been Balboa was the only one with "marquee value" that could bolster Dixon's failed popularity - but Dixon was fed up with them and threatened to go back to his old trainer.Breck spoke about the problems he was having in the cities: "the rising tide of disobedience, the outright defiance among the servant apes.It was more similar stylistically, however, to the noirish dramaCitizen Kane (1941)than to the classic detective noirThe Maltese Falcon (1941)with Bogart's Sam Spade searching for a black statuette.This film rescued Paramount from total bankruptcy (it was the 9th most profitable studio at the time), and began an incredible streak of major successes under Paramount VP of development Robert Evans' stewardship, includingHarold and Maude (1971),The Godfather (1972),Play It Again, Sam (1972),The Getaway (1972),Serpico (1973),The Great Gatsby (1974),Chinatown (1974),Marathon Man (1976)andBlack Sunday (1977).