The "Max" character bragged: "I like the power that Amoco gives me." A TV series rip-off that was broadcast during the 1987-1988 season (with only 10 episodes), appeared with a similar heroic character itledThe Highwayman.The film was passed over by the Academy for the frothy musical tale ofGigi (1958)(with a record nine Oscar wins, including Best Picture), about a young woman trained to be a courtesan of a wealthy suitor.In reality, his problems are "personal matters" - as an inadequate breadwinner in his family, he expresses his rebellion and rage against his father-in-law by his ill-conceived plan to steal from him:I just need the money.[Note: This scene paid homage to a similar scene in the conclusion of Sergio Leone""s spaghetti westernFistful of Dollars (1964, It.