[He is the son of a Joseph and Mary Deeds - an unusual Christ-like reference.] When told the "good news" about his inheritance by duplicitous, crooked lawyer John Cedar, he barely flinches, uninterested and unemotionally affected by the money.When Riggs was overtaken by the thugs, Cole defended him with hand-to-hand, kicking and martial arts skills.Producer John Carpenter conceived of this film as the first in an anthology of stand-alone Halloween season-related horror films, although the plan failed.The campy and decadent (trashy) film came about as an adaptation of Richard O""Brien""s British stage-show musical in 1973 (that premiered in London’s Chelsea district).The overly-amorous farmer""s widow Miz Zeffie extends her gloved hand over Sullivan""s - he retracts his hand and folds his arms across his chest.