Production
Production of the film took place in 1978. Opening scenes were filmed at Mary Etta's Cafe, Flynn Springs, California. Many scenes were filmed in and around the historic Hotel del Coronado in Coronado near San Diego, California.
Peter O'Toole mentions in his DVD commentary that he based his character on David Lean who directed him in Lawrence of Arabia.
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“Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.”
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