Onye na-emepụta ihe Herb Jaffe họọrọ ya na mmalite afọ 1970, ma Dick enweghị mmasị na ihe odide nke nwa Herb, bụ Robert dere: "Ihe odide Jaffe dị oke egwu... Robert gbadara Santa Ana iji gwa m okwu banyere ọrụ ahụ. Ihe mbụ m gwara ya mgbe ọ si n'ụgbọelu ahụ pụta bụ, 'M ga-eti gị ihe ebe a n'ọdụ ụgbọ elu, ma ọ bụ ka m ga-eti gị ihe n'ụlọ m?'" Ihe nkiri ahụ site n'aka Hampton Fancher malitere na 1977. Onye na-emepụta ihe nkiri bụ Michael Deeley Fancher nwere mmasị na onye nduzi na onye na-eme ihe nkiri bụ Ridley Scott, ma ọ dịghị mgbe ọ kwadoro ya. Onye na-emepụta ihe nkiri Herb Jaffe kwadoro ya na mmalite afọ 1970, ma Dick enweghị mmasị na edemede nke nwa Herb, bụ Robert dere: "Ihe odide Jaffe dị egwu... Robert gbadara Santa Ana iji gwa m okwu banyere ọrụ ahụ. Ihe mbụ m gwara ya mgbe ọ si n'ụgbọelu ahụ pụta bụ, 'M ga-eti gị ihe ebe a n'ọdụ ụgbọ elu, ma ọ bụ ka m ga-eti gị ihe n'ụlọ m
Scott.