Travolta selbst sah sich ursprünglich in der Rolle des Tyler, fühlte sich für die Heldenrolle aber schließlich zu alt, und übernahm den Bösewicht Terl. ###>Travolta originally saw himself in the role of Jonnie, but by the time the movie was actually made, Travolta felt he was too old to play the role, and took the role of the main villain instead.