between november 1990 and march 1991, metcalfe completed two rewrites of the script to implement changes requested by sena and propaganda films. the characters of brian and carrie were given professions as a writer and a photographer, respectively, while retaining the original premise to share a ride with a serial killer. metcalfe disagreed on the direction the script was being developed, while sena and the producers found his rewrites "uninspiring". in march 1991, metcalfe was fired from the project.