in a 2012 interview with the film history magazine "filmfax", co-writer gary goddard revealed that he had originally been commissioned to write a screenplay for bo derek based upon the marvel comics superheroine, dazzler; a 30-page treatment was completed before the project was cancelled and work instead proceeded on "tarzan, the ape man" which initially carried the working title "me, jane" reflecting its focus on jane porter as a showcase for derek.