„The Salton Sea is overflowing its banks in the desert, and I saw all these old houses that were deserted,“ erklärte er. "The first floors were flooded, and I thought it would be a great climax to a picture — some sort of chase across the desert and a shoot-out in the flooded house. So, I started with the climax of the film and worked back to create my story, in: Emery, Robert J. (2003). The Directors Take Three. Allworth Press. S. 119.
