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Homeless extras; Piper commentary; fight choreography; Meg Foster’s television firing

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  • The production reportedly employed homeless people with food and wages; Piper mistook a comic subliminal-television short for documentary evidence.
  • Piper’s abrupt commentary story about a stalker who was an arms dealer leaves Carpenter trying to return to the movie.
  • The screenplay reportedly used repeated pages saying the fight continues; Piper also alleged payments to local gangs.
  • Meg Foster’s Cagney & Lacey replacement is discussed alongside a quoted sexist and homophobic executive explanation.
  • The fight was reportedly rehearsed in Carpenter’s backyard.