Half-Assed Internet Research
Research covers Albert S. Ruddy’s story, Robert Aldrich’s comedy takes, the real inmate-trooper game, Reynolds’s rapport with prisoners, Aldrich’s treatment of Michael Conrad, and the Maserati sale.
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- Producer Albert S. Ruddy is reported to have conceived the story in the late 1960s and hired a screenwriter.
- The production shot at Georgia State Prison with cooperation from then-governor Jimmy Carter.
- Aldrich reportedly kept cameras rolling for what he called schtick takes so Reynolds could improvise comedy.
- After production, inmates used the remaining equipment to play state troopers and reportedly led 66–0 at halftime.
- Reynolds reportedly ignored warnings and ate with prisoners during meal breaks.
- Aldrich reportedly feuded with Michael Conrad and called him the Polish princess.
- The recovered Maserati was reportedly sold by the producer for seven thousand dollars.
