Richard Beymer and Russ Tamblyn previously worked together on West Side Story. Many other cast members (Kyle MacLachlan, Alicia Witt, Jurgen Prochnow, Jack Nance, Everett McGill, and Miguel Ferrer's father Jose Ferrer) worked together on David Lynch's previous film Dune. Both films are modern or futuristic takes on Shakespeare's plays. West Side Story was based on Romeo & Juliet, while Dune was based on Hamlet.

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