Sir Ridley Scott actually turned down directorial duties on the project, as he was about to begin work on another science fiction adaptation, Dune (1984), and was also prepping a version of "Tristan & Isolde". Michael Apted, Bruce Beresford, Taylor Hackford, Randal Kleiser, and Adrian Lyne also turned down the script. Eventually, Robert Mulligan was hired to direct this movie, and he and Hampton Fancher set about re-writing the screenplay. However, they disagreed about the direction of the project, and Mulligan left after three months. When Scott was presented with a revised version of the script, after he had left Dune (1984) due to a lack of progress, he decided to make it to take his mind off his brother Frank's recent death. It is generally believed that Scott's feelings about his brother's death have strongly influenced the movie's dark atmosphere.
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