He had seen Hanson's films The Bedroom Window and Bad Influence, and found him to be "a competent and interesting storyteller", but was not convinced that his book would be made into a film until he talked to the eventual director.
Autor je pogledao Hansonove filmove The Bedroom Window i Loš utjecaj i smatrao ga "kompetentnim i zanimljivim filmašem", ali i dalje nije bio uvjeren da će njegova knjiga postati film sve dok nije razgovarao sa samim redateljem.