Gale Anne Hurd, who had started her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, had previously worked with Cameron in Roger Corman's company and agreed to buy Cameron's screenplay for one dollar, on the condition that Cameron direct the film.
Njegova buduća supruga, Gale Anne Hurd, koja je osnovala vlastitu produkcijsku kompaniju, Pacific Western Productions, prije je radila s Cameronom u kompaniji Rogera Cormana, pristala je kupiti Cameronov scenarij za jedan dolar, pod uvjetom da Cameron režira film.