Several of Shakespeare's plays are referenced: from Romeo and Juliet only the balcony scene is shown but Chevalier's audition piece is from Macbeth, and there is a scene in which mobsters read extracts from King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Screenwriter, actor, and producer Ron Gorton (1933-2003) embarked on a fourth career: novelist. He crafted a trio of thriller novels that dealt with religion and evangelicalism, and they included "The Soul" (1977), "Lawyers Of Hell" (1979), and "The Hucksters Of Holiness" (1989).