Question 1

How did Tom Mankiewicz get the idea for Mother, Jugs & Speed?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Barbera hired Tom Mankiewicz to write a script about ambulance driving. Mankiewicz rode with a driver named Tom 'Hap' Hazard and witnessed a stabbing, potential suicide, and heart attack victims, which inspired the script.

Question 2

What led director Peter Yates to direct this film?

Accepted Answer

At a party at Natalie Wood's house, Tom Mankiewicz told Peter Yates about the script. Yates agreed to read it on his flight to England and called the next morning to say, 'Let's do it.'

Question 3

Why was Raquel Welch cast as Jugs instead of Valerie Perrine?

Accepted Answer

The producers wanted Valerie Perrine, but she wouldn't defer payment. Raquel Welch wanted the part badly and agreed to work for deferred money, so she was cast.

Question 4

What did Alan Ladd, Jr. say about the script?

Accepted Answer

Alan Ladd, Jr., the new head of production at Twentieth Century Fox, called it 'the most offensive script I've ever read' and asked if it could be made for three million dollars.

Question 5

Which actors accepted deferred payments for this film?

Accepted Answer

Bill Cosby and Harvey Keitel agreed to deferred payments due to the tight budget imposed by Twentieth Century Fox.

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