So caught up with his personal problems, Hislop was unaware of the trouble redeveloping on the set of Carl Brenso’s film, which the eminent director was on the point of pulling the plug. Nevertheless, when the esteemed director telephoned Hislop to tell him that “I want out of this project,” the mogul was thankful to take control over this ruinous film – as it would be a welcomed distraction from his private crisis – the titan of Xanadu, therefore, announced, “I’ll be there to help, so there’s no need to pull out now. I bet this movie will garner you an academy award.” He stopped talking so that Brenso could contemplate the significance of what the seemingly magnanimous man was saying, and once the director uttered his words of thanks, the
