Ide said parts of the film are reminiscent of City of God, The Straight Story, and said two scenes are "clumsily borrowed" from Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
Norris continued to work on all of Lynch's films, up to The Straight Story (1999).
short story | West Side Story | Toy Story | West Side Story (musical) | Toy Story 2 | Joseph Story | Crime Story | A Christmas Story | The Neverending Story | Crime Story (TV series) | Toy Story 3 | The Buddy Holly Story | The Benny Goodman Story | Love Story | story editor | story arc | Academy Award for Best Story | Tokyo Story | Straight Outta Compton | Love Story (1970 film) | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | Australian Story | William Wetmore Story | The Wendell Baker Story | The Stratton Story | The Story of the Amulet | The Neverending Story (TV series) | The NeverEnding Story | The Georgia Straight | The Eddy Duchin Story |
It has produced numerous films of auteurs, including David Lynch's The Straight Story, Mulholland Dr., and Inland Empire.
After completion of the film, Edelstein and Lynch became partners in The Picture Factory, where Edelstein produced The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive, as well as worked with Lynch to conceive and launch DavidLynch.com.
His most recent film performance was in David Lynch's The Straight Story, where he played Tom, a John Deere dealer/mechanic.