Kutshanje, uMlawuli weBarry Sonyneld, obizwa ngokuba ngumlawuli weefilimu ezintathu zokuqala ezivela kwi-franchise "abantu abamnyama obizwa ngokuba" Barry Zonnenfeld, bakhuphe iNcwadi ye-neurotic filize. " Enye yezahluko zale ncwadi, uZonnenfeld wachitha iqonga lokuqala lomsebenzi wakhe, xa kufika emva kokuphela kwesikolo sefilimu wayenethuba lokusebenza njengomqhubi wokudlala iifilimu zephonografi. Kumbuzo wentatheli yentatheli yeHollywood malunga noko wamfunela amava, umlawuli waphendula:
Ndifundile kwesi sifundo ekufuneka sikhuphe iifilimu kwifomathi yevumba le-Shull-O-lombono yingozi enkulu, kuba ukuba umntu unevumba le-porn, uya kuyitshabalalisa yonke ishishini le-porn.
Kufanelekile ukuchaza ukuba umbono ophumeleleyo yinkqubo ekhethekileyo, kwezinye ii-cunes, okwenzekayo kwiscreen ihamba kunye ne-odors efanelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, impendulo enjalo yeZnennefeld inokuthi ithathelwe ingqalelo njengemihlambi, kodwa emva kwale, uMlawuli sele exele kakhulu ukuba athathe imifanekiso yeefisimu zabantu abadala, wagqiba kwelokuba athathe igumbi lokuthengwa kwelona gumbi lihleliweyo, kwaye ngokuyinxenye kuba kule ndawo yayifunwa ngabaqhubi.
Kungekudala emva kokuba, uZonnenfeld wamenywa ukuba abe ngumlawuli-womqhubi wefilimu yoxwebhu "emanzini ethu" (1982). Emva koko watshintshela kwi-cinema edlala, esenza umqhubi wepeyinti edumileyo 'njengegazi nje "," ukhulisa iArizona "," Bigh "," xa uHarry "wadibana noSally." Njengomlawuli, wenza ukuba uhlekise ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1990s, esusa "usapho lwemimandla" kunye "neenqobo zentsapho yoyilo".