 Chris Columbus (qv) wrote the script with actress Maureen  OHara (qv) in mind for the role of the mother. Once casting had  begun, he insisted on having OHara play the role and began a search  for her. What he didnt know was that she had long since retired and  was living on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Knowing her  brother Charles B. Fitzsimons (qv) was still in the movie  industry, Columbus contacted him and had a script sent. OHaras  brother then sent the script to her and said, "This you do!" After  reading the script herself, Maureen contacted her brother and said,  "This I do!"