 The film suffered a lot of interference from PSO International, the  third financer who bought out the second financer, Aspen (who in  turn had bought Guinness, the original financer). PSO wanted to  emphasize gore over comedy, the latter of which Gary Shermans  directors cut had concentrated on. As a result, numerous scenes  were cut or shortened, and two scenes of graphic violence were  tacked on at PSOs request: the killing of the drunk fisherman (Ed  Bakey) and the acid death of Doc (Joe Medalis). The death of the  fisherman (which was originally an off