 Reportedly, Francis Ford Coppola (qv) made script contributions to  the film. The movies producer Jack Schwartzman (qv) was the  husband of _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv) star Talia Shire (qv). The  films credits state that Shire acted as a Consultant to the  Producer. She is also Francis Ford Coppola (qv)s sister.