 The cast and crew were very concerned that the bleak ending would be  changed. Director Blake Edwards (qv) recalled for Entertainment  Weekly magazine that the studio head Jack Warner wanted a lighter  ending, but he came into a screening with a very attractive date who  blasted the decision. Warner reluctantly gave in. In addition,  Jack Lemmon (I) (qv) flew to Paris after filming had wrapped on  purpose so that he would be "unavailable" for re