 Originally scripted as taking place in New York City. The movie  prepped for two months and shot 6 weeks in New York. On the last  night of location filming, Peter Bogdanovich (qv) received a phone  call from his agent at about midnight letting him know he was being  replaced as director. After reviewing footage with the replacement  director, it was determined that none of the New York footage was  usable and the script was rewritten to be shot entirely in Los  Angeles.