 Because of the belief that the "heroic man is supposed to be taller  than the woman", Brooke Shields (qv) spent much of this movie  walking in trenches dug into the beach. This was due to the fact  that, despite being only 14 (compared to Christopher Atkins (qv)  18 years), Brooke Shields was already 510", dwarfing Chris Atkins  height of 56". Years later, they would appear on an awards show,  this time she standing her full adult height of 6, prompting his  comment of "its like having the Statue of Liberty standing beside  me".