 Was originally supposed to be filmed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  with Christopher Reeve (qv) cast in the role of Ben Richards and  George P. Cosmatos (qv) as director. When the producers decided to  move the production to Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) was  recast in the role. Direction was begun by Andrew Davis (I) (qv)  but he was replaced early on by Paul Michael Glaser (qv).