 The short sequence in the beginning of the film which involves two  animated cars wrecking the 20th Century Fox logo was created by  Hal Needham (qv), who did a similar one for another studio when  releasing _Smokey and the Bandit (1977)_ (qv). At first, Fox didnt  appreciate the notion of wrecking their logo, but soon found it  would be appealing to audiences if it were left in.