1989 Hollywood Exec: "We need a new mid-budget action film. What do you have?"

Writer: "What if we make Rambo blind, and he has to use his senses to wield a katana through present day America?"

HE: "It needs to have heart!"

W: "What if he needs to escort a kid he just met from Miami to Reno while people are trying to kill them!"

HE: "Comedies are in these days, can it also make people laugh?"

W: "We'll make…