▁the ▁American ▁Theatre ▁Association . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁Three ▁Pl ays ▁of ▁Love ▁and ▁H ate ▁at ▁Hollywood , ▁California ' s ▁Center ▁Theater ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁tri o ▁of ▁plays ▁included ▁versions ▁of ▁Canadian ▁play w right ▁Ted ▁All an ' s ▁The ▁Third ▁Day ▁Com es ▁and ▁Love ▁Stream s , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁blue print ▁for ▁Cass av etes ' s ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁the ▁pro gn osis ▁from ▁his ▁doctor ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁live , ▁Cass av etes ▁made ▁the ▁C annon ▁Films - fin anced ▁Love ▁Stream s ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁which ▁featured ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁ag ing ▁play boy ▁who ▁suff ers ▁the ▁over b ear ing ▁affection ▁of ▁his ▁recently ▁divor ced ▁sister . ▁It ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁Cass av etes ' s ▁" last ▁film " ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁brought ▁together ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁films . ▁ ▁He ▁des pis ed ▁the ▁film ▁Big ▁Tr ouble ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁which ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁during ▁film ing ▁from ▁Andrew ▁Berg man , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁original ▁screen play . ▁Cass av etes ▁came ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" The ▁apt ly ▁titled ▁' Big ▁Tr