ary ▁and ▁TV ▁film ▁mak er ▁in ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁Israel . ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁T su k erman , ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁u bi quit ous ▁co - produ cer ▁N ina ▁V . ▁Ker ova , ▁and ▁Anne ▁Carl is le , ▁who ▁also ▁en act ed ▁the ▁film ' s ▁two ▁leading ▁roles . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁phot ography , ▁Y uri ▁Ne yman , ▁a ▁Russian ▁é migr é , ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁film ' s ▁special ▁effects ▁expert . ▁Anne ▁Carl is le ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁novel ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁centered ▁around ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁punk ▁sub c ulture , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁score ▁uses ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁str ident ▁synth es izer ▁music ▁pieces . ▁The ▁music ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁S lava ▁T su k erman , ▁C live ▁Smith ▁and ▁Br enda ▁H utch inson ▁using ▁the ▁Fair light ▁C MI . ▁Most ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁original , ▁but ▁included ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁Bar o que ▁composer ▁Mar in ▁Mar ais ' s ▁Son ner ie ▁de ▁Ste - G ene vi ève ▁du ▁Mont - de - Par is , ▁Carl ▁Or ff ' s ▁Tr ion fo ▁di ▁Af rod ite , ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Philip ▁Heinrich ' s ▁La ure l ▁W alt z . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁orch estr ated ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁o min ous