- j okes , ▁writing ▁in ▁characters ▁from ▁A ▁Buck et ▁of ▁Blood ▁and ▁E ating ▁Ra oul . ▁The ▁writers ▁got ▁the ▁actors ▁from ▁the ▁respective ▁films : ▁Dick ▁Miller , ▁Mary ▁Wor on ov , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Bart el . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁wanted ▁John ▁Ter les ky ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁hero , ▁but ▁W yn or ski ▁wanted ▁Russell ▁Tod d . ▁Ter les ky ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Mike . ▁ ▁Cho pping ▁Mall ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁debut ▁film ▁for ▁Rod ney ▁East man , ▁who ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁A ▁Night m are ▁on ▁El m ▁Street ▁ 3 : ▁Dream ▁War riors ▁and ▁A ▁Night m are ▁on ▁El m ▁Street ▁ 4 : ▁The ▁Dream ▁Master . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁W yn or ski ▁says ▁Roger ▁C orm an ▁took ▁him ▁out ▁to ▁l unch ▁before ▁making ▁the ▁film . ▁He ▁bought ▁a ▁yellow ▁pad , ▁" and ▁after ▁l unch ▁he ▁said ▁this ▁here ▁is ▁what ▁you ▁got ta ▁do ▁and ▁he ▁gave ▁me ▁film ▁school ▁in ▁an ▁hour . ▁Everything ▁I ▁learned ▁in ▁film ▁school ▁didn ' t ▁count , ▁but ▁what ▁he ▁said ▁made ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁sense ▁and ▁I ▁still ▁have ▁that ▁yellow ▁pad ▁and ▁I ▁live ▁by ▁it . ▁I ▁now ▁have ▁it ▁memor ized , ▁many ▁dos ▁and ▁don ' ts ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁written ▁to ▁be ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁B ever ly ▁Center ▁Sho pping ▁Center , ▁but ▁they ▁charged ▁too ▁much ▁money ,