▁Mar in ▁as ▁Dick ▁W icks ▁Bill ▁McK in ney ▁as ▁Bud dy ▁Taylor ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Barry ▁Sand ler ▁as ▁a ▁U CLA ▁MA ▁Th esis , ▁with ▁Wel ch ▁in ▁mind ▁for ▁the ▁lead . ▁" R a quel ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁star ▁at ▁the ▁time -- kind ▁like ▁the ▁pop ▁culture ▁god dess ", ▁re called ▁Sand ler . ▁" I ▁just ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁great ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁roll er ▁der by ▁queen ; ▁it ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁perfect ▁mes hing ▁of ▁pop ▁culture ▁with ▁that ▁role ." ▁ ▁Although ▁Sand ler ▁and ▁Wel ch ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁agent , ▁IC M , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁new ▁screen writer ▁and ▁was ▁uns ure ▁if ▁the ▁script ▁would ▁actually ▁get ▁read . ▁He ▁delivered ▁a ▁copy ▁personally ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁Wel ch ▁then ▁shared ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁manager , ▁Patrick ▁Curt is . ▁Curt is ▁bought ▁the ▁script ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁for ▁their ▁production ▁company , ▁Curt wel ▁Produ ctions . ▁" She ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁star ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁that ▁meant ▁if ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁it , ▁the ▁movie ▁would ▁get ▁made ," ▁said ▁Sand ler . ▁ ▁" I ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁me ▁in ▁mind ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁it ", ▁said ▁Wel ch . ▁" The ▁girl ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁little ▁b itch y ." ▁ ▁Sand ler ▁says ▁the ▁original ▁script ▁was