The screenplay, by Sidney Sheldon, who also directed the film, was loosely based on Keaton's life but contained many factual errors and merged his three wives into one character.
Tidawt, əktab Sdney Sheldon, wa igan intadǎɣ silma, eqal ahuruwan ihan tamudre tan Keaton mašan itirim ajen dǎɣ awenen ikna əmik əd isirtay dedenes caradat dǎɣ awadəm iyadǎɣ.