Meyer later said of his time at Fox, "I made the mistake of acquiring a big fat head while I was there. I was flush with victory from "Vixen", "Cherry, Harry and Raquel", and "BVD". They told me, "You must do "The Seven Minutes". You are the spokesperson against the forces of censorship." And Irving Wallace sits there with this profound look. They gave me $2.7 million for the film, but no tits and ass... I had another property I should have done instead. But Brown gave me the blue smoke up my ass. So I did it."