Larry Kramer has publicly acknowledged that he is not particularly proud of his workmanlike job adapting the original film's script for this film. However, the deal he engineered for his work on the film—hot on the heels of his Oscar nomination for the screenplay for "Women in Love"—combined with skilled investments, made it possible for him to live the rest of his creative life free of financial worries. In that sense, this film enabled Kramer to devote himself to the gay community activism and the writings (e.g., his AIDS play "The Normal Heart") which came later.