 Directed by Chuck Russell, the film co-starred Peter Greene as Dorian Tyrell, Peter Riegert as Lt. Mitch Kellaway, Orestes Matacena as Niko, Richard Jeni as Charlie Schumacher, Amy Yasbeck as Peggy Brandt, and Cameron Diaz, in her screen debut, as Tina Carlyle.Ben Stein has a cameo role as Dr. Arthur Neuman.While there were early efforts to take the film in the direction of horror (some at New Line Cinema saw it as a replacement for their fading "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise), it was never completely intended as a "dark horror" picture.