 Another was the novella "Nightflyers" (1980), whose screen and television rights were purchased by Vista in 1984, which produced a 1987 film adaptation, "Nightflyers", with a screenplay co-written by Martin.Martin was unhappy about having to cut plot elements in order to accommodate the film's small budget.While not a hit at theatres, Martin believes that the film saved his career, and that everything he has written since exists in large part because of it.