 A third and final preview screening, of a cut incorporating changes inspired by the previous presentations, was held in Hollywood on April 24.After Universal chairman Lew Wasserman attended one of the screenings, he ordered the film's initial release — planned for a massive total of as many as 900 theaters — to be cut down, declaring, "I want this picture to run all summer long.I don't want people in Palm Springs to see the picture in Palm Springs.