 Brooks's lack of knowledge of filmmaking had him committing many mistakes during production, requiring the help of assistant director Michael Hertzberg.Being both inexperienced and insecure, Brooks started to have tantrums and behave angrily.He got impatient with the slow development compared to how quick television production was, temporarily banned Glazier from the set, berated a visiting reporter from "The New York Times," and had clashes with cinematographer Joseph Coffey and main actor Zero Mostel.