Sele ipapashiwe oko URidley Scott iya kwalathisa imincili yamandla angaphezu kwendalo Amatye, ngokusekelwe kwiskripthi sikaMat Cirulnick kwaye iveliswe nguScott Free, inkampani yemveliso umlawuli anayo kunye nomntakwabo uTony.
Ifilimu imalunga nokutshatyalaliswa kweendawo zenkolo zakudala kunye nezingcwele emhlabeni jikelele, kodwa zafunyanwa kamva ukuba zadityaniswa omnye nomnye ngu-Stonehenge kwaye basenamandla angaqondakaliyo.
Kufuneka kukhunjulwe ukuba ifilimu yokugqibela yadutshulwa nguScott, i-American Ganster, eneenkwenkwezi uRussell Crowe kunye noDenzel Washington kwiindima zomcuphi uRichie Roberts kunye ne-Harlem heroine inkosi uFrank Lucas ngokulandelanayo.