<P> Part of the deal from the studio, which at that time was owned by The Coca - Cola Company, included an eight line sequence of Field and Garner saying the word "Coke," and also having Coke signs appear prominently in the film . </P> <P> On the A&E television program Biography of Garner, "James Garner: Hollywood Maverick," Field reported that her on - screen kiss with Garner was the best cinematic kiss she had ever experienced . </P> <P> Filming took place on location in Florence, Arizona and the town's preserved Main Street appears throughout the movie . </P> <P> The film was originally scheduled for general release during the 1985 Christmas Day weekend, but Columbia moved it to the weekends of January 17 and January 31, 1986, when they saw the holiday lineup of films . They did a limited, selected, release December 25, 1985 so that the film would qualify for that year's Academy Awards . </P>

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