Exactly! I was pointing out the stupidity of the situation that the execs had no clue what the process was/should be and that the argument was ludicrous. Still trying to remember where the story came from. It occurs to me now that it might be apocryphal if it was the Robert Evans book.
But...
Well if I recall correctly the suits treated it shoddily from the very conception. Arguing with Willis' approach because if it was that dark/chiaroscuro then the people at the drive-ins (LCD, quality-wise) wouldn't be able to see it...