Brendan McCarthy: "Pete Milligan and I wrote a very detailed film treatment for Freakwave in 1983 and although we finally got it to directors like Russell (Highlander) Mulachey and Ridley (Blade Runner) Scott we failed to get a bite. We put a hell of a lot of work into it, but alas, it never happened. Win some, lose some, I guess... Still we learnt a great deal about the reality of why some films get made and why most films don't"