Wilson explains to Verrill that his motivation for this has nothing to do with the film - Wilson, a lifelong hunter, wants to fulfill his dream of going on an African safari he even purchases a set of finely crafted hunting rifles and charges them to the studio. The hard living, irreverent Wilson convinces producer Paul Landers to have the film completely shot on location in Africa, even though doing so would be extremely expensive. In the early 1950s, Pete Verrill is invited by his friend, director John Wilson, to rewrite the script for Wilson's latest project: a film with the working title of The African Trader. This was the last film that James Bridges wrote the screenplay for before dying in 1993. Marisa Berenson's character Kay Gibson and Richard Vanstone's character Phil Duncan are based on Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, respectively. George Dzundza's character is based on African Queen producer Sam Spiegel. Jeff Fahey plays Pete Verrill, a character based on Viertel. The main character, brash director John Wilson (played by Eastwood) is based on real-life director John Huston.
The film is a thinly disguised account of Viertel's experiences while working on the 1951 film The African Queen, which was shot on location in Africa at a time when location shoots outside of the United States for American films were very rare. Viertel also co-wrote the script with James Bridges and Burt Kennedy. White Hunter Black Heart is a 1990 American adventure drama film produced, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood and based on the 1953 book of the same name by Peter Viertel.
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