He's here with some of his folks az hez got inter trouble--I'm forgettin' to tell ye.

Maybe the screenwriters thought the original stories were too hard to tell in movie form, but I suspect a clash between the Dickian worldview and the Holly-worldview is the real culprit. The Dickian worldview wouldn't work in a Hollywood movie (meaning less box office revenue). […] People don't like their belief in free will questioned.

I have froze a whole flask full of Water, by gradually pouring it into a Pan; which confirms what Olearius ſays of making huge heaps of Ice to preſerve Bodies.

He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.