History Trivia / AnAmericanCrime

* PlayingAgainstType: Tommy O'Haver had done comedy based films before ''An American Crime'', such as Film/EllaEnchanted.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In real life, Gertrude looked like [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sc2nEO9Y1Xo/UNO51rr2-RI/AAAAAAAAOiU/0V8a_ilxzPM/s1600/baniszewski-may19-1966r.bmp this]].
* AdaptedOut : Gertrude had seven children, while she has six in the film.

* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: The ultimate fate of the Baniszewski home. While plans were made to restore the house as a shelter for abused girls, funding fell through, with many in the community blaming lack of donations on the location being too heavily overshadowed by the murder. Two years after the film's release and almost forty-five years after Sylvia's murder, the house was finally demolished. The site is now a church parking lot.

* LastDisrespects: Jenny got hers in real life after Gertrude died a mere five years after being released from prison. Upon seeing Gertrude's obituary, Jenny wrote to her mother, "Some good news. Damn old Gertrude died. Ha ha ha! I am glad for that."

* DyeingForYourArt: Ellen Page effectively starved herself for the role of Sylvia. When her dramatic weight loss was noticed by the director, Page told him "Sylvia wasn't eating."

* DuelingMovies: ''Film/TheGirlNextDoor2007'', a more extreme adaptation of the Likens case, based on the novel by Creator/JackKetchum, was also released in the same year. The main difference is that ''An American Crime'' did not receive a theatrical release due to a dispute with the distributor (it aired on Showtime instead), whereas ''The Girl Next Door'' did. Both movies received a fairly polarized critical response.

* AllStarCast: In addition to Page and Keener, Creator/JamesFranco stars in the film and Creator/BradleyWhitford plays a supporting role.

* DyeingForYourArt: Ellen Page effectively starved herself for the role of Sylvia.

* DuelingMovies: ''Film/TheGirlNextDoor2007'', a more extreme adaptation of the Likens case, based on the novel by Creator/JackKetchum, was also released in the same year.

* AllStarCast: In addition to Page and Keener, James Franco stars in the film.

* RetroactiveRecognition : Carole from ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (Romy Rosemont) as Sylvia's mother, Creator/EvanPeters as Ricky.

* PlayingAgainstTheType: Tommy O'Haver had done comedy based films before ''An American Crime'', such as Film/EllaEnchanted.

* PlayingAgainstTheTime: Tommy O'Haver had done comedy based films before ''An American Crime'', such as Film/EllaEnchanted.

* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: The ultimate fate of the Baniszewski home. While plans were made to restore the house as a shelter for abused girls, funding fell through, with many in the community blaming lack of donations on the location being too heavily overshadowed by the murder. Two years after the film's release and almost forty-five years after Sylvia's murder, the house was demolished.

* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: Very nearly literally. Many laws regarding mandatory reporting of suspected abuse came into being directly because of this case.

* DuelingMovies: ''Literature/TheGirlNextDoor'', a more extreme adaptation of the Likens case, based on the novel by Creator/JackKetchum, was also released in 2007.

* RetroactiveRecognition : Carole from ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (Romy Rosemont) as Sylvia's mother.

* DuelingMovies: ''The Girl Next Door'', a more extreme adaptation of the Likens case that was also released in 2007.

* DeulingMovies: ''The Girl Next Door'', a more extreme adaptation of the Likens case that was also released in 2007.