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* TheDanza: Jeremy Berg and Maysie the prostitute share their names with the actors playing them (Jeremy Newsom and Maysie Hoy).



* TheDanza: Jeremy Berg and Maysie the prostitute share their names with the actors playing them (Jeremy Newsom and Maysie Hoy).
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* TheDanza: Jeremy Berg and Maysie the prostitute share their names with the actors playing them (Jeremy Newsom and Maysie Hoy).
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* FakeAmerican: Many of the supporting roles are played by Canadian actors.
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* PermanentPlaceholder: Creator/RobertAltman originally used Music/LeonardCohen's songs as a temporary music track during the initial editing, then decided he wanted them in the film. He approached Cohen and learned that Cohen had loved his previous film ''Film/BrewsterMcCloud''. Cohen granted Altman full rights for the three songs used in the film, plus a royalty percentage for copies of the ''Songs of Leonard Cohen'' album sold after the film's release.
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** According to Gould, Altman wanted Creator/PatriciaQuinn for Constance Miller.
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* AFIS10Top10: #8 Western.
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** Creator/RobertAltman's initial preference for the role of John [=McCabe=] was Creator/ElliottGould, whom the studio producing the film refused to accept. Creator/GeorgeCScott was also considered.

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** Creator/RobertAltman's initial preference for the role of John [=McCabe=] was Creator/ElliottGould, whom the studio producing the film refused who passed to accept.appear in a now-forgotten film. Creator/GeorgeCScott was also considered.
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* ActorInspierdElement: Many of the people playing small parts, bit roles, and extras were allowed to create their own characters for the movie.

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* ActorInspierdElement: ActorInspiredElement: Many of the people playing small parts, bit roles, and extras were allowed to create their own characters for the movie.
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* ActorInspierdElement: Many of the people playing small parts, bit roles, and extras were allowed to create their own characters for the movie.


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** Creator/RobertAltman's initial preference for the role of John [=McCabe=] was Creator/ElliottGould, whom the studio producing the film refused to accept. Creator/GeorgeCScott was also considered.
** Creator/NedBeatty was at one point considered for a role in the film but Altman felt that he was a little too young for the role.
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* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected (and the scene with the actual wager got cut from the film).

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* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected (and the scene with the actual wager got cut from the film).film).
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Filmed in suburban Vancouver, with the town entirely built from scratch.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Filmed Set in Washington state, but filmed in suburban Vancouver, UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}, with the town entirely built from scratch.



* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected (and the scene with the actual wager got cut from the film). It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected (and the scene with the actual wager got cut from the film). It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Unusually for a western, it was largely filmed in Vancouver.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Unusually for a western, it was largely filmed Filmed in Vancouver. suburban Vancouver, with the town entirely built from scratch.
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* AFIS10Top10: #8 Western.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Unusually for a western, it was largely filmed in Vancouver.
* WagTheDirector: Creator/WarrenBeatty loved to perform multiple takes of his scenes. Once, when Creator/RobertAltman was ready to wrap shooting for the day, Beatty insisted on more takes. Altman left and had his assistant shoot them and Beatty did over thirty takes of the scene. Altman got his revenge by ordering Beatty to do 25 takes of a scene involving Beatty in the snow.
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* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected.objected (and the scene with the actual wager got cut from the film). It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.
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* WorkingTitle: The original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. Filming started under the title ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: The Edmund Naughton's original novel was just called ''[=McCabe=]''. Filming started under the title When production began it was called ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.
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* WorkingTitle: The original novel was just called [=McCabe=]. Filming started under the title ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: The original novel was just called [=McCabe=].''[=McCabe=]''. Filming started under the title ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.
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* WorkingTitle: The original novel was just called [=McCabe=]. Filming started under the title ''The Presbyterian Church Wager'', but the leaders of the Presbyterian Church objected. It got changed to ''John Mac Cabe'' before it acquired its final title.

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