History Trivia / RadioFlyer

* ExecutiveMeddling: According to [[http://davidmickeyevansblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-happened-to-bobby.html this page]], the film was greatly altered from the original story after David Mickey Evans, the original writer/director, was forced off the project. He claims the original script was much more in-line tonally with something like ''Film/{{Precious}}'' and that Richard Donner and the studio "softened" it to its detriment. A novelizaiton of the original script, titled ''The King of Pacoima'', gives an idea of what his version of the film might've been like.

* CreatorKiller: ''Barely'' averted with director Creator/RichardDonner. Had it not been for the success of ''Film/LethalWeapon3'' several months later, chances are Donner would never have made another major film again because of the film's incredibly poor box office take. David Mickey Evans, the film's writer and initial director, rebounded the following year with ''Film/TheSandlot'' but unfortunately hasn't done anything as high-profile since then.

* {{Jossed}}: WordOfGod denies the presence of AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or an UnreliableNarrator.
** Meanwhile, the writer claims that that was the entire point.

* ExecutiveMeddling: According to [[http://davidmickeyevansblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-happened-to-bobby.html this page]], the film was greatly altered from the original story after David Mickey Evans, the original writer/director, was forced off the project.

* TheOtherMarty: Creator/RosannaArquette was originally cast as Mary and filmed scenes with the film's original director. After Creator/RichardDonner took over as director, Arquette was rumored to be replaced by Creator/DebraWinger before finally being recast with Creator/LorraineBracco. Meanwhile, Creator/JoeMantegna was originally cast as The King.

* TheOtherMarty: Creator/RosannaArquette was originally cast as Mary and filmed scenes with the film's original director. After Creator/RichardDonner took over as director, Arquette was rumored to be replaced by Debra Winger before finally being recast with Creator/LorraineBracco. Meanwhile, Creator/JoeMantegna was originally cast as The King.

* CreatorKiller: ''Barely'' averted with director Creator/RichardDonner. Had it not been for the success of ''Film/LethalWeapon 3'' several months later, chances are Donner would never have made another major film again because of the film's incredibly poor box office take. David Mickey Evans, the film's writer and initial director, rebounded the following year with ''Film/TheSandlot'' but unfortunately hasn't done anything as high-profile since then.

* WagTheDirector: Possibly. One explanation for The King being TheFaceless is that Baldwin refused to have his face associated with child abuse.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As revealed in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180823041222/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-milo-ventimiglia-is-us-1135841 this 2018 Hollywood Reporter article]], 3,000 candidates auditioned for the role of Mike. Among them was a then-unknown 12-year-old Creator/MiloVentimiglia. He was one of eight finalists for the part before Creator/ElijahWood was cast.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/AdamBaldwin has stated in interviews he will never do a role like The King again.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to [[http://davidmickeyevansblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-happened-to-bobby.html this page]], the film was greatly altered from the original story after David Mickey Evans, the original writer/director, was forced off the project.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''Film/TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, Donner attempted to lighten the tone of the script (which led to its Audience-AlientatingPremise), the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was [[DumpMonths quietly released in February 1992]] and was a BoxOfficeBomb.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''Film/TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, Donner attempted to lighten the tone of the script (which led to its AudienceAlientatingPremise), the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was [[DumpMonths quietly released in February 1992]] and was a BoxOfficeBomb.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''Film/TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was [[DumpMonths quietly released in February 1992]] and was a BoxOfficeBomb.

* CreatorKiller: ''Barely'' averted with director Creator/RichardDonner. Had it not been for the success of ''Film/LethalWeapon 3'' several months later, chances are Donner would never have made another major film again because of the film's incredibly poor box office take.

* CreatorKiller: ''Barely'' averted with director Creator/RichardDonner. Had it not been for the success of ''Film/LethalWeapon 3'', chances are Donner would never have made another major film again because of the film's incredibly poor box office take.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/AdamBaldwin has stated in interviews he will never do a role like The King again.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: AdamBaldwin has stated in interviews he will never do a role like The King again.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''Film/TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was [[DumpMonths quietly released in February 1992]] and was a BoxOfficeBomb.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''Film/TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was quietly released in February 1992 and was a BoxOfficeBomb.

* TroubledProduction: This was intended to be the directorial debut of screenwriter David Mickey Evans (who later did ''TheSandlot'') and he began the production as director. After a week of shooting, he was fired and production was shut down until Richard Donner was brought in to replace him. In the process, the production budget more than doubled (from $15 million` to $35 million) and the release date was constantly shuffled due to reshoots, production delays and bad test screenings (this was intended to be Columbia's big summer film for 1991). Eventually, the film was quietly released in February 1992 and was a BoxOfficeBomb.