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* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/AmyAdams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Creator/AmyAdams's character in ''Film/{{Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* ActorInspiredHeroism: The original script had Norah as much less sympathetic than she is in the final film - and in many scenes, she is said to be someone who refuses to take responsibility for her wrongdoings. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her greatly through her performance, showing that Norah is very much a lost girl who needs direction in life. As a result, some scenes were changed around to reflect this.
** Creator/AmyAdams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Creator/AmyAdams's character in ''Film/{{Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* ActorInspiredHeroism: The original script had Norah as much less sympathetic than she is in the final film - and in many scenes, she is said to be someone who refuses to take responsibility for her wrongdoings. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her greatly through her performance, showing that Norah is very much a lost girl who needs direction in life. As a result, some scenes were changed around to reflect this.
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* ActorAllusion:
ActorInspiredHeroism:
**Creator/AmyAdams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Creator/AmyAdams's character in ''Film/{{Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* ActorInspiredHeroism:The original script had Norah as much less sympathetic than she is in the final film - and in many scenes, she is said to be someone who refuses to take responsibility for her wrongdoings. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her greatly through her performance, showing that Norah is very much a lost girl who needs direction in life. As a result, some scenes were changed around to reflect this.this.
** According to Amy Adams, Mac as originally written was much more cocky and unsympathetic, but Steve Zahn softened him a lot more and made it understandable why Rose would want to be with him.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Emily Blunt jumped at the chance to play Amy Adams's sister, having been a fan of hers from ''{{Film/Junebug}}''.
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** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Creator/AmyAdams's character in ''Film/{{Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* ActorInspiredHeroism:
** According to Amy Adams, Mac as originally written was much more cocky and unsympathetic, but Steve Zahn softened him a lot more and made it understandable why Rose would want to be with him.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Emily Blunt jumped at the chance to play Amy Adams's sister, having been a fan of hers from ''{{Film/Junebug}}''.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: Emily Blunt and Amy Adams confessed to bonding instantly and feeling like actual sisters after only a few days.
* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Lynn has an attraction to women. Her actress Mary Lynn Rajskub is bisexual.
* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Lynn has an attraction to women. Her actress Mary Lynn Rajskub is bisexual.
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** Creator/AmyAdams as the doe-eyed cutie.
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** Creator/AmyAdams as the doe-eyed cutie. She also cleans houses and wears a pink uniform to do so, feeling reminiscent of Giselle from ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''.
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** Clifton Collins Jr had played disabled in ''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'' too, though he was in a wheelchair.
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** There were several scenes deleted that explored Norah and Lynn's relationship even further. They shared a kiss in Norah's house and [[spoiler: Norah begged Lynn for forgiveness after the "don't call me" scene - though she would be rebuffed.]] This makes Norah more obviously lesbian in hindsight, whereas in the finished film it's left ambiguous.
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** There were several scenes deleted that explored Norah and Lynn's relationship even further. They shared a kiss in Norah's house and [[spoiler: Norah begged Lynn for forgiveness after the "don't call me" scene - though she would be rebuffed.]] This makes Norah more obviously lesbian bisexual in hindsight, whereas in the finished film it's left ambiguous.
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* ActorInspiredHeroism: The original script had Norah as much less sympathetic than she is in the final film - and in many scenes, she is said to be someone who refuses to take responsibility for her wrongdoings. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her greatly through her performance, showing that Norah is very much a lost girl who needs direction in life. As a result, some scenes were changed around to reflect this.
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** Norah is a little less sympathetic in the original script. Lynn for instance [[spoiler: learns the truth when she finds her old baby pictures in Norah's house]] and Norah's apology to Rose [[spoiler: about burning the house down]] is outright said to be insincere. The scene at the [[spoiler: aftermath of the fire]] would have Norah refusing any responsibility at all, and it would be implied that she was frequently stoned at work. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her considerably through her performance, and the first scene mentioned is changed [[spoiler: to telling Lynn personally]] and she's genuinely sorry when she apologises to Rose.
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** Norah is a little less sympathetic in the original script. Lynn for instance [[spoiler: learns the truth when she finds her old baby pictures in Norah's house]] and Norah's apology to Rose [[spoiler: about burning the house down]] is outright said to be insincere. The scene at the [[spoiler: aftermath of the fire]] would have Norah refusing any responsibility at all, and it would be implied that she was frequently stoned at work. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her considerably through her performance, performance and the first scene mentioned is changed [[spoiler: to telling Lynn personally]] and she's genuinely sorry when she apologises to Rose.
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So is Trailers Always Lie.
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* TheDanza: Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn.
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* TheDanza: Mary Lynn Rajskub Creator/MaryLynnRajskub as Lynn.
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* FakeAmerican: British actress Emily Blunt does a nice American accent as Norah. It only slips during a scene towards the end.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a comedy that was more about Rose and Norah getting into wacky hijinx at the various crime scenes. While there is some comedy in there, the film is instead more of a SliceOfLife and character study, and not as light-hearted as the trailers would have you believe.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Marya Beauvais, who plays Rose and Norah's deceased mother in a small role, has a striking resemblance to Amy Adams - making it very believable that they could be mother and daughter.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a comedy that was more about Rose and Norah getting into wacky hijinx at the various crime scenes. While there is some comedy in there, the film is instead more of a SliceOfLife and character study, and not as light-hearted as the trailers would have you believe.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Marya Beauvais, who plays Rose and Norah's deceased mother in a small role, has a striking resemblance to Amy Adams - making it very believable that they could be mother and daughter.
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* FakeAmerican: British actress Emily Blunt Creator/EmilyBlunt does a nice American accent as Norah. It only slips during a scene towards the end.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a comedy that was more about Rose and Norah getting into wacky hijinx at the various crime scenes. While there is some comedy in there, the film is instead more of a SliceOfLife and character study, and not as light-hearted as the trailers would have you believe.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Marya Beauvais, who plays Rose and Norah's deceased mother in a small role, has a striking resemblance to Amy Adams Creator/AmyAdams - making it very believable that they could be mother and daughter.
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** Amy Adams as the doe-eyed cutie.
** Emily Blunt as the GoodBadGirl.
** Emily Blunt as the GoodBadGirl.
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** Amy Adams Creator/AmyAdams as the doe-eyed cutie.
**Emily Blunt Creator/EmilyBlunt as the GoodBadGirl.
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** Amy Adams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Amy Adams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Amy Adams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.
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** Amy Adams Creator/AmyAdams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school.Amy Adams's Creator/AmyAdams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' ''Film/{{Junebug}}'' mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'', ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.arm.
** Rose was a cheerleader in high school.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.
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** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Amy Adams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' was also a former cheerleader.
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** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Amy Adams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' was also a former cheerleader.mentioned having tried out for cheerleading.
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* DeletedRole: Eric Christian Olsen filmed a few scenes as Randy, one of Norah's booty calls. Most of his scenes are deleted, except for the one where Norah sees a report about an ambulance crash while on the couch with him.
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* DeletedRole: Eric Christian Olsen filmed a few scenes as Randy, one of Norah's booty calls. Most of his scenes are deleted, except for the one where Norah sees a report about an ambulance crash while on the couch with him.him and a brief glimpse of him at a party where Norah says "he's not my boyfriend".
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the The two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.sisters however.
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** An extra scene for the ending would show Norah working with the Gorilla Foundation a month after leaving home.
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** An extra scene for the ending would show [[spoiler: Norah working with the Gorilla Foundation a month after leaving home.home]].
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* DeletedRole: Eric Christian Olsen filmed a few scenes as Randy, one of Norah's booty calls. Most of his scenes are deleted, except for the one where Norah sees a report about an ambulance crash while on the couch with him.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a lot more light-hearted than it actually is.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a lot comedy that was more about Rose and Norah getting into wacky hijinx at the various crime scenes. While there is some comedy in there, the film is instead more of a SliceOfLife and character study, and not as light-hearted than it actually is.as the trailers would have you believe.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.sisters.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Norah is a little less sympathetic in the original script. Lynn for instance [[spoiler: learns the truth when she finds her old baby pictures in Norah's house]] and Norah's apology to Rose [[spoiler: about burning the house down]] is outright said to be insincere. The scene at the [[spoiler: aftermath of the fire]] would have Norah refusing any responsibility at all, and it would be implied that she was frequently stoned at work. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her considerably through her performance, and the first scene mentioned is changed [[spoiler: to telling Lynn personally]] and she's genuinely sorry when she apologises to Rose.
** There were several scenes deleted that explored Norah and Lynn's relationship even further. They shared a kiss in Norah's house and [[spoiler: Norah begged Lynn for forgiveness after the "don't call me" scene - though she would be rebuffed.]] This makes Norah more obviously lesbian in hindsight, whereas in the finished film it's left ambiguous.
** The script shows that Rose and Mac would occasionally hook up at Rose's house as well. The scene with Oscar going into the van and talking on the CB was preceded by him overhearing Rose and Mac having sex in the other room, and walking out of the house.
** An extra scene for the ending would show Norah working with the Gorilla Foundation a month after leaving home.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Norah is a little less sympathetic in the original script. Lynn for instance [[spoiler: learns the truth when she finds her old baby pictures in Norah's house]] and Norah's apology to Rose [[spoiler: about burning the house down]] is outright said to be insincere. The scene at the [[spoiler: aftermath of the fire]] would have Norah refusing any responsibility at all, and it would be implied that she was frequently stoned at work. Creator/EmilyBlunt softens her considerably through her performance, and the first scene mentioned is changed [[spoiler: to telling Lynn personally]] and she's genuinely sorry when she apologises to Rose.
** There were several scenes deleted that explored Norah and Lynn's relationship even further. They shared a kiss in Norah's house and [[spoiler: Norah begged Lynn for forgiveness after the "don't call me" scene - though she would be rebuffed.]] This makes Norah more obviously lesbian in hindsight, whereas in the finished film it's left ambiguous.
** The script shows that Rose and Mac would occasionally hook up at Rose's house as well. The scene with Oscar going into the van and talking on the CB was preceded by him overhearing Rose and Mac having sex in the other room, and walking out of the house.
** An extra scene for the ending would show Norah working with the Gorilla Foundation a month after leaving home.
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** Rose was a cheerleader in high school. Amy Adams's character in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' was also a former cheerleader.
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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Marya Beauvais, who plays Rose and Norah's deceased mother in a small role, has a striking resemblance to Amy Adams - making it very believable that they could be mother and daughter.
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** Amy Adams as the doe-eyed cutie.
** Emily Blunt as the GoodBadGirl.
** Amy Adams as the doe-eyed cutie.
** Emily Blunt as the GoodBadGirl.
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* ActorAllusion:
** Amy Adams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.
* TheDanza: Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn.
* FakeAmerican: British actress Emily Blunt does a nice American accent as Norah. It only slips during a scene towards the end.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a lot more light-hearted than it actually is.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.
** Amy Adams previously showed a lot of prowess at cleaning houses in ''{{Film/Enchanted}}''. Her uniform for the initial cleaning job is pink too, like the dress Giselle wears.
** Clifton Collins Jr had previously been disabled in ''{{Film/Mindhunters}}'', though he was in a wheelchair instead of missing an arm.
* AndStarring: Alan Arkin gets credited this way.
* TheDanza: Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn.
* FakeAmerican: British actress Emily Blunt does a nice American accent as Norah. It only slips during a scene towards the end.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer made the movie look a lot more light-hearted than it actually is.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: WordOfGod is that the story was inspired by a news report about two women in Seattle who ran a biohazard removal cleaning service. Though the two women were just good friends as opposed to sisters.
