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* TheCastShowoff: Likely crossed with ActorInspiredElement. Chloe is shown performing ballet stretches throughout the movie; actress Meg Tilly was a ballet dancer before an injury led to her switch to acting.
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** Berenger and Creator/JeffGoldblum also appeared in ''Film/TheSentinel1977''.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/TomBerenger and Creator/JoBethWilliams had both previously appeared in the film version of ''Literature/TheDogsOfWar''.
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
** #95, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
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** Creator/LawrenceKasdan's wife and sons appear in the film.

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** Creator/LawrenceKasdan's wife and sons appear in the film; his wife Meg is the flight attendant chatting with Sam during the opening credits, his son Jake is the one asking for Sam's autograph during the funeral reception, and his son Jon plays Harold and Sarah's son at the beginning of the film.
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** Creator/MickeyRourke was offered a role, but he passed on it.

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** Creator/MickeyRourke was offered a role, the role of Harold, but he passed on it.it in favour of ''Film/RumbleFish''.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Creator/PhoebeCates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly Creator/MegTilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Creator/PhoebeCates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.
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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as [[HardTruthAesop "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".]]
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* DeletedScene: The film was originally to include several {{flashback}} scenes with Alex, who was played by Creator/KevinCostner. These were omitted from the final cut.

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* DeletedScene: The film was originally to include several {{flashback}} scenes with Alex, who was played by Creator/KevinCostner. These were omitted from the final cut.cut; one set at a Thanksgiving celebration suggested that Alex had suicidal tendencies even back in the Sixties.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates Creator/PhoebeCates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.
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** Michael's girlfriend Annie (seen only during the opening titles) is played by Creator/JeffGoldblum's then-wife Patricia Gaul.

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** Michael's girlfriend Annie (seen only during the opening titles) is played by Creator/JeffGoldblum's then-wife Patricia Gaul.Gaul; she would later have a minor role in Kasdan's ''Silverado'' as well.
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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".

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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as [[HardTruthAesop "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".]]



* DeletedRole: Alex, the friend who committed suicide, putting the entire plot in motion, was originally meant to be played in flashback by Creator/KevinCostner. Creator/LawrenceKasdan eventually decided his character didn't need to be seen, and all of Costner's scenes were edited out. The role isn't 100% deleted, though. The body being dressed at the beginning of the film? We never see the face, but it is Kevin Costner, all right. (One of his first major roles turned out to be in Kasdan's next film, ''Film/{{Silverado}}''.)

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* DeletedRole: Alex, the friend who committed suicide, putting the entire plot in motion, was originally meant to be played in flashback by Creator/KevinCostner. Creator/LawrenceKasdan eventually decided his character didn't need to be seen, and all of Costner's scenes were edited out. The role isn't 100% deleted, though. The body being dressed at the beginning of the film? We never see the face, but it is Kevin Costner, all right. (One of his first major roles turned out to would be in Kasdan's next film, ''Film/{{Silverado}}''.''Film/{{Silverado}}'', and was partially to make up for this.)
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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".

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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace''.''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".

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* CastTheRunnerUp:
** Creator/KevinKline read for three parts: Sam Weber, Michael Gold, and Harold Cooper. He really wanted to play Michael, because it was the funnier part.
** Creator/LawrenceKasdan wrote the parts of Karen Bowens and Sarah Cooper specifically for Creator/JoBethWilliams and Creator/GlennClose respectively. However, both actresses initially wanted to play the role of Meg Jones as they both felt that they better related to that character over the ones chosen by Kasdan.



* RomanceOnTheSet:: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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* RomanceOnTheSet:: MethodActing: The night before the start of principal photography all the lead cast stayed in character.
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** Creator/LawrenceKasdan's wife and sons appear in the film.
** Michael's girlfriend Annie (seen only during the opening titles) is played by Creator/JeffGoldblum's then-wife Patricia Gaul.
* RomanceOnTheSet:
The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.


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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The characters were based on people Creator/LawrenceKasdan lived with in the Eugene V. Debs co-op in Ann Arbor in Michigan, USA while attending the University of Michigan. "Co-ops" are co-ed housing in which the residents share household duties like cooking. This explains why the characters are so comfortable sharing the house and cooking, and are so attached to the Michigan football game.
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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace''.

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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace''. In addition to finding the film "incredibly boring" he despises its message, which he distills as "don't worry about living up to your morality and dreams, 'cause no one ever does".
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* BigNameFan: Inverted example; [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] considers this the worst movie ever made - yes, even worse than ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace''.
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* DeletedRole: Alex, the friend who committed suicide, putting the entire plot in motion, was originally meant to be played in flashback by Creator/KevinCostner. Creator/LawrenceKasdan eventually decided his character didn't need to be seen, and all of Costner's scenes were edited out. The role isn't 100% deleted, though. The body being dressed at the beginning of the film? We never see the face, but it is Kevin Costner, all right.

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* DeletedRole: Alex, the friend who committed suicide, putting the entire plot in motion, was originally meant to be played in flashback by Creator/KevinCostner. Creator/LawrenceKasdan eventually decided his character didn't need to be seen, and all of Costner's scenes were edited out. The role isn't 100% deleted, though. The body being dressed at the beginning of the film? We never see the face, but it is Kevin Costner, all right. (One of his first major roles turned out to be in Kasdan's next film, ''Film/{{Silverado}}''.)

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* RomanceOnTheSet:: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.



* RomanceOnTheSet:: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Sweden, the film was called "Människor emellan", meaning "Between Humans" (as in "A Conversation [...]").
* DeletedRole: Alex, the friend who committed suicide, putting the entire plot in motion, was originally meant to be played in flashback by Creator/KevinCostner. Creator/LawrenceKasdan eventually decided his character didn't need to be seen, and all of Costner's scenes were edited out. The role isn't 100% deleted, though. The body being dressed at the beginning of the film? We never see the face, but it is Kevin Costner, all right.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen / RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen / RomanceOnTheSet: RomanceOnTheSet:: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.Creator/KevinKline.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/SeanPenn was considered for the role of Alex Marshall, which was greatly reduced. In the end, Creator/KevinCostner was cast in the role, then all of his scenes were deleted.
** Creator/MickeyRourke was offered a role, but he passed on it.
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* ThrowItIn: When Harold and Michael are walking around in the field, Creator/KevinKline's line, "You're not afraid of snakes, are you?" was improvised, and Creator/JeffGoldblum's reaction was genuine.
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* DeletedScene: The film was originally intended to have several {{flashback}} scenes with Alex. These were omitted from the final cut. Alex was played by Creator/KevinCostner.

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* DeletedScene: The film was originally intended to have include several {{flashback}} scenes with Alex.Alex, who was played by Creator/KevinCostner. These were omitted from the final cut. Alex was played by Creator/KevinCostner.
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
** #95, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
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* DeletedScene: The film was originally intended to have several {{flashback}} scenes with Alex. These were omitted from the final cut. Alex was played by Creator/KevinCostner.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen / RomanceOnTheSet: The role of Alex's girlfriend Chloe came down to two actresses who auditioned on-set: Meg Tilly and Phoebe Cates. Meg Tilly got the part, while Phoebe Cates got to meet and then later marry would-have-been co-star Creator/KevinKline.

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