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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Creator/MacaulayCulkin and Creator/ElijahWood became close friends during production, and remain so to this day.
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* RealLifeRelative: Connie is played by Macaulay's sister Quinn Culkin, while the photograph of baby Richard is actually a photo of his brother Rory.
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* RealLifeRelative: Connie is played by Macaulay's sister Quinn Culkin, while the photograph of baby Richard is actually a photo of his brother Rory.[[Creator/RoryCulkin Rory]].
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** Though ''The Good Son'' made back its budget upon its release in late 1993, critical reception was negative. Between that and the out-of-control production, Joseph Rubin's directing career was damaged in the aftermath, as was Ian [=McEwan=]'s writing career. Macaulay Culkin retired from acting not long after the film's release. Meanwhile, Elijah Wood bounced back from the disappointing response.
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* NoStuntDouble: When Henry [[spoiler: gets dropped by his mother]], a shot of Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself and not a stunt double falling away from the camera on the actual cliff was required. After discussions with Culkin and his parents, he agreed to do a 30-foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery: a BB gun. Culkin performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
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* NoStuntDouble: When Henry [[spoiler: gets [[spoiler:gets dropped by his mother]], a shot of Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself and not a stunt double falling away from the camera on the actual cliff was required. After discussions with Culkin and his parents, he agreed to do a 30-foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery: a BB gun. Culkin performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
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%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MacaulayCulkin. Big time.
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* NoStuntDouble: When Henry gets dropped by his mother, a shot of Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself and not a stunt double falling away from the camera on the actual cliff was required. After discussions with Culkin and his parents, he agreed to do a 30-foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery: a BB gun. Culkin performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
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* NoStuntDouble: When Henry [[spoiler: gets dropped by his mother, mother]], a shot of Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself and not a stunt double falling away from the camera on the actual cliff was required. After discussions with Culkin and his parents, he agreed to do a 30-foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery: a BB gun. Culkin performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
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changing "the freezing lake" to "Lake Superior," the actual location of the cliff in the climax
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* NoStuntDouble: When Henry gets dropped by his mother, a shot of Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself and not a stunt double falling away from the camera on the actual cliff was required. After discussions with Culkin and his parents, he agreed to do a 30-foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above the freezing lake, Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery: a BB gun. Culkin performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.
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The "throwing dummy from a bridge" scene was restored on the streaming release via Star in the UK.
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* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in the UK [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents due to the February 1993 murder of James Bulger]]. When it did end up being released in the UK, the sequence where Henry causes a traffic accident by throwing a dummy from a bridge was cut due to concerns about dangerous, imitable behavior.
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* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in the UK [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents due to the February 1993 murder of James Bulger]]. When it did end up being released in the UK, the sequence where Henry causes a traffic accident by throwing a dummy from a bridge was cut due to concerns about dangerous, imitable behavior.behavior, though said sequence would be restored in later editions, especially when it became available on Creator/StarDisneyPlus.
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* LifeImitatesArt: As pointed out by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, the climax reflects the direction which the acting careers of Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/MacaulayCulkin would lead after the release of this film. While Elijah - whose character is saved in the end - would go on to star in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and become even more successful as an adult actor, Culkin - whose character is dropped to his death - would later star in a string of underperformers and retire after the antics of his StageDad, becoming the quintessential FormerChildStar.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Mikey}}'', another movie about a blonde EnfantTerrible portrayed by a child actor in a mature, non-[[{{Typecasting}} typecast]] role. While neither film was particularly well-received, ''The Good Son'' ended up having a lasting impact on audiences thanks to having Creator/MacaulayCulkin playing the main antagonist, Henry Evans.
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** Creator/MarySteenburgen was the original choice to play Susan, but when filming was pushed back a year due to Culkin's casting, Steenburgen moved on and was replaced by Wendy Crewson.
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** Creator/MarySteenburgen was the original choice to play Susan, but when filming was pushed back a year due to Culkin's casting, Steenburgen moved on and was replaced by Wendy Crewson.Creator/WendyCrewson.
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* BigNameFan: ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'' co-creator Kaiu Shirai said in the interview that this is their favorite movie.
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* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in the UK [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents due to the February 1993 murder of James Bulger]]. When it did end up being released in the UK, the sequence where Henry causes a traffic accident by throwing a dummy from a bridge was cut due to concerns about dangerous, imitable behavior[[note]]as the BBFC does edit any kind of behavior considered dangerous and instructional to younger and more impressionable viewers -- mostly in the U, PG, and 12 ratings, but sometimes the 15 and 18-rated stuff do get this treatment, as seen with most WWE wrestling compilations, and any ''Jackass''-style stunt and prank videos[[/note]]behavior.
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* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in the UK [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents due to the February 1993 murder of James Bulger]]. When it did end up being released in the UK, the sequence where Henry causes a traffic accident by throwing a dummy from a bridge was cut due to concerns about dangerous, imitable behavior[[note]]as the BBFC does edit any kind of behavior considered dangerous and instructional to younger and more impressionable viewers -- mostly in the U, PG, and 12 ratings, but sometimes the 15 and 18-rated stuff do get this treatment, as seen with most WWE wrestling compilations, and any ''Jackass''-style stunt and prank videos[[/note]]
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* LifeImitatesArt: As pointed out by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, the climax reflects the direction which the acting careers of Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/MacaulayCulkin would lead after the release of this film. While Elijah - whose character is saved in the end - would go on to star in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and become even more successful as an adult actor, Culkin - whose character is dropped to his death - would later star in a string of underperformers and retire after the antics of his StageDad, becoming the quintessential FormerChildStar.
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* BannedInChina: This movie was banned in the UK [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents due to the February 1993 murder of James Bulger]].
