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* ActorAllusion: Creator/BobBalaban plays NBC executive Warren Littlefield, who served as the partial inspiration for Balaban's character Russell Dalrymple on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' a few years previously.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/BobBalaban plays NBC executive Warren Littlefield, who served as the partial inspiration for Balaban's character Russell Dalrymple on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' a few years previously.previously.
* CreatorBacklash: While he’s never disowned the film, Creator/JohnMichaelHiggins (Letterman) has said that if he’d had the luxury of being more selective, he probably wouldn’t have chosen a project so controversial. However, he was in desperate need of work at the time and was in no position to be choosey.
* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/DavidLetterman made no secret of his disdain for the film adaptation, calling it “the biggest waste of film since my wedding photos” and likening John Michael Higgins’ portrayal of himself to that of a “psychotic chimp.” He even infamously invited Higgins onto ''Series/TheLateShow'', only to leave him dangling in the green room all night as he was continuously bumped. Higgins, for his part, understood Letterman’s feelings on the matter, given Letterman is a private person who didn’t want his personal life depicted in any fashion.
* CreatorBacklash: While he’s never disowned the film, Creator/JohnMichaelHiggins (Letterman) has said that if he’d had the luxury of being more selective, he probably wouldn’t have chosen a project so controversial. However, he was in desperate need of work at the time and was in no position to be choosey.
* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/DavidLetterman made no secret of his disdain for the film adaptation, calling it “the biggest waste of film since my wedding photos” and likening John Michael Higgins’ portrayal of himself to that of a “psychotic chimp.” He even infamously invited Higgins onto ''Series/TheLateShow'', only to leave him dangling in the green room all night as he was continuously bumped. Higgins, for his part, understood Letterman’s feelings on the matter, given Letterman is a private person who didn’t want his personal life depicted in any fashion.
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* ActorAllusion: Bob Balaban plays NBC executive Warren Littlefield, who served as the partial inspiration for Balaban's character Russell Dalrymple on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' a few years previously.
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* ActorAllusion: Bob Balaban Creator/BobBalaban plays NBC executive Warren Littlefield, who served as the partial inspiration for Balaban's character Russell Dalrymple on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' a few years previously.
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* ActorAllusion: Bob Balaban plays NBC executive Warren Littlefield, who served as the partial inspiration for Balaban's character Russell Dalrymple on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' a few years previously.
