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* DevelopmentHell: The project's genesis was in 1979, with Creator/RidleyScott joining as a producer in 1980 with Callie Khouri intending to direct it. At several points, a few big-name actresses were attached to or considered for the titular roles.
** This also affected the project at the end, when the premiere was delayed thanks to troubles at Creator/{{MGM}} (the result of Italian conman Giancarlo Parretti [[TyrantTakestheHelm causing the company to grind to a halt]] as he was [[StealingFromTheTill embezzling like mad]]).

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* DevelopmentHell: The project's genesis was in 1979, with Creator/RidleyScott joining as a producer in 1980 with Callie Khouri intending to direct it. At several points, a few big-name actresses were attached to or considered for the titular roles.
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roles. This also affected the project at the end, when the premiere was delayed thanks to troubles at Creator/{{MGM}} (the result of Italian conman Giancarlo Parretti [[TyrantTakestheHelm causing the company to grind to a halt]] as he was [[StealingFromTheTill embezzling like mad]]).



* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/HarveyKeitel and Creator/MichaelMadsen, usually cast as tough guys, criminals, or psychopaths, play the reasonable, empathetic Detective Hal Slocumb and Louise's NiceGuy of a boyfriend Jimmy, respectively. Interestingly, they would collaborate again the following year in ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' – in roles that were within type.
** Madsen has gone on to say this is one of the roles he's proud of. He had originally been in talks to play Harlan, which would have been closer to his typecast.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/HarveyKeitel and Creator/MichaelMadsen, usually cast as tough guys, criminals, or psychopaths, play the reasonable, empathetic Detective Hal Slocumb and Louise's NiceGuy of a boyfriend Jimmy, respectively. Interestingly, they would collaborate again the following year in ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' – in roles that were within type.
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type. Madsen has gone on to say this is one of the roles he's proud of. He had originally been in talks to play Harlan, which would have been closer to his typecast.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Heavily for Creator/MichaelMadsen, usually cast as psychopaths and villains, as Louise's NiceGuy of a boyfriend Jimmy. It's one of the few roles he's said he's proud of. He had originally been in talks to play Harlan, which would have been within type.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Heavily for Creator/HarveyKeitel and Creator/MichaelMadsen, usually cast as psychopaths tough guys, criminals, or psychopaths, play the reasonable, empathetic Detective Hal Slocumb and villains, as Louise's NiceGuy of a boyfriend Jimmy. It's Jimmy, respectively. Interestingly, they would collaborate again the following year in ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' – in roles that were within type.
** Madsen has gone on to say this is
one of the few roles he's said he's proud of. He had originally been in talks to play Harlan, which would have been within type.closer to his typecast.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/RidleyScott personally convinced Creator/HarveyKeitel to take on the role of Hal, having worked with him on ''Film/TheDuellists''.
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* ReferencedBy: Telma and her cat Louise from ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'' are named after the movie.

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* ReferencedBy: Telma and her cat Louise from ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'' ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' are named after the movie.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/RidleyScott personally convinced Creator/HarveyKeitel to take on the role of Hal, having worked with him on ''Film/TheDuellists''.
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* ReferencedBy: Telma and her cat Louise from ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'' are named after the movie.

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