| 1 | * IronyAsSheIsCast: Creator/StephenTobolowsky, who plays Clayton Townley, the leader of the Klan in the area, is Jewish and his late aunt, Hermine Tobolowsky, is known as the "mother of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment". |
| 2 | * StarMakingRole: This is Rick Zieff's first role as he plays the passenger (loosely based on Andrew Goodman) next to Geoffrey Nauffts (who plays a character loosely based on Michael Schwerner). |
| 3 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 4 | ** Creator/MilosForman and Creator/JohnSchlesinger were considered to direct before Alan Parker was chosen. |
| 5 | ** Creator/DonJohnson campaigned heavily for the role of Ward. Creator/KevinCostner was also considered. |
| 6 | ** Creator/SamuelLJackson auditioned for a role, but was turned down by Alan Parker, who thought he didn't sound Southern enough. In fact, Jackson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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