| 1 | * DawsonCasting: Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart. |
| 2 | * ExecutiveMeddling: The studio demanded the film not be longer than 2 hours, 15 minutes and the budget not higher than around 32 million dollars. Luckily, multiple prominent African-Americans stepped in to donate money so Lee could make the film as long as he wanted. |
| 3 | * RealLifeRelative: This was the first film appearance of Creator/DenzelWashington's son Creator/{{John David|Washington}}, as a Harlem schoolboy. He was 8 years old at the time. |
| 4 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 5 | ** An early draft of the screenplay was co-written by Creator/JamesBaldwin. It has since been published under the title ''One Day When I Was Lost''. |
| 6 | ** Creator/DavidMamet and Creator/EddieMurphy also wrote drafts of the screenplay. |
| 7 | ** Creator/NormanJewison was originally attached to direct, and even cast Creator/DenzelWashington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story. |
| 8 | ** Creator/SpikeLee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him. |
| 9 | ** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson. Creator/AveryBrooks and Creator/CharlesSDutton were also considered. |
| 10 | ** Creator/ReginaKing auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in this film. It was an experience she told the Hollywood Reporter was the worst audition of her career. |
| 11 | ** Creator/WilliamFichtner was hired to play a role as an NYPD officer, but does not have an appearance. A scene was never shot, but he was still paid. |
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