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1	!!Trivia for the [[{{Film/Alfie}} 1966 British film]]:
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3	* ActorInspiredElement: Michael Caine recommended Vivien Merchant for the role of Lily.
4	* BillingDisplacement: Second billed Creator/ShelleyWinters (who plays Ruby) only has three scenes.
5	* DawsonCasting: Harry is said to be 35 years old. Alfie Bass was actually 55.
6	* LoopingLines: A great deal of Creator/MichaelCaine's lines had to be dubbed for the American release due to fears that they wouldn't understand his London accent. He claimed that Shelley Winters couldn't understand him, so she watched his mouth movements.
7	* PopCultureUrbanLegends: There's an unproven rumour among British jazz enthusiasts that the saxophone solo played on the theme, credited to Sonny Rollins, was actually performed by jazz legend Tubby Haynes.
8	* ReferencedBy: A character in the ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'' episode "[[Recap/EndeavourS2E03Sway Sway]]" (which is set in 1966, the year ''Alfie'' was released) heavily and knowingly models himself on the title character.
9	* UncreditedRole: Creator/HarryLocke as a foreman.
10	* StarMakingRole: Was this for lead Michael Caine, to the point that even Creator/JohnWayne thought so.
11	-->'''Michael:''' And he (John Wayne) was registering in the Beverly Hills Hotel, and he looked up and he saw me in the corner. And he said to me "What's your name, kid?" I said "Michael Caine". He said "You in that movie ''Alfie''?" I said "Yeah". He said "I saw that." He said "You're gonna be a star, kid." I said, "Oh, thank you sir."
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Among those who turned down the role of Alfie were Creator/RichardHarris, Creator/LaurenceHarvey and Creator/TerenceStamp, who starred in a Broadway version of the play.
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14	!!Trivia for the [[{{Film/Alfie}} 2004 remake]]:
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16	* ActorInspiredElement: Alfie's Vespa is painted blue and white because those are the colours of Tottenham Hotspur, Jude Law's favourite team.
17	* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $60 million. Box office, $35,150,546.
18	* CreatorBacklash: Creator/JudeLaw would go on to say that he was disappointed how his role in this remake turned out, although he added that he doesn't regret doing it and it was one of the best experiences he had working on a film.
19	* CreatorKiller: Director Charles Shyer wouldn't make another film for eight years.
20	* FakeAmerican: Although born in New York, Sienna Miller was raised in the UK and thus puts on an American accent to play Nikki.
21	* RomanceOnTheSet: Jude Law and Sienna Miller became engaged shortly after filming, but it ended infamously with infidelity on his part with their children's nanny.
22	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
23	** Creator/EwanMcGregor was considered for Alfie.
24	** Creator/TinaFey turned down the role of Dorie, which then went to Jane Krakowski.
25	** Creator/BilliePiper auditioned for Nikki before Sienna Miller was cast.

Context Trivia / Alfie