Line #7 Trivia/JerseyGirl


1	* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $35 million. Box office, $25,268,157 (domestic), $36,098,382 (worldwide). The second film to star Creator/BenAffleck and Music/JenniferLopez flatlined in the wake of their disolved relationship and their disastrous [[Film/{{Gigli}} first film from the previous summer]]. Fans of Creator/KevinSmith were turned off by its mainstream approach.
2	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JasonLee auditioned for Arthur. He was cast as one of the PR execs.
3	* DeletedScene: A scene featuring Ollie and Gertrude's wedding was filmed, but cut from the film after Creator/BenAffleck and Music/JenniferLopez broke off their engagement.
4	* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: A bit of an unusual case. Originally the plan was to advertise the movie as being all about the relationship between Affleck and Lopez's characters, making Lopez's death early on a huge shock. But by the time it was released, the failure of ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' and the general public being utterly sick of Ben and J.Lo as a couple had killed this plan's viability, so the twist was put right in the trailers, leaving the film with little real identity of its own.
5	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/BenAffleck was at the time best known for being a serious action star. Here he plays a BumblingDad.
6	* PlayingWithCharacterType: Creator/GeorgeCarlin's Bart is still a cantankerous "old fuck," but one with a gentle soul who loves his family.
7	* RealLifeRelative: Creator/KevinSmith's wife Jennifer appears as a receptionist, while his daughter Harley is an extra.
8	* ReleaseDateChange: The film was originally scheduled to be released in December 2003, but pushed back to March 2004, in part to avoid competing with ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' (which also starred Creator/LivTyler), and also to accommodate potential re-shoots that would have added more scenes with Creator/JenniferLopez, after her and Creator/BenAffleck's relationship made the tabloid headlines. Ultimately, the re-shoots never went ahead, largely due to Creator/KevinSmith pointing out that the volume of footage the studio wanted him to add would have made the film over two and a half hours long.
9	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Creator/JasonMewes was going to play Arthur (Ollie's assistant), but was in rehab after he and Creator/KevinSmith had a serious falling out.
10	* TroubledProduction: Though the film turned out fairly close to how Smith wanted, it wasn't for a lack of attempted ExecutiveMeddling on the part of Creator/{{Miramax}}, who tried to pressure Smith into filming more scenes involving Creator/JenniferLopez after her relationship with Creator/BenAffleck hit the tabloid headlines. Fortunately for Smith, the epic critical and commercial failure of the "Bennifer" vehicle ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' caused the studio to quickly retract these requests. Smith, who wasn't working with his usual ProductionPosse, also had some trouble dealing with veteran cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond on-set, though later admitted that he was just as much at fault as Zsigmond.
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
12	** Creator/KevinSmith originally wanted to include some clips from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' for a scene where Ollie explains "the birds and the bees" to his daughter, but Creator/StevenSpielberg denied Smith permission.
13	** While Bart had always been written with Creator/GeorgeCarlin in mind, Carlin had originally asked Smith to write him his dream role: a clergyman who strangles six children. When Smith sent Carlin the script, Carlin, true to form, called him the next day asking [[CrossesTheLineTwice why his character doesn't strangle the little girl]].
14	** During one take of the scene where Ollie finds out that Gertrude died in childbirth, Ben Affleck became so LostInCharacter that [[EnforcedMethodActing the heavy emotion of the scene began to make him physically ill]], leading to Ollie vomiting on the floor in anguish. [[{{Narm}} Test audiences laughed at this version]] and a different take was used.
15	** The film was originally going to be set in the late 80s and Ollie would have badmouthed Creator/BruceWillis. When a deal with Willis couldn't be secured, it was changed to Creator/WillSmith.
16	** Creator/JoeyLaurenAdams was originally considered for the part of Gertrude Steiney. But Smith thought that pairing her with Ben Affleck again would make the film look too similar to ''Film/ChasingAmy''.
17	** Creator/ElizaDushku was the first choice for Maya, but Kevin Smith changed his mind. Upon seeing Eliza at only 5"4', he realised she would look far too young to be Ben Affleck's love interest.
18	* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based on Creator/KevinSmith's experiences with fatherhood.
19	* WrittenForMyKids: Creator/KevinSmith made the film because he'd just had a daughter and wanted to make a movie that wasn't filled with crude humor. Unfortunately, a lot of his fans were angered by their hero "going soft," and he was forced to make a return to form. Watching the movie knowing that it was made for and about Smith's daughter does make the movie much sweeter, though.

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