| 1 | * BreakthroughHit: For Creator/DarrenAronofsky. This indie film was lauded by critics and made his name in the industry. |
| 2 | * ChannelHop: Went from Artisan Entertainment to Creator/{{A24}} (Aronofsky sold the rights to the latter, and they re-released the movie with 8K restoration in IMAX theaters). |
| 3 | * NoBudget: The film was roughly made for $135,000 and is largely comprised of a few unglamorous locations and few characters. Creator/DarrenAronofsky earned the budget by having friends and family each invest $100 with the promise that they'd each receive $150 back on the film's profits. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot in public and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming, if they weren't shooting a night to avoid looking conspicuous. Aronofsky's own mother provided the catering. |
| 4 | * ProductionPosse: Creator/MarkMargolis would go on to have supporting roles in most of Aronofsky's films. |
| 5 | * RealLifeRelative: One of the men delivering the suitcase is played by Darren Aronofsky's father Abraham. |
| 6 | * TrollingCreator: When asked as to how the production team filmed the climactic scene in which [[spoiler:Max drives a drill into his skull]], Aronofsky would only say, "Sean is a full-on method actor. We had an ambulance waiting." |
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