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1	* AllStarCast: To an absolutely absurd degree. For example:
2	** Creator/ForestWhitaker is Cecil Gaines, [[Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow Oprah Winfrey]] is his wife, Music/MariahCarey is his mother, and Creator/DavidOyelowo is their son.
3	** Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/VanessaRedgrave own the cotton farm where Cecil grew up.
4	** Creator/TerrenceHoward and [[Film/JerryMaguire Cuba Gooding, Jr.]] play friends of the Gaines.
5	** Creator/RobinWilliams is UsefulNotes/DwightEisenhower.
6	** Creator/JamesMarsden and Creator/MinkaKelly are [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy John and Jackie Kennedy]].
7	** Creator/AlanRickman and Creator/JaneFonda as [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Ronald and Nancy Reagan]].
8	** Creator/JohnCusack as UsefulNotes/RichardNixon.
9	* DawsonCasting: 37-year-old David Oyelowo as Whitaker's son, who plays the role from a teen to an old man.
10	* DeletedRole: Melissa Leo's role as Mamie Eisenhower was cut from the movie, as was Orlando Eric Street's as UsefulNotes/BarackObama (see below).
11	* FakeAmerican: English actors Alan Rickman, David Oyelowo and Alex Pettyfer portray Ronald Reagan, Louis Gaines and Thomas Westfell respectively.
12	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Jane Fonda, a staunch liberal and anti-war activist, plays Nancy Reagan. With that said, the real Nancy Reagan [[ApprovalOfGod approved of her performance]].
13	* StuntCasting: All these names on [[http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1170323/thumbs/o-THE-BUTLER-POSTER-facebook.jpg the poster]]? Most are in the film for maybe ten minutes portraying some notable historical figure who they may or may not (John Cusack as Richard Nixon!) physically resemble. Oprah may or may not also be, being in the film the whole time.
14	* WhatCouldHaveBeen
15	** Originally, the movie was going to show Cecil meeting UsefulNotes/BarackObama face-to-face, and director Lee Daniels even considered asking Obama to play himself, but since the movie was filmed during the height of the 2012 election, he ended up casting Orlando Eric Street instead. Eventually, however, [[DeletedScene the scene was cut]].
16	** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was originally cast as John F. Kennedy, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. James Franco was considered to replace him before James Marsden was cast.
17	** Creator/MilaKunis was considered for the part of Jackie Kennedy.
18	** Creator/LiamNeeson was considered for the part of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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