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** Creator/RobertZemeckis was the original director, but low expectations for ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' led to his firing from this film. ''Stone'' went on to be a critical and box office hit, [[HilariousInHindsight and led to Zemeckis directing]] ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' and ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and so forth.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's Creator/HumeCronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was a Golden Gloves boxer and [[HandicappedBadass was blind in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked accurate depth perception.
* OnSetInjury:Hume Cronyn Creator/HumeCronyn had lost sight in one eye in his days as a Golden Glove boxer, so in the scene where he hits the young orderly, he had no depth perception and accidentally knocked the other actor out.
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** Ron Howard's wife Cheryl, his mother Jean, his brother Clint and father Rance all appear in the movie as well.
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** Joe and Alma Finley are played by real life real-life husband and wife Creator/HumeCronyn and Creator/JessicaTandy. The sequel was the last movie they'd ever appear together in before Tandy's death in 1994.
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** Joan Bennett was the first choice for the role of Bess [=McCarthy=], but her husband had talked her out of taking it, and it went to Gwen Verdon instead. Had she accepted, it would have been her first film since ''{{Film/Suspiria 1977}}'' (which ended up being her final role).
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** Joan Bennett Creator/JoanBennett was the first choice for the role of Bess [=McCarthy=], but her husband had talked her out of taking it, and it went to Gwen Verdon instead. Had she Bennett accepted, it would have been her first film since ''{{Film/Suspiria 1977}}'' (which ended up being her final role). role).
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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/SteveGuttenberg worked on this movie for less than his usual fee because he liked the script, and really wanted to work with Creator/RonHoward.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was a Golden Gloves boxer and [[HandicappedBadass lacked sight in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked depth perception.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was a Golden Gloves boxer and [[HandicappedBadass lacked sight was blind in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked accurate depth perception.
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One: that is YMMV and two: as noted under the page for it, death in-of-itself doesn't count.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was [[BadassGrandpa a Golden Gloves boxer]] and [[HandicappedBadass lacked sight in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked depth perception.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was [[BadassGrandpa a Golden Gloves boxer]] boxer and [[HandicappedBadass lacked sight in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked depth perception.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Steve Guttenberg worked on this movie for less than his usual fee because he liked the script, and really wanted to work with Creator/RonHoward.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
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** Creator/NicolasCage was considered for Jack Bonner.
** Creator/RobertZemeckis was the original director, but low expectations for ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' led to his firing from this film. ''Stone'' went on to be a critical and box office hit, [[HilariousInHindsight and led to Zemeckis directing]] ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and so
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* UnderAgeCasting: Wilfred Brimley Creator/WilfredBrimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett, whereas his costars were all in their 70s.70s.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RobertZemeckis was the original director, but low expectations for ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' led to his firing from this film. ''Stone'' went on to be a critical and box office hit, [[HilariousInHindsight and led to Zemeckis directing]] ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and so forth.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RobertZemeckis was the original director, but low expectations for ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' led to his firing from this film. ''Stone'' went on to be a critical and box office hit, [[HilariousInHindsight and led to Zemeckis directing]] ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and so forth.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey It's All Those Guys]]:
** [[JustShootMe Finch's dad]] is the alien commander!
** Jack Bonner [[PoliceAcademy used to be a cop]]!
** Ben [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_orj4-inTo wants to sell you Quaker Oatmeal]]. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQaMaBxwRg diabeetus]]!
** Art [[TheGoldenGirls was a monk]]. But before that, he was [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000747/ a song and dance guy]]. And wow, [[IWasQuiteALooker he wasn't bad looking, either]]!
** Alma is [[DrivingMissDaisy Miss Daisy]]!
** In the second movie, Ruby is [[Film/MonsterInLaw Jane Fonda's mother-in-law]] and [[{{Friends}} Monica]] is a scientist!
** David won't get to ride a UFO but he will get to ride [[Film/TheNeverendingStory a luck dragon]].
*** And he was [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/DARYL a robot]].
** [[JustShootMe Finch's dad]] is the alien commander!
** Jack Bonner [[PoliceAcademy used to be a cop]]!
** Ben [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_orj4-inTo wants to sell you Quaker Oatmeal]]. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQaMaBxwRg diabeetus]]!
** Art [[TheGoldenGirls was a monk]]. But before that, he was [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000747/ a song and dance guy]]. And wow, [[IWasQuiteALooker he wasn't bad looking, either]]!
** Alma is [[DrivingMissDaisy Miss Daisy]]!
** In the second movie, Ruby is [[Film/MonsterInLaw Jane Fonda's mother-in-law]] and [[{{Friends}} Monica]] is a scientist!
** David won't get to ride a UFO but he will get to ride [[Film/TheNeverendingStory a luck dragon]].
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* UnderAgeCasting: Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett, whereas his costars were all in their 70s.* Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett in ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'', whereas his costars were all in their 70s.
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* UnderAgeCasting: Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett, whereas his costars were all in their 70s.* Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett in ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'', whereas his costars were all in their 70s.70s..
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* UnderAgeCasting: Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett, whereas his costars were all in their 70s.* Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett in ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'', whereas his costars were all in their 70s.
* UnderAgeCasting: Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett, whereas his costars were all in their 70s.* Wilfred Brimley was only 50 when he played senior citizen Ben Luckett in ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'', whereas his costars were all in their 70s.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene where Hume Cronyn's character punches out the orderly wasn't all acting. Cronyn, who was [[BadassGrandpa a Golden Gloves boxer]] and [[HandicappedBadass lacked sight in one eye]], actually knocked the guy out because he (Cronyn) lacked depth perception.
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