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* DawsonCasting:
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
** Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart.
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
** Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart.
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* DawsonCasting:
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
**DawsonCasting: Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart.
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
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** Creator/DavidMamet and Creator/EddieMurphy also wrote a drafts of the screenplay.
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** Creator/DavidMamet and Creator/EddieMurphy also wrote a drafts of the screenplay.
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** Norman Jewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
** Spike Lee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him.
** Spike Lee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him.
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** Norman Jewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') Creator/NormanJewison was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, Creator/DenzelWashington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
**Spike Lee Creator/SpikeLee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him.
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* ActorAllusion: The late Al Freeman, Jr., who plays Elijah Muhammad, played Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations.
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** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson. Creator/AveryBrooks was also considered.
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** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson. Creator/AveryBrooks was and Creator/CharlesSDutton were also considered.
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This is Casting Gag. I'm moving it to the main page.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.
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* RealLifeRelative: This was the first film appearance of Creator/DenzelWashington's son Creator/{{John David|Washington}}, as a Harlem schoolboy. He was 8 years old at the time.
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** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson. Creator/AveryBrooks was also considered.
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* Creator/TraceeEllisRoss auditioned for a role in this film but never landed a role. However, the experience was positive enough to prompt her to change her major to Theater at Brown University.
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* DawsonCasting: Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
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* DawsonCasting: DawsonCasting:
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm'slife.life.
** Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart.
** Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's
** Ernest Lee Thomas plays Elijah Muhammad's (played by Al Freeman Jr.) son Sidney. In reality, the two are only 12 years apart.
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** Creator/DavidMamet also wrote a draft of the screenplay.
** Creator/NormanJewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
** Creator/NormanJewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
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** Creator/DavidMamet and Creator/EddieMurphy also wrote a draft drafts of the screenplay.
**Creator/NormanJewison Norman Jewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.story.
** Spike Lee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him.
** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson.
** Creator/ReginaKing auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in this film. It was an experience she told the Hollywood Reporter was the worst audition of her career.
** Creator/WilliamFichtner was hired to play a role as an NYPD officer, but does not have an appearance. A scene was never shot, but he was still paid.
* Creator/TraceeEllisRoss auditioned for a role in this film but never landed a role. However, the experience was positive enough to prompt her to change her major to Theater at Brown University.
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** Spike Lee originally intended to include Louis Farrakhan as a character, but removed all mention of him from the script after he received specific, direct threats from him.
** Lee originally intended the role of West Indian Archie for Creator/SamuelLJackson.
** Creator/ReginaKing auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in this film. It was an experience she told the Hollywood Reporter was the worst audition of her career.
** Creator/WilliamFichtner was hired to play a role as an NYPD officer, but does not have an appearance. A scene was never shot, but he was still paid.
* Creator/TraceeEllisRoss auditioned for a role in this film but never landed a role. However, the experience was positive enough to prompt her to change her major to Theater at Brown University.
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** Creator/NormanJewison was originally attached to direct, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
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** Creator/NormanJewison (''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight'', ''Film/ASoldiersStory'') was originally attached to direct, and even cast Denzel Washington, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.women.
* WhatMightHaveBeen:
** An early draft of the screenplay was co-written by Creator/JamesBaldwin. It has since been published under the title ''One Day When I Was Lost''.
** Creator/DavidMamet also wrote a draft of the screenplay.
** Creator/NormanJewison was originally attached to direct, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
* WhatMightHaveBeen:
** An early draft of the screenplay was co-written by Creator/JamesBaldwin. It has since been published under the title ''One Day When I Was Lost''.
** Creator/DavidMamet also wrote a draft of the screenplay.
** Creator/NormanJewison was originally attached to direct, but left the project due to difficulties with the material and the controversy of having a white filmmaker telling the story.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The studio demanded the film not be longer than 2 hours, 15 minutes and the budget not higher than around 32 million dollars. [[SubvertedTrope Luckily, multiple prominent African-Americans stepped in to donate money so Lee could make the film as long as he wanted.]]
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The studio demanded the film not be longer than 2 hours, 15 minutes and the budget not higher than around 32 million dollars. [[SubvertedTrope Luckily, multiple prominent African-Americans stepped in to donate money so Lee could make the film as long as he wanted.]]
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler. . .as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler. . .Kunstler as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.
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Oops, that\'s for the movie
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* TropeNamers: As might be expected, he's the source of the MalcolmXerox trope.
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* TropeNamers: As might be expected, he's the source of the MalcolmXerox trope.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Legendary civil rights attorney William Kunstler. . .as a racist judge whose harsh sentencing of Malcolm and Shorty is clearly motivated by the fact that they've been sleeping with white women.
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Well, I though it was trivia
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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Frank]], [[Series/LawAndOrder Detective Nick Falco]], [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Tigh]], just to name a few.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Frank]], [[Series/LawAndOrder Detective Nick Falco]], [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Tigh]], just to name a few.
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* ActorAllusion: The late Al Freeman, Jr., who plays Elijah Muhammad, played Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations.
* DawsonCasting: Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The studio demanded the film not be longer than 2 hours, 15 minutes and the budget not higher than around 32 million dollars. [[SubvertedTrope Luckily, multiple prominent African-Americans stepped in to donate money so Lee could make the film as long as he wanted.]]
* DawsonCasting: Malcolm is in his late teens when the film starts, but played by the then-30-something Denzel Washington. Justified as he continued to play Malcolm throughout the duration of the movie and the rest of Malcolm's life.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The studio demanded the film not be longer than 2 hours, 15 minutes and the budget not higher than around 32 million dollars. [[SubvertedTrope Luckily, multiple prominent African-Americans stepped in to donate money so Lee could make the film as long as he wanted.]]
