Trivia / Milk Money

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $20 million (estimated, not counting marketing). Box office, $18,137,661 (worldwide). The odd, confused tone of the film likely played a part in audiences staying away from the film after its opening weekend.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Brazil: “Appearances Deceive”
  • France: “The Surprise”
  • Greece: “A Woman For Dad”
  • Italy and Portugal: “Anatomy Lessons”
  • Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia: “Pocket Money”
  • In Spanish-countries, the film’s title varies from country to country: In Argentina, its “Choosing Mom”; In Spain, it’s “A Gift For Dad”; In Mexico, it’s “A Pretty Girl”.
• Creator Killer: Screenwriter John Mattson would only go on to write two sequels to Free Willy before leaving Hollywood to work as a teacher / lecturer in California.
• Production Posse: The film reteamed Melanie Griffith and Philip Bosco, who both appeared in Working Girl.
• Star-Derailing Role: Child star Michael Patrick Carter, who would give up his career in acting not long after this film's release.
• What Could Have Been: The film was originally slated to be directed by Joe Dante, but he walked from the project over budget concerns and his directing fee (Paramount wanted to film the movie in Canada with a lower budget and a non-union crew, which Dante refused to do).

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