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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the theatrical ending]].

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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the characters at their own ages in the theatrical ending]].



** In addition to the Director's Cut ending, there are two others. The first has [[spoiler: Evan following Kayleigh on the street]]. The second has him [[spoiler: actually talking to her]].

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** In addition to the Director's Cut ending, there are two others. The first has [[spoiler: Evan [[spoiler:Evan following Kayleigh on the street]]. The second has him [[spoiler: actually [[spoiler:actually talking to her]].
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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and Creator/WilliamLeeScott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the theatrical ending]].

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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and Creator/WilliamLeeScott William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the theatrical ending]].

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** Creator/JoshHartnett turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.

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** Creator/JoshHartnett Creator/JoshHartnett, Creator/JoshuaJackson and Creator/SeannWilliamScott turned down the role of Evan. Evan.
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Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.
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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and Creator/WilliamLeeScott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].

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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and Creator/WilliamLeeScott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the theatrical ending]].
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** Odd examples. Twelve-year-old Creator/LoganLerman plays Evan at the age of seven. Seventeen-year-old John Patrick Amedori plays Evan at thirteen.
** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].

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** Odd examples. Twelve-year-old Creator/LoganLerman plays Evan at the age of seven. Seventeen-year-old John Patrick Amedori Creator/JohnPatrickAmedori plays Evan at thirteen.
** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson Creator/EldenHenson was 27, and William Lee Scott Creator/WilliamLeeScott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].

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* ActorAllusion: The kids go to a cinema that's showing ''Film/DumbAndDumber''. Elden Henson (Lenny) had appeared in ''Dumb & Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd''.
* CreatorCameo: Co-director Eric Bress appears as a mental patient in the beginning. [[spoiler: He also appears as Andrea's new husband in the Director's Cut ending]].



** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Ashton Kutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].
* DyeingForYourArt: Elden Henson gained twenty pounds in the space of a month for the scenes in which Lenny is crazy.

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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Ashton Kutcher Creator/AshtonKutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].
* DyeingForYourArt: Elden Henson Creator/EldenHenson gained twenty pounds in the space of a month for the scenes in which Lenny is crazy.



* SparedByTheCut: Evan comes to the conclusion that somebody suffers through his actions no matter what he does to avert it (he's able to go back to certain times in his life and remember what effects his actions had in previous runs), so in the director's cut he strangles himself in the womb. His mother had several miscarriages, implying this happened to all her stillborn children.



* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from ''Series/That70sShow''.

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* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's Creator/AshtonKutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from ''Series/That70sShow''.



** Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson all turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.

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** Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson all Creator/JoshHartnett turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.

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* DawsonCasting: Odd examples. Twelve-year-old Creator/LoganLerman plays Evan at the age of seven. Seventeen-year-old John Patrick Amedori plays Evan at thirteen.
** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Ashton Kutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31.

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* DawsonCasting: DawsonCasting:
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Odd examples. Twelve-year-old Creator/LoganLerman plays Evan at the age of seven. Seventeen-year-old John Patrick Amedori plays Evan at thirteen.
** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Ashton Kutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31. Ashton and Amy play [[spoiler: the characters at their own ages in the ending]].



* RealitySubtext: As the film was shot in a real prison, some of the extras were in fact real prisoners.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson all turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
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Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson all turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.


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** In addition to the Director's Cut ending, there are two others. The first has [[spoiler: Evan following Kayleigh on the street]]. The second has him [[spoiler: actually talking to her]].
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* FakeNationality: White French-Canadian actor Kevin Durand portrays Carlos, a Mexican.

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* FakeNationality: White French-Canadian actor Kevin Durand Creator/KevinDurand portrays Carlos, a Mexican.
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* FakeNationality: White French-Canadian actor Kevin Durand portrays Carlos, a Mexican.
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** As mentioned on the main page, Evan's name was originally [[MeaningfulName Chris Treborn]]. However, the producers feared religious protests, and had the name changed to the more stilted pun of Evan Treborn (Event Reborn).
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** The main characters are all meant to be around 20 years old in the present day (2004). Ashton Kutcher was 26, Amy Smart was 28, Elden Henson was 27, and William Lee Scott was 31.

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* ActorAllusion: The kids go to a cinema that's showing ''Film/DumbAndDumber''. Elden Henson (Lenny) had appeared in ''Dumb & Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd''.
* CreatorCameo: Co-director Eric Bress appears as a mental patient in the beginning. [[spoiler: He also appears as Andrea's new husband in the Director's Cut ending]].
* DawsonCasting: Odd examples. Twelve-year-old Creator/LoganLerman plays Evan at the age of seven. Seventeen-year-old John Patrick Amedori plays Evan at thirteen.
* DyeingForYourArt: Elden Henson gained twenty pounds in the space of a month for the scenes in which Lenny is crazy.



* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from Series/That70sShow.

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* ThrowItIn: The lights flickering in the background of the psychiatrist's office while Evan is being hypnotised? The wiring on set actually shorted out. But they loved it and kept the take in the final cut.
* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from Series/That70sShow.''Series/That70sShow''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson all turned down the role of Evan. Creator/AliLarter was also cast as Kayleigh but dropped out.
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* OneHitWonder: Writer/directors Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber made something of a name for themselves with ''Film/FinalDestination2'', had a surprise hit with this film, and then just as quickly vanished, albeit with Bress later popping up again to write ''Film/FinalDestination4'' without Gruber's involvement.
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* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from That70sShow.

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* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from That70sShow.Series/That70sShow.
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* TomHanksSyndrome: This was one of Ashton Kutcher's first dramatic roles following his established comedic image from That70sShow.
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