Trivia / The Gift (2000)

• The Cameo: While he didn't score The Gift, you can spot Danny Elfman as a fiddler in a dream sequence.
• Fake American: Australian actress Cate Blanchett plays American Annie Wilson.
• Playing Against Type: Keanu Reeves as a wife-beating racist redneck who threatens the protagonist and her kids.
• Similarly Named Works: As stated, the movie shares a name with another released in 2015, but it's not a remake.
• Write What You Know: The movie was largely inspired by Billy Bob Thornton's mother and her reputed psychic abilities. The screenplay shares elements with Thornton's other film Sling Blade, dealing with domestic abuse in a Southern Gothic setting. Both films also feature troubled father-son relationships and town pariahs who are protective of children.

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