Trivia / The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $30 million. Box Office, $27,437,881.
• Creator Killer: So far, this is the first (and last) major film directing effort from Don Scardino.
• Deleted Scene: There were several for this film:
  • Alternate openings to how Burt and Anton got to where they are today.
  • A morning routine showcasing how Burt and Anton get ready for their next show.
  • Longer scenes involving Burt and Anton in the hot box, and the aftermath of Steve Gray's drill through the head. Notably, there's little to no applause by the time Steve was forced off compared to the final product.
  • Burt visiting Anton in Cambodia to attempt to bring the team back together.
  Burt: Us, me need.
  • The ending where Doug Munny considers Steve Gray the winner, only to backflip and give the result to Burt, Anton and Jane due to learning that Steve committed career suicide.
  • An alternate ending where Burt, Anton and Jane close out their show with Rance clapping in the audience. A shot with him clapping was used in the final product.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Jim Carrey underwent a strict diet to get into the right body shape for the film.
• Hey, It's That Place!: The house in which Doug Munny hosts his son's birthday party is the same home used in Dreamgirls where Deena and Curtis live. It is known as the Fox Residence in Chatsworth.
• Irony as She Is Cast:
  • The man who played The 40-Year-Old Virgin is seen here as a sexual deviant who propositions every attractive woman he comes across.
  • Also, Greg Heffley is now playing a bully. Um... what.
• No Stunt Double: Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi performed the hangman sequence themselves without the assistance of camera cuts or any other gimmicks beyond those needed for the actual trick.
• Uncredited Role: Jason Reitman did an uncredited rewrite of the script.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Matthew Broderick and Sacha Baron Cohen were considered for the role of Steve Gray.
  • Jessica Biel, Judy Greer, Michelle Monaghan, Winona Ryder and Sarah Silverman were considered for Jane.

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