Trivia / Welcome to the Rileys

• Dawson Casting: Averted, Kristen Stewart was a teenager when this was filmed.
• Dyeing for Your Art: For her role as a runaway teenage stripper, Kristen Stewart learned how to pole dance, deprived herself of sleep, chain-smoked, and ate mostly junk food. As a result her body and legs were covered with bruises, her skin was blemished, and she constantly looked tired.
• Enforced Method Acting: Welcome to the Rileys was Kristen Stewart's first film after turning eighteen, and thus the first project where she didn't have guardians or tutors with her. She felt that added to her performance as a runaway living alone.

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