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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted; an original character written for a specific actor is not an example
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/TheCoenBrothers wrote the role of Loren Visser especially for Creator/MEmmetWalsh.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/TheCoenBrothers wrote the role of Loren Visser especially for Creator/MEmmetWalsh.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Co-director Joel Coen and actress Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Co-director Joel Coen and actress Creator/FrancesMcDormand. Almost 40 years later, they're still together!
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* AFIS100Years100Thrills: #98
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* DVDCommentary: Creator/TheCoenBrothres typically avoid commentary tracks, but the original DVD has one by fictional artistic director Kenneth Loring, written by Creator/TheCoenBrothers themselves, that essentially spoofs commentary tracks themselves. Loring generally alternates between waxing rhapsodic about the framing of certain shots ("the human face... we all... have one"), telling rambling off-topic stories, and offering up spurious details on how certain effects were accomplished (he claims a scene where two characters are driving in the rain at night had to be filmed in reverse with the actors hanging upside down -- the fact that their hair doesn't appear to be standing up is attributed to copious amounts of hair spray). Creator/TheCriterionCollection release of the film eschews the gag commentary for a proper academic select-scene commentary with the brothers and cinematographer Creator/BarrySonnenfeld.
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* DVDCommentary: Creator/TheCoenBrothres Creator/TheCoenBrothers typically avoid commentary tracks, but the original DVD has one by fictional artistic director Kenneth Loring, written by Creator/TheCoenBrothers themselves, that essentially spoofs commentary tracks themselves. Loring generally alternates between waxing rhapsodic about the framing of certain shots ("the human face... we all... have one"), telling rambling off-topic stories, and offering up spurious details on how certain effects were accomplished (he claims a scene where two characters are driving in the rain at night had to be filmed in reverse with the actors hanging upside down -- the fact that their hair doesn't appear to be standing up is attributed to copious amounts of hair spray). Creator/TheCriterionCollection release of the film eschews the gag commentary for a proper academic select-scene commentary with the brothers and cinematographer Creator/BarrySonnenfeld.
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* DVDCommentary: Parodied. An imaginary film historian Kenneth Loring spouts obvious nonsense about the process by which the movie is made.
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* DVDCommentary: Parodied. An imaginary film historian Creator/TheCoenBrothres typically avoid commentary tracks, but the original DVD has one by fictional artistic director Kenneth Loring, written by Creator/TheCoenBrothers themselves, that essentially spoofs commentary tracks themselves. Loring spouts obvious nonsense generally alternates between waxing rhapsodic about the process by which framing of certain shots ("the human face... we all... have one"), telling rambling off-topic stories, and offering up spurious details on how certain effects were accomplished (he claims a scene where two characters are driving in the movie rain at night had to be filmed in reverse with the actors hanging upside down -- the fact that their hair doesn't appear to be standing up is made.attributed to copious amounts of hair spray). Creator/TheCriterionCollection release of the film eschews the gag commentary for a proper academic select-scene commentary with the brothers and cinematographer Creator/BarrySonnenfeld.
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* VoiceOnlyCameo: Creator/HollyHunter's voice is heard on the answering machine.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The original video version couldn't get the rights to use Music/TheFourTops song "Same Old Song" (which essentially became the theme for the film). It was instead replaced with the Music/NeilDiamond cover song of "I'm a Believer." Later DVD and Bluray releases restore the Four Tops song.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The original video version couldn't get the rights to use Music/TheFourTops Music/FourTops song "Same Old Song" (which essentially became the theme for the film). It was instead replaced with the Music/NeilDiamond cover song of "I'm a Believer." Later DVD and Bluray releases restore the Four Tops song.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EllenBarkin turned down the role of Abbie.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/HollyHunter had auditioned for the role of Abby, but turned it down because she was performing a play in New York at the same time. So she encouraged her roommate Creator/FrancesMcDormand to go and audition for the role. She's the voice on Meurice's answering machine.
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* TheOtherMarty: A teaser trailer for the film was shot long before the movie was in production. It featured Creator/BruceCampbell (filling in for the role later played by Creator/DanHedaya) bloody and crawling down the road, just like the movie.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Co-director Joel Coen and actressCreator/FrancesMcDormand.Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The original video version couldn't get the rights to use Music/TheFourTops song "Same Old Song" (which essentially became the theme for the film). It was instead replaced with the Music/NeilDiamond cover song of "I'm a Believer." Later DVD and Bluray releases restore the Four Tops song.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Co-director Joel Coen and actress
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The original video version couldn't get the rights to use Music/TheFourTops song "Same Old Song" (which essentially became the theme for the film). It was instead replaced with the Music/NeilDiamond cover song of "I'm a Believer." Later DVD and Bluray releases restore the Four Tops song.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
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* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/TheCoenBrothers.
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* DVDCommentary: Parodied. An imaginary film historian Kenneth Loring spouts obvious nonsense about the process by which the movie is made.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Co-director Joel Coen and actress Frances [=McDormand=].
