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* ChannelHop: The film originally went into development at Creator/ParamountPictures, but was ultimately done for Creator/ColumbiaPictures.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Finland this movie is called "Sodan arvet", which means "Scars of War" in English.

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* ChannelHop: The film originally went into development at Creator/ParamountPictures, but it was ultimately done for Creator/ColumbiaPictures.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Finland Finland, this movie is called "Sodan arvet", which means "Scars of War" in English.



* DeletedScene: One of the deleted scenes included the testimony of the murdered girl's sister, in which she tearfully displayed her dead sister's scarf, a scene made more poignant when Eriksson returns the Vietnamese American girl's scarf to her at the film's conclusion.

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* DeletedScene: One of the deleted scenes included the testimony of the murdered girl's sister, in which she tearfully displayed her dead sister's scarf, a scene made more poignant when Eriksson returns the Vietnamese American Vietnamese-American girl's scarf to her at the film's conclusion.



** For Creator/MichaelJFox's shots, Creator/SeanPenn would be telling him that he was just a little television actor and nothing more, to get genuine reactions for Creator/BrianDePalma.

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** For Creator/MichaelJFox's shots, Creator/SeanPenn would be telling him that he was just a little television actor and nothing more, more to get genuine reactions for Creator/BrianDePalma.



* TheOtherMarty: Creator/StephenBaldwin was cast as Hatcher, and shot several scenes before he was replaced with Creator/JohnCReilly, who was hired as a background extra.

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* TheOtherMarty: Creator/StephenBaldwin was cast as Hatcher, Hatcher and shot several scenes before he was replaced with Creator/JohnCReilly, who was hired as a background extra.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/SeanPenn was Creator/BrianDePalma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/SeanPenn was Creator/BrianDePalma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, star due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.
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* ThoseTwoActors: This is the first of, to date, four films Creator/SeanPenn and Creator/JohnCReilly have done together (the others being the remake of ''Film/WereNoAngels'', ''Film/StateOfGrace'', and ''Film/TheThinRedLine'').
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* DeletedRole: Creator/BrianDePalma regular Gregg Henry filmed scenes as a JAG prosecutor that were cut from the theatrical print. They were later restored in the extended cut.

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* DeletedRole: Creator/BrianDePalma regular Gregg Henry Creator/GreggHenry filmed scenes as a JAG prosecutor that were cut from the theatrical print. They were later restored in the extended cut.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $22.5 million. Box office, $18,671,317.



* DeletedRole: De Palma regular Gregg Henry filmed scenes as a JAG prosecutor that were cut from the theatrical print. They were later restored in the extended cut.
* SameLanguageDub: The Oanh-lookalike in the FramingDevice was dubbed by De Palma regular Creator/AmyIrving, who went uncredited.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.
** Creator/JohnCReilly's role was originally only a bit part, but Brian De Palma was so impressed with his performance that he rewrote the script to expand his role and give him more dialogue.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/SeanPenn was Creator/BrianDePalma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.
* ChannelHop: The film originally went into development at Creator/ParamountPictures, but was ultimately done for Creator/ColumbiaPictures.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Finland this movie is called "Sodan arvet", which means "Scars of War" in English.
* DeletedRole: De Palma Creator/BrianDePalma regular Gregg Henry filmed scenes as a JAG prosecutor that were cut from the theatrical print. They were later restored in the extended cut.
* SameLanguageDub: The Oanh-lookalike in DeletedScene: One of the FramingDevice deleted scenes included the testimony of the murdered girl's sister, in which she tearfully displayed her dead sister's scarf, a scene made more poignant when Eriksson returns the Vietnamese American girl's scarf to her at the film's conclusion.
* EnforcedMethodActing:
** For Creator/MichaelJFox's shots, Creator/SeanPenn would be telling him that he
was dubbed by De Palma regular Creator/AmyIrving, who went uncredited.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
just a little television actor and nothing more, to get genuine reactions for Creator/BrianDePalma.
** Sean According to Creator/JohnLeguizamo in his autobiography, the scene in which Meserve smacks Diaz took fourteen takes, and Penn really smacked him every time.
* TheOtherMarty: Creator/StephenBaldwin
was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture cast as Hatcher, and shot several scenes before he was replaced with Penn Creator/JohnCReilly, who was hired as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.
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a background extra.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
Creator/JohnCReilly's role was originally only a bit part, but Brian De Palma Creator/BrianDePalma was so impressed with his performance that he rewrote the script to expand his role and give him more dialogue.
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* DeletedRole: De Palma regular Gregg Henry filmed scenes as a JAG prosecutor that were cut from the theatrical print. They were later restored in the extended cut.
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* SameLanguageDub: The Oanh-lookalike in the FramingDevice was dubbed by De Palma regular Creator/AmyIrving, who went uncredited.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.

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Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.paparazzi.
** Creator/JohnCReilly's role was originally only a bit part, but Brian De Palma was so impressed with his performance that he rewrote the script to expand his role and give him more dialogue.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Thailand for Vietnam.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.paparazzi.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sean Penn was De Palma's original choice for Eriksson, but the studio refused to back a picture with Penn as the star, due to him frequently getting into trouble for beating up the paparazzi.

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