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* HilariousInHindsight: Finally within sight of producing a prestige movie that will serve as his legacy, Harry crows, "This is gonna be my ''Film/DrivingMissDaisy''!" While in 1995, that film was still very respected, subsequent history has not been kind to it. By the 2000s, popular opinion had swung against it as a WhiteSavior movie. For example, a whole section of 2006's ''Film/BeKindRewind'' is dedicated to lampooning it as condescending.
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* RealitySubtext: If you listen to the DVDCommentary and watch the Making Of specials on the DVD, you will learn that what the book is making fun of how movies are made actually happened in this movie, to an extremely funny and ironic level. Examples include:
** Creator/DannyDeVito bought the rights to the movie before actually reading it, just like Chili Palmer in the book/film.
** Danny De Vito was originally going to play the role of Chili Palmer, but he and other producers thought he'd be too short for the role, which is the ending punch line of the movie!
** Danny De Vito was asked a question in the Making Of interviews and starts rambling in an arrogant way and then admits that he forgot what the original question was, totally as his character Martin Weir would do.
** Danny De Vito, and other actors admit to ordering totally off-menu and not knowing their own address just like Martin Weir.
** Creator/DannyDeVito bought the rights to the movie before actually reading it, just like Chili Palmer in the book/film.
** Danny De Vito was originally going to play the role of Chili Palmer, but he and other producers thought he'd be too short for the role, which is the ending punch line of the movie!
** Danny De Vito was asked a question in the Making Of interviews and starts rambling in an arrogant way and then admits that he forgot what the original question was, totally as his character Martin Weir would do.
** Danny De Vito, and other actors admit to ordering totally off-menu and not knowing their own address just like Martin Weir.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Brazilian title of the movie is "The Name Of The Game" ("O Nome do Jogo"), a play of words on the film's approached similarity between the mob and hollywood.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Brazilian title of the movie is "The Name Of The Game" ("O Nome do Jogo"), a play of words on the film's approached similarity between the mob and hollywood.hollywood (i.e. it's the same thing, the difference is "the name of the game").
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Brazilian title of the movie is "The Name Of The Game" ("O Nome do Jogo"), a play of words on the film's approached similarity between the mob and hollywood.
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* UncreditedRole: Creator/BetteMidler [[spoiler: and Creator/HarveyKietel]].
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GeneHackman enjoyed working with Creator/BetteMilder so much that he asked if they could add her into another scene.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GeneHackman enjoyed working with Creator/BetteMilder Creator/BetteMidler so much that he asked if they could add her into another scene.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/GeneHackman enjoyed working with Creator/BetteMilder so much that he asked if they could add her into another scene.
* CaliforniaDoubling: All of the Miami-set scenes were filmed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles.
* CaliforniaDoubling: All of the Miami-set scenes were filmed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles.
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* NoisyNature: Several of the outdoor scenes in L.A. feature a [[https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/ house wren's song]] in the background. Possibly a case of AccidentallyCorrectWriting, since that species actually is found in southern California, and can be [[CuteButCacophonic a bit chatty]].
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** Momo was originally going to be shot, but Creator/BarrySonnenfeld thought it would be funnier if a surprise party gave him a heart attack.
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* NoisyNature: Several of the outdoor scenes in L.A. feature a [[https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/ house wren's song]] in the background. Possibly a case of AccidentallyCorrectWriting, since that species actually is found in southern California, and can be [[CuteButCacophonic a bit chatty]].
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* ProductionPosse: Samuel L. Jackson is the only Tarantino regular to appear in this film. The actress who plays Amy the Billingsley clerk also has a small role in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''.
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* ProductionPosse: Samuel L. Jackson is the only Tarantino regular to appear in this film. The actress who plays Amy the Billingsley clerk also has a small role in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: While Creator/DannyDeVito was Creator/BarrySonnenfeld's first choice for the role of Chilli Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his schedule (he was directing ''Film/{{Matilda}}'') so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir instead.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/AlPacino and Creator/BruceWillis all turned down the role of Chili Palmer. While Creator/DannyDeVito was Creator/BarrySonnenfeld's first choice for the role of Chilli Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his schedule (he was directing ''Film/{{Matilda}}'') so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir instead.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/AlPacino and Creator/BruceWillis all turned down the role of Chili Palmer. While Creator/DannyDeVito was Creator/BarrySonnenfeld's first choice for the role of Chilli Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his schedule (he was directing ''Film/{{Matilda}}'') so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir instead.
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** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it. Tarantino's next film was another Leonard adaptation, ''Film/JackieBrown'', his only adaptation to date.
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** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it. Tarantino's next film was another Leonard adaptation, ''Film/JackieBrown'', his only adaptation to date.date.
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* ActorAllusion: Alex Rocco receives a body massage in a similar manner to [[Film/TheGodfather Moe Green before his assassination]].
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** Creator/JohnGoodman turned down the role of Bear.
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** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it.
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** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it. Tarantino's next film was another Leonard adaptation, ''Film/JackieBrown'', his only adaptation to date.
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* StarringAStarAsAStar: Instantly recognizable star Danny DeVito plays Oscar-winning superstar Martin Weir (a step up from DeVito's actual, if not ignominious, career.)
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* StarringAStarAsAStar: Instantly recognizable star Danny DeVito Creator/DannyDeVito plays Oscar-winning superstar Martin Weir (a step up from DeVito's [=DeVito=]'s actual, if not ignominious, career.)
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* StarringAStarAsAStar: Instantly recognizable star Danny DeVito plays Oscar-winning superstar Martin Weir (a step up from DeVito's actual, if not ignominious, career.)
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* ActorAllusion: Alex Rocco receives a body massage in a similar manner to [[Film/TheGodfather Moe Green before his assassination]].
* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Creator/ElmoreLeonard said that this is the best film adapted from one of his books.
* DeletedRole: A scene with Creator/BenStiller as the director of one of Harry's low-budget B-movies was cut from the film because it didn't suit the flow of it. Even though Creator/BarrySonnenfeld thought it was funny (maybe the funniest scene in the movie) it did nothing to advance the plot so it had to go.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/AlPacino and Creator/BruceWillis all turned down the role of Chili Palmer. While Creator/DannyDeVito was Creator/BarrySonnenfeld's first choice for the role of Chilli Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his schedule (he was directing ''Film/{{Matilda}}'') so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir instead.
** Creator/SamuelLJackson was the first choice for Bo Catlett.
** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey and Creator/SteveBuscemi were considered for Ronnie Wingate.
** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it.
* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Creator/ElmoreLeonard said that this is the best film adapted from one of his books.
* DeletedRole: A scene with Creator/BenStiller as the director of one of Harry's low-budget B-movies was cut from the film because it didn't suit the flow of it. Even though Creator/BarrySonnenfeld thought it was funny (maybe the funniest scene in the movie) it did nothing to advance the plot so it had to go.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/AlPacino and Creator/BruceWillis all turned down the role of Chili Palmer. While Creator/DannyDeVito was Creator/BarrySonnenfeld's first choice for the role of Chilli Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his schedule (he was directing ''Film/{{Matilda}}'') so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir instead.
** Creator/SamuelLJackson was the first choice for Bo Catlett.
** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey and Creator/SteveBuscemi were considered for Ronnie Wingate.
** Studio Executives' first choice to direct the picture was Creator/QuentinTarantino. He declined, though he did persuade Creator/JohnTravolta to star in it.
