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* BillingDisplacement: Glaucus (Maude's sculptor friend) was written and filmed as a much bigger part, but most of it got trimmed for pacing purposes. Still, Cyril Cusack received fourth billing.

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* BillingDisplacement: Glaucus (Maude's sculptor {{sculptor|s}} friend) was written and filmed as a much bigger part, but most of it got trimmed for pacing purposes. Still, Cyril Cusack received fourth billing.

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* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/HalAshby.



* ImprobablyCoolCar: Budget-straining meta example in the Jaguar hearse, which was actually irreversibly modified when it would've been relatively easy to mock up a vinyl-covered roof piece on papier-mache principles that could've sat on the deck of an open roadster.
* ThrowItIn: The scenes in which Harold turns to look at the camera after successfully scaring off his first date, and when he does "the finger" behind his mother's back after she sees the Jaguar turned into a Hearse, were not in the script, rather, they were improvised by Bud Cort.

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* ImprobablyCoolCar: Budget-straining meta example in the Jaguar hearse, which was actually irreversibly modified when it would've been relatively easy to mock up a vinyl-covered roof piece on papier-mache principles that could've sat on the deck of an open roadster.
* ThrowItIn:
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The scenes in which Harold turns to look at the camera after successfully scaring off his first date, and when he does "the finger" behind his mother's back after she sees the Jaguar turned into a Hearse, were not in the script, rather, they were improvised by Bud Cort.Cort.
** When Maude and Harold steal the police officer's motorcycle, Bud Cort accidentally hit himself in the head with the shovel, but just kept going for the sake of the shot.



** Bud Cort wanted Creator/GretaGarbo to play the part of Maude. Creator/PeggyAshcroft was also considered.
** Music/EltonJohn was considered for Harold.

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** An early draft of the script took place in Los Angeles.
** Creator/HalAshby felt that Maude should ideally be European and his list of possible actresses included Creator/PeggyAshcroft, Creator/AgathaChristie and Creator/LotteLenya.
Bud Cort wanted Creator/GretaGarbo Creator/GretaGarbo.
** For Harold, in addition
to play the part of Maude. Creator/PeggyAshcroft was also considered.
** Music/EltonJohn was
Bud Cort, Ashby considered for Harold.all promising unknowns Creator/BobBalaban and Creator/RichardDreyfuss. Also on his list was ''Music/EltonJohn'', whom Ashby had seen live and hoped would also do the music.

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* DeletedScene: There is a deleted scene in which Maude paints smiles on the statues in the church. A still from this scene can be found on one of the original lobby cards, and it is described in detail in the book-adaptation. In the movie, the priest from the graveside service at the cemetery refers to a similar incident when he asks Maude, "Are you also the one who painted the saint?" (Referring to the Saint on the dashboard of his VW Bug which Maude steals.)

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There is a deleted scene in which Maude paints smiles on the statues in the church. A still from this scene can be found on one of the original lobby cards, and it is described in detail in the book-adaptation. In the movie, the priest from the graveside service at the cemetery refers to a similar incident when he asks Maude, "Are you also the one who painted the saint?" (Referring to the Saint on the dashboard of his VW Bug which Maude steals.)
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* ImprobablyCoolCar: Budget-straining meta example in the Jaguar hearse, which was actually irreversibly modified when it would've been relatively easy to mock up a vinyl-covered roof piece on papier-mache principles that could've sat on the deck of an open roadster.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Averted with "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." Two of Cat Stevens' contributions to the soundtrack, they were never released as singles and didn't appear on an album until over a decade after the movie came out.

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* BreakawayPopHit: Averted with "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." Two of Cat Stevens' contributions to the soundtrack, they were never released as singles and didn't appear on an album until over a decade after the movie came out.out.
* DeletedScene: There is a deleted scene in which Maude paints smiles on the statues in the church. A still from this scene can be found on one of the original lobby cards, and it is described in detail in the book-adaptation. In the movie, the priest from the graveside service at the cemetery refers to a similar incident when he asks Maude, "Are you also the one who painted the saint?" (Referring to the Saint on the dashboard of his VW Bug which Maude steals.)
** There is a deleted scene in which Mrs. Chasen talks with Harold's dummy, mistaking him for her son. It is described in detail in the book-adaptation.
* ExecutiveVeto: Creator/HalAshby intended to film a scene of Harold and Maude making love, but Paramount dismissed this idea.
* ThrowItIn: The scenes in which Harold turns to look at the camera after successfully scaring off his first date, and when he does "the finger" behind his mother's back after she sees the Jaguar turned into a Hearse, were not in the script, rather, they were improvised by Bud Cort.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Bud Cort wanted Creator/GretaGarbo to play the part of Maude. Creator/PeggyAshcroft was also considered.
** Music/EltonJohn was considered for Harold.
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* BillingDisplacement: Glaucus (Maude's sculptor friend) was written and filmed as a much bigger part, but most of it got trimmed for pacing purposes. Still, Cyril Cusack received fourth billing.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Averted with two songs written for this movie by Cat Stevens: "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." They were never released as singles and didn't appear on an album until over a decade after the movie came out.

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* BreakawayPopHit: Averted with two songs written for this movie by Cat Stevens: "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." They Two of Cat Stevens' contributions to the soundtrack, they were never released as singles and didn't appear on an album until over a decade after the movie came out.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Averted with two songs written for this movie by Cat Stevens: "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." They were never released as singles and didn't appear on an album until over a decade after the movie came out.

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