History Trivia / NoCountryForOldMen

* AwesomeDearBoy: Bardem reportedly accepted the role of Chigurh despite initial reservations because it was his dream to be in a Coen Brothers film.

** This film helped Creator/JoshBrolin get noticed again after a long down period in his career. He would get an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his supporting performance in ''Film/{{Milk}}'' a year later, while becoming an icon of comic book cinema in TheNewTens with his performance as Thanos in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** This film was one for the Creator/CoenBrothers too. After a seven-year period where their films were commercially unsuccessful, critically unsuccessful, or [[Film/TheLadykillers2004 both]], this was their first film after a three-year hiatus. Many praised it as their magnum opus, and it created a new boom in their careers.

* BillingDisplacement: Despite receiving top billing, Creator/TommyLeeJones had the least amount of screentime out of the three main characters. Semi-justified by said character being tremendously thematically important, however.

** This film helped Creator/JoshBrolin get noticed again after a long down period in his career. He would later get an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his supporting performance in ''Film/{{Milk}}'' a year later, while becoming a fixture of comic book cinema in TheNewTens with his performance as Thanos in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* ChannelHop: An interesting case, in that it was originally distributed by two companies, Creator/{{Paramount}} (Through their indie label, Paramount Vantage) and Miramax, when the latter was owned by Disney and just about to be sold to Filmyard Holdings. In 2019, Paramount bought 49% of Miramax and gained control of its library, so the film is now fully owned by Paramount.
* DawsonCasting: Carla Jean is a teenage wife in the novel and is played by 30-year-old Kelly [=MacDonald=] in the film, though this could be more an AgeLift.
* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', which was being shot around the same time in rural Texas, [[note]] One story notes how close both sets were, to the point where during filming of the oil derrick scene of ''There Will Be Blood'', ''No Country for Old Men'' had to shut down filming for the day due to the smoke interrupting the shoot. [[/note]] was also a DarkerAndEdgier film by [[Creator/PaulThomasAnderson (a) respected auteur(s)]], released around the same time by the same distributors (Paramount Vantage & Miramax) and competed for Best Picture at The Oscars.

* FakeNationality: Possibly-Mexican Anton Chigurh is played by Spaniard Javier Bardem.

** The case that held the money in this film was the same case that was also used for the same purpose in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''.

* RealitySubtext: The book was written partly as the author's reaction to the sensation of escalating violence brought in by drug trafficking, starting in the early eighties and continuing to this day. To evoke this, the book and movie are {{Period Piece}}s. [[spoiler: The author's response to this feeling can possibly be seen in the Uncle's speech near the end, when he outright states that things are not worse or better than the past, they just always feel that way to those living at that moment]].

** During the coin toss scene with the elderly gas station owner, Bardem accidentally almost choked while eating a peanut during the moment the owner says his wife's father originally owned the station. They decided to leave it in the final cut, as it implies that Chigurh was so taken aback at the idea of someone not building their own business from the ground-up that it caused him to physically react.

* WrittenInInfirmity: Creator/JoshBrolin broke his shoulder in a motorcycle accident two days after getting the part in this film. In an interview with NOW Magazine, he stated that as he flew over the car that hit him, he thought, "Fucking shit! I really wanted to work with the Coens". His injury, however, turned out to be a non-issue since his character is shot in the shoulder very early in the film.
* The novel has a line referring the murder of federal judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio. The convicted murderer is a hitman named Charles Harrelson. He's the father of Creator/WoodyHarrelson, who plays a supporting role (Carson Wells) in the movie adaptation.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Arguably got one in Series/TrueDetective Season 1. It's also a neo-Western Noir that ponders existence and morality, almost to a depressing degree. It also features award-winning performances, naturalistic and sometimes lengthy dialogue, and more realistic violence and language than most others of its kind. They also both feature Creator/WoodyHarrelson.

* BillingDisplacement: Despite receiving top billing, Creator/TommyLeeJones had the least amount of screentime out of the three main characters.

** Creator/TessHarper wore the same boots in this film that she wore in ''Film/TenderMercies''. She did this because she felt that Loretta could have been an older version of Rosa Lee.

** This film helped Creator/JoshBrolin get noticed again after a long down period in his career. He would later get an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his supporting performance in ''Film/{{Milk}}'' a year later, while becoming an fixture of comic book cinema in TheNewTens with his performance as Thanos in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** Creator/TommyLeeJones, too. Though he never really fell off the map, he had a minor slump after a run of hit films in the mid-90's. He had a few critically hailed roles sporadically (''Film/APrairieHomeCompanion'', ''Film/TheThreeBurialsOfMelquiadesEstrada'') that weren't major hits or award-winners, but this role brought him back to the forefront. He was also in ''Film/InTheValleyOfElah'' in the same year, which solidified his comeback.

** This film helped Creator/JoshBrolin get noticed again after a long down period in his career. He would later get an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his supporting performance in ''Film/{{Milk}}'' a year later, while becoming an fixture of comic book cinema in TheNewTens with his memorable performance as Thanos in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** This film, along with ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'' and ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (which were both also released in 2007), helped Creator/JoshBrolin get noticed again after a long down period in his career. He would later get an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his supporting performance in ''Film/{{Milk}}'' a year later, while becoming an fixture of comic book cinema in TheNewTens with his memorable performance as Thanos in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** This film was one for the Coens as well. After a seven-year period where their films were commercially unsuccessful, critically unsuccessful, or [[Film/TheLadykillers2004 both]], this film was their first after a three-year hiatus; it's seen by many as their magnum opus, and it created a new boom in their careers.

** Creator/TommyLeeJones, too. Though he never really fell off the map, he had a minor slump after a run of very successful films in the mid-90's, and while he had a few critically acclaimed roles inbetween (''Film/APrairieHomeCompanion'', ''Film/TheThreeBurialsOfMelquiadesEstrada''), they weren't major hits or award-winners, and this role brought him back to the forefront. He was also in ''Film/InTheValleyOfElah'' in the same year, which solidified his comeback.

** It helped get Creator/JoshBrolin noticed again after a long down period in his career.

* StarMakingRole: While he was already fairly well-known in both the US and especially his native Spain, this role and the subsequent Oscar win are what really out Javier Bardem on the map.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Garret Dillahunt was also in the running for the role of Llewelyn Moss, auditioning five times for the role, but instead was offered the part of Wendell, Ed Tom Bell's deputy.

** Tess Harper wore the same boots in this film that she wore in ''Film/TenderMercies''. She did this because she felt that Loretta could have been an older version of Rosa Lee.

* ChannelHop: An interesting case, in that it was originally distributed by two companies, {{Paramount}} (Through Paramount Vantage) and Miramax, when the latter was owned by Disney and just about to be sold to Filmyard Holdings. In 2019, Paramount bought 49% of Miramax and gained control of its library, so the film is now fully owned by Paramount.

* ThrowItIn: During early readings, Spanish actor Javier Bardem attempted unsuccessfully to downplay his accent; the Coens liked the resultant mangled, unidentifiable dialect so much that they encouraged him to speak like that for the entire film, hence Chigurh's strange and unsettling accent.