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1	* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $60 million. Box office, $53,790,451 (domestic), $96,269,812 (worldwide).
2	* CreatorBacklash: While hosting ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Creator/BenAffleck joked that he would have walked out of the premiere and asked for his money back until he realized he was in the movie.
3	* CreatorKiller: The film killed Creator/JohnWoo's Hollywood career, due to a chilly reception by critics and audiences. Many critics felt the film was little more than a checklist of Woo's stylistic touches that had become tired and forced, and there were whispers that many of Woo's Hollywood films (including this one) had been victims of ExecutiveMeddling, leaving him frustrated with the failure of this film being the last straw. It would be five years before he would direct [[Film/RedCliff again]], and 19 years before he would make his comeback to Hollywood with the upcoming action thriller ''[[Film/SilentNight2023 Silent Night]]''.
4	* MoneyDearBoy: When Creator/ConanOBrien asked Creator/BenAffleck why he did this film, his response was "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the answer lies in the title]]."
5	* WagTheDirector:
6	** Jennings was supposed to be a New York Mets fan (or Yankees, sources differ), but Creator/BenAffleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, persuaded Creator/JohnWoo to change the team to the Red Sox.
7	** Woo originally did not want to do his trademark MexicanStandoff in this film, but Affleck begged Woo to include the scene, having been a big fan of Woo's films.
8	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
9	** Creator/BrettRatner was in talks to direct.
10	** Creator/MattDamon was originally considered for the part of Michael Jennings, but turned it down, because it was too similar to ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''.
11	** During her very first visit to Los Angeles at age 21, Creator/SiennaMiller screen-tested with Creator/BenAffleck for the part of Rachel.

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