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1	* CareerResurrection: Creator/JenniferConnelly was pigeonholed starting from the late '80s to early '90s as {{Fanservice}}, after initially becoming known as a child star. While she slowly regained esteem with parts in praised arthouse fare such as ''Film/DarkCity'' and ''Film/RequiemForADream'', it was her [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]–winning role in this film that solidified her comeback as a respected adult actress.
2	* DawsonCasting: Creator/RussellCrowe was in his late 30s during the filming, which begins as Nash enters Princeton University. While his age is not stated in the movie, in reality this happened when Nash was 20 years old. Granted, Crowe plays him right up until he receives the Nobel Prize in his mid-sixties.
3	* DeletedScene: A love scene with John and Alicia was cut from the film.
4	* FakeAmerican: New Zealander Creator/RussellCrowe as John Nash.
5	* FakeNationality: In real life, Alicia Nash (née Lardé López) was Salvadoran, later naturalized American. She is played by Creator/JenniferConnelly, an American of Irish and Norwegian descent.
6	* HeyItsThatPlace: The Pentagon office scene was filmed in the basement of Keating Hall on Fordham University's Bronx campus (the same room was used in the filming of the Georgetown University language lab scene in ''Film/TheExorcist'').
7	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RussellCrowe was more associated with tough-guy action roles.
8	* RealLifeRelative:
9	** Creator/BryceDallasHoward can be seen after the math lecture when Nash is sedated by Dr. Rosen, looking into the car as it drives away.
10	** One of John Nash's sons plays the orderly on the right, in the scene where Nash is being dragged down the hall.
11	* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/JenniferConnelly and Creator/PaulBettany fell in love while filming this movie and later married.
12	* ThrowItIn: Nash's rambling about different kinds of tea came from the man himself during one of Creator/RussellCrowe and Creator/RonHoward's conversations with him. As they left, Crowe said to Howard "I'm using the tea shit."
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
14	** The original idea for the movie was a film about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Laudor Michael Laudor]] called ''Laws of Madness''. Creator/RonHoward purchased the rights to Laudor's life story for 1.5 million dollars and intended Creator/BradPitt to star, but the idea was scrapped after Laudor murdered his fiancée in a psychotic episode.
15	** Creator/RobertRedford was originally going to direct, but withdrew due to scheduling conflicts.
16	** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Creator/RalphFiennes, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JaredLeto, Creator/GuyPearce, Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/BradPitt, Creator/KeanuReeves, Creator/CharlieSheen, Creator/JohnTravolta and Creator/BruceWillis were all considered for John Nash.
17	** Creator/SalmaHayek was the original choice for Alicia Nash. Other candidates included Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/TeriHatcher, Creator/FamkeJanssen, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/BrittanyMurphy, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/CharlizeTheron and Creator/RachelWeisz.

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