| 1 | * {{Blooper}}: By the crew, in one scene Matthew [=McConaughey=]'s character sits in front of a poster of a Lamborghini Aventador, a car from the 2010's, which makes no sense considering that the movie takes place in the 1980s. |
| 2 | * CareerResurrection: For Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, as with his role he took home a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Roles in bigger films (''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet'', ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'', ''Film/TheGentlemen'') came to [=McConaughey=] after this film became a critical darling. |
| 3 | * CrossCastRole: Cisgender man Creator/JaredLeto plays Rayon, a transgender woman. His performance garnered him critical acclaim and numerous accolades including an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, though members of the LGBT community criticized the casting choice as perpetuating the harmful stereotype that trans women are men in drag. |
| 4 | * DyeingForYourArt: Both [=McConaughey=] and Leto lost a considerable amount of weight to play HIV patients. |
| 5 | * MethodActing: Creator/JaredLeto stayed in character throughout filming. At one point, he went grocery shopping in character at a local Whole Foods, where he received numerous stares. |
| 6 | * ScienceMarchesOn: AZT, the drug Ron rejects, is still used today in lower, less toxic doses and in combination with other drugs. On the other hand, many of the drugs Ron sells are no longer used at all due to THEIR toxicity. |
| 7 | * TransCharacterCisActor: Cisgender actor Creator/JaredLeto plays the transgender woman Rayon. |
| 8 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 9 | ** Creator/RyanGosling, Creator/WoodyHarrelson and Creator/BradPitt were considered for the part of Woodroff, in earlier versions of the film. Creator/DennisHopper was even slated to be behind the camera at one point. |
| 10 | ** Creator/HilarySwank was cast but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. |
| 11 | * YouMightRememberMeFrom: It might even involve reading the credits to notice that's Creator/GriffinDunne from ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'' and ''Film/AfterHours'' under all that hair as Doctor Vass. |
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