| 1 | * BeamMeUpScotty: Wording which appeared to be a quote by Creator/GeorgeCScott from the film was boldly publicized in a massive font size as the film's main {{Tagline}} on movie posters. It said: "Oh my God, that's my daughter!". However, Scott doesn't actually ever say this in the movie. |
| 2 | * CompletelyDifferentTitle: The movie was retitled ''The Hardcore Life'' for its British theatrical release . On the Australian 1980s home-video release this phrase ran as a kind of subtitle under the movie's ''Hardcore'' title logo. |
| 3 | * CreatorBacklash: Creator/JohnMilius, who produced the film, said that it was "a wonderful script that turned out to be a lousy movie. I blame Paul's direction for that." |
| 4 | * ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/PaulSchrader's first choice to play Niki was real-life adult actress Marilyn Chambers, who had begun dabbling in mainstream acting starting with ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. He was vetoed by the producers who, ironically, thought she didn't look enough like a porn actress. |
| 5 | * HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/GeorgeCScott and Creator/PaulSchrader did not get along, so much that at one point Scott refused to come out of his trailer and threatened to quit the film. Scott only agreed to come out after forcing Schrader to promise that he would never direct again (obviously, Schrader went back on his promise). |
| 6 | * IronyAsSheIsCast: Despite him playing a devout Calvinist in the movie, Creator/GeorgeCScott was an atheist in real life. |
| 7 | * ProductionPosse: A number of the cast and crew on this picture had previously worked on ''Film/TaxiDriver'', which dealt with some similar themes and settings. These included screenwriter Creator/PaulSchrader, actor Creator/PeterBoyle, editor Tom Rolf, music editor Shinichi Yamazaki, and cinematographer Michael Chapman. |
| 8 | * RecycledScript: [[Film/TaxiDriver Once again]], Schrader recycles the script to ''Film/TheSearchers''. |
| 9 | * SparedByTheCut: Creator/PaulSchrader originally had Jake discover that his daughter has been killed in a totally unrelated car crash, at which point he simply goes back home. |
| 10 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/WarrenBeatty wanted to play the lead role, but he wanted Creator/PaulSchrader to rewrite the script so he would be either the girl's brother or boyfriend and would be searching instead for either his sister or his girlfriend and not his daughter. Creator/SteveMcQueenActor also turned it down. |
| 11 | * WorkingTitle: ''The Pilgrim'' |
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