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1	* AcclaimedFlop: It was a critical darling, yet didn't make its money back due to stiff competition.
2	* ActingForTwo: Creator/AlbertFinney also plays the matron in the ladies' restroom. No, really.
3	* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $14 million. Box Office: $5,080,409.
4	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JonPolito was originally offered the role of Eddie Dane but he campaigned for the part of Johnny Caspar.
5	* DuelingMovies: ''Film/GoodFellas'', ''Film/TheGodfatherPartIII'', and ''State of Grace'' were all released around the same time.
6	* FakeAmerican: Englishman Creator/AlbertFinney plays the Irish-American Liam "Leo" O'Bannon.
7	* LifeImitatesArt: The Coens found it first hilarious, then infuriating, that while filming this movie full of police corruption they were repeatedly hit up for bribes by New Orleans Police Department officers.
8	* MethodActing: In a 2015 interview Creator/JonPolito revealed that, during the production, a distressed Creator/MarciaGayHarden, in her first major role, complained to him that she felt Creator/GabrielByrne was acting cold and distant towards her. Polito believed Byrne was doing this to remain in-character, for the sake of their performances.
9	* ProductionPosse: This was the Coens' first collaboration with Creator/JohnTurturro, Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/MichaelBadalucco, and Creator/JonPolito.
10	* RealLifeRelative: Joel Coen's wife Creator/FrancesMcDormand is the mayor's secretary.
11	* StarMakingRole: For Creator/MarciaGayHarden, who has become one of the most respected actresses in the industry since her breakthrough in this film and won a best supporting actress Oscar.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
13	** The initial script has Tom's last name as "Duschaine" instead of Reagan, and The Dane was called Bluepoint.
14	** Eddie Dane was originally written for Creator/PeterStormare and was to be named The Swede. Stormare had to decline as he was appearing as ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' in the Broadway production. The part was then re-written and re-cast, and became The Dane.
15	** Creator/WillemDafoe, Creator/AndyGarcia, Creator/EliasKoteas, Creator/DylanMcDermott and Creator/TomSizemore were considered for Tom Reagan.
16	** Creator/TreyWilson, who had appeared in ''Film/RaisingArizona'', was originally cast as Leo, but he died before production began (the film is dedicated to him). Creator/IanHolm and Creator/JohnMahoney were also considered.
17	** Creator/MichaelGambon and Creator/JoeMantegna were considered for Johnny Caspar.
18	** Creator/GaryCole and Creator/KevinSpacey were considered for Eddie Dane.
19	** Creator/LindaFiorentino, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/DemiMoore and Creator/JuliaRoberts auditioned to play Verna.
20	* WorkingTitle: ''The Bighead'', which was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' nickname for Tom Reagan.

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