Running Scared
Crystal’s prop-pistol injury; his memory of Hines; State of Illinois Center finale
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Crystal’s prop-pistol injury; his memory of Hines; State of Illinois Center finale
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Sugar Bowl dates; Florida State; Reeves’s weight gain and dance double
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Original indie film; box office and video; Oscar song; home movies; smoking; De Niro role choice; polygraph; DeHuff; cats; Focker name; set behavior; ratings rule; Litter Kwitter; Polo bankruptcy
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Body-double premise; casting and dubbing; box office; locations; audition rumors
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The script is said to have been rushed in13 days before a strike, explaining thin family-story decisions.
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Pleasence is reported to have four marriages and five daughters, to drink two bottles of wine before a scene, and to be described as impaired in the S&L oral history (observed transcription); these allegations are unverified.
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Salt Lake City replaced Pasadena, imported leaves and squash supplied autumn, and George P Wilbur wore hockey pads.
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Lecter’s hockey-mask maker, Gumb’s house sale, serial-killer inspirations, Brooke Smith’s preparation, Francis Bacon imagery, and the Bahamas finale
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Production debate; casting careers; curse lore; budget; football footage
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Viral campaign; production process; budget; cast experiences; house; camera sale; online theories
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Stallone’s critique and fee; budget; injury; ending reconciliation; Wetton recording; casting; mansion; Razzies; Zumwalt; real tournament
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