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TV spinoff with Annie Potts; Burbank and Burlingame filming; actress questioning the white-savior framing; real Emilio survived; Pfeiffer pregnant during filming
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- The host reads that the film spun off a TV show with Annie Potts as Louan Johnson, 17 episodes in 1996, canceled in 1997.
- The host reads that the movie was filmed mostly on a Burbank lot, with exteriors at Burlingame High School.
- The host reports that the actress who played Callie asked the real Lou Anne why it always had to be a white person lifting up Black students, and Johnson answered that she wrote the book, so she had to be white.
- After asking for guesses, the host reports that the real Emilio did not die; he spent four years in the Marines and became a dad.
- The host reports that Pfeiffer was pregnant during filming, which was shot out of sequence and hidden with long skirts, bulky sweaters and a large purse.