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Walken's message to Biggie; New York Film Festival booing; cut to avoid an X; free Plaza Hotel shoot; Snipes living in his car; Sing Sing opening
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- The research says the real Walken called Biggie's hotel room in the mid-90s and left a message as the real King of New York; possibly apocryphal.
- The research says Lawrence Fishburne and Nicholas St. John were booed off the stage at the second New York Film Festival showing.
- The research says the first cut ran almost two hours and was edited to 106 minutes to avoid an X rating.
- The director is quoted as saying Donald Trump let them film at the Plaza free on condition that Walken pose for a photograph with Ivana Trump.
- The director claims Snipes was living in his car during production, which seems conceivable from his credits.
- The research says the opening was shot partly at Sing Sing, the first time the prison was used in a movie.
- A guess of 90 is offered for how many times 'fuck' is said. — Sean Fennessey
- It is noted that Abel directed a porn film under a pseudonym.