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Stunts and injuries, deleted Keith David material, casting-era anecdotes, cars and constructed locations.
In the discussion (9)
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- The discussion reports a $15 million budget, $61.6 million gross and an estimated further $200 million from home viewing formats.
- The hosts report actual contact during the Jimmy fight, Teague cracking two of Swayze's ribs with a log, several long shooting days and Swayze requiring knee drainage.
- A Keith David interview describes an initially four-week job becoming eleven weeks and enjoyable fights, including Terry Funk; Harrington later told him the long cut required removing his role. The hosts enthusiastically want the extended cut, while speculation about Ernie cleaning up the bar remains conjecture.
- Teague reportedly took his mother to the premiere, where she proudly identified him after the prison line.
- The discussion says the actors performed their own stunts and trained with Benny the Jet, who considered Swayze capable of competitive kickboxing. Swayze's recurring knee trouble is linked to an earlier football injury.
- Bigfoot number seven was reportedly built for the film, with the dealership sequence costing $500,000.
- A 2009 Barbara Walters interview is cited for Swayze's account of heavy drinking and smoking up to 60 cigarettes daily; the hosts reflect sadly on his illness and death.
- Dalton's Mercedes is identified as a silver/light-blue 1986 560 SEC; the Double Deuce and Red's Auto Parts were built for filming.
- An IMDb-attributed claim that Harrington thought the film changed club security worldwide is rejected as implausible, given the hosts' view that its popularity developed slowly.