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Camera disagreements; cameos; budget; injury; locations; rewrites; soccer match
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- Myers reportedly objected to moving the camera and wanted jokes filmed straight on so both eyes remained visible.
- The cameo actors reportedly joined because they wanted to work with Myers, illustrating his contemporary standing.
- The stated budget is $20 million and gross $11.5 million.
- Travis reportedly cut her fingertip while laughing during the butcher scene; a bandage is visible afterward.
- Alamo Drafthouse reportedly suspended its no-talking rule for quote-along anniversary screenings.
- Stuart’s prosthetic makeup reportedly took three to four hours.
- Myers reportedly rewrote much of the comedy but the Writers Guild awarded sole screenplay credit to the original writer.
- The discussion identifies Fog City Diner, Prudente Meats, Dunsmuir House and Vesuvio as filming locations, with different survival statuses reported.
- Travis reportedly married producer Robert Fried after filming.
- The televised soccer match is identified as Scotland’s 1–0 victory in Denver on May17,1992.
- An eyewitness reportedly recalled fourteen hours spent filming the Woman poem because Myers repeatedly flubbed takes.