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Danny’s finger; performance demands; doors; child protection; repeated takes; artificial snow; Elstree schedule; Playgirl; room number
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- Danny’s finger motion reportedly emerged in his audition; Nicholson reportedly admired Duvall’s difficult role.
- The door scene reportedly required three days and sixty doors; Danny was shielded from horror material and replaced with a dummy for one confrontation.
- Crothers reportedly endured over a hundred takes, then welcomed Eastwood’s sparse-take approach on Bronco Billy.
- Maze snow is described as salt and styrofoam; Duvall reportedly needed water to keep crying, a claim questioned in discussion.
- The Elstree shoot reportedly expanded from seventeen to fifty-one weeks, delaying Reds and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Jack’s Playgirl magazine prompts uncertainty about its meaning and presence in the lobby.
- The hotel reportedly requested changing room 217 to 237, although 217 later became a requested room.