Whether corn would kill is questioned, with suffocation, debris and inability to escape offered in defense; the greenhouse death in another film is compared.
Racial profiling is objectionable, and surviving blood loss and infection with a poultice strains belief.
Book's rapid recovery to heavy carpentry, lifting and fighting is implausible.
The killers should hear Samuel urinating, and his swift evasive instincts are questioned while admired.
Samuel's unspoiled instincts could explain his quick response to danger.
McPhee should bring backup and finish the garage attack given the money at stake.
How corrupt officers could spend such a large fortune without attracting attention is unresolved; retirement or hidden investments are suggested.

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Redford reportedly sought the lead but producers feared disruptive rewrites; Cronenberg reportedly declined directing.
Reynolds reportedly wanted the part then withdrew; a Rossellini offer is treated as uncertain research.
Ford reportedly doubted McGillis before Weir persuaded him; whether this reflected her personally or inexperience is unresolved.

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Geena Davis is supported as alternate Rachel; Pfeiffer is considered but her knowingness may conflict with the role. Lancaster/York is regarded as irreplaceable setting.

Role preparation; barn raising; silo safety; boycott; Kurosawa’s admiration

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Ford researched Philadelphia homicide while McGillis lived with an Amish widow and seven children; Ford deliberately avoided Amish research to preserve Book's ignorance.
Character-based excuses for research are compared with Rupert Grint's homework anecdote, followed by sexual jokes.
The barn raising expanded from a paragraph; the silo actor reportedly had a hidden scuba regulator, prompting concern and jokes about danger.
An Amish religious-freedom organization reportedly urged boycott; Kurosawa's admiration is celebrated.

Jacob’s death; unshown intimacy; later relationships; adapting to Amish life

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The upper-body-only bath and Book's toileting while injured raise practical questions.
Jacob's cause of death is unknown; an orchestrated accident is jokingly proposed then doubted because Daniel appears incapable of violence.
Illness compounded by inadequate treatment is another speculative explanation, with intentionally absurd remedy jokes.
Sex after the kiss is affirmed on the basis of the screenplay and DVD essay, despite not being shown.
The location of that intimacy is unknown; grass, a grave, an unfinished barn and the dance barn are imagined alternatives.
Whether Daniel could satisfy Rachel after Book is questioned.
Continued contact between Book and Samuel is hoped for and considered likely, with a return visit potentially unsettling the marriage.
A later letter reporting Eli's death from poor treatment is a joke.
Living Amish is appealing only in selected respects: Book and fresh food attract, while losing television does not; cream in coffee prompts a digression.
Electricity, religion, showers, sports and media would obstruct adapting to Amish life; the initial belief there is no coffee is corrected by the movie's coffee scene.