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-The town of Superior, Arizona, actually exists and has also been the filming location for The Prophecy (1995), starring Christopher Walken.
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-When a journalist asked Oliver Stone why he did such a film, Stone responded that he wanted to make a small film that he would enjoy seeing as a teenager.
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-Though a long shot, Oliver Stone attempted to cast Marlon Brando as the Blind Man, the eccentric Navajo character. Jon Voight, a much more realistic choice, was eventually cast.
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-Loosely inspired by a true event that took place in the early '80s where a drifter (like 'Sean Penn''s character) passed through a remote Southwestern road-stop only to never be heard from again.
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-Sean Penn had originally turned down his role due to schedule conflicts, and Bill Paxton replaced him. About a week before filming, Paxton backed out; fortunately, Penn had become available.
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-Billy Bob Thornton gained around 50 pounds for his role in the movie.
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-The role of Grace was originally intended for Sharon Stone, but salary negotiations fell through.
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-Towards the beginning, we briefly see a sign that reads "Rutowski for council." It's a reference to co-producer Richard Rutowski, who also briefly appears as "Biker #2" around that same moment.
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-Tom Savini was supposed to play the part of the second biker, after Oliver Stone saw him in Une nuit en enfer (1996). But due to schedule conflict, Stone cast his producer Richard Rutowski in that part instead.
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-When Jennifer Lopez's character (Grace McKenna) flashes back at the end of the film we see lots of photographs of her as a child. These photographs are actually photos from Jennifer Lopez's private collections of herself as a child.
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-Joaquin Phoenix's first appearance in this film ended with the song Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. He went on to play Johnny Cash in the film Walk the Line (2005).
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-Oliver Stone offered the leading role to Tom Cruise who turned it down.
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-The script for the film, based on an earlier treatment by the author John Ridley, was adapted by Oliver Stone and Richard Rutowski. However, because WGA rules state that a writer must contribute at least 60% new material in order to justify an on-screen credit, their names were ultimately left off the picture.
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-Laurie Metcalf makes a cameo in the film, making U Turn - Ici commence l'enfer (1997) her second collaboration with Oliver Stone since JFK (1991).
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-When Penn tries to buy the ticket at the bus station, standing behind him in line is Liv Tyler.
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-This film features Billy Bob Thornton and his future father-in-law, Jon Voight. Thorton would later marry Voight's daughter, Angelina Jolie, in 2000.