Days of Wine and Roses - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Days of Wine and Roses or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Days of Wine and Roses

[toni]

Bill Wilson co-founder of AA was on set as technical adviser.

[phyllis]

The story was first performed live on an episode of Playhouse 90 (1956) in 1958. Writer J.P. Miller conceived the original play as a love story between two drunks. The concept of alcoholic domesticity had never been executed commercially before. The recorded play, not in public domain, currently exists on videotape at CBS Television City in Hollywood.

[gabriel]

Blake Edwards became a non-drinker a year after completing the film and went into substance-abuse recovery. He said that he and Jack Lemmon were heavy drinkers while making the film.

[ray]

Jack Lemmon disclosed in a TV interview that during his straitjacket scene, wherein his character rather violently suffers the DTs, he'd gotten so into it that the crew had to shake him out of his hysterics after the cameras had stopped rolling.

[clayton]

The film had a lasting effect in reinforcing the growing social acceptance of Alcoholics Anonymous.

[edgar]

The apartment building at 1800 Pacific is still standing. However, its gorgeous mid century breezeway is gone, and the building facade has been modernized over the years.

[liam]

While preparing for their roles, both Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings numerous times. Lemmon even spent several evenings at the Lincoln Heights jail where he observed inmates in the drunk tank and the dry-out rooms. He later said, "It was frightening, watching those poor souls tortured by delirium tremens. As a result of what I saw we changed several scenes. For instance, we used a dry-out table where you are strapped down, rather than having the guy just wake up in a cell."

[violet]

The cast and crew were very concerned that the bleak ending would be changed. Director Blake Edwards recalled for Entertainment Weekly magazine, that studio head Jack L. Warner wanted a lighter ending, but he came into a screening with a very attractive date who blasted the decision. Warner reluctantly gave in. In addition, Jack Lemmon purposely flew to Paris after filming had wrapped so he would be "unavailable" for reshoots.

[michele]

Both Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick sought help from Alcoholics Anonymous long after they had completed the film.

[lena]

Jack Lemmon's performance in the film inspired Ray Sharkey to become an actor.

[bryan]

Jack Lemmon's and Lee Remick's San Francisco residence is located at 1800 Pacific Avenue between Franklin and Gough Street.

[wallace]

Jack Lemmon later revealed on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) that he himself had been an alcoholic.