Joy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[frances]

In this movie, Edgar Ramirez looks up to Tom Jones, and in one scene, is singing the song "Mama told me not to come" by Three Dog Night. Domino (2005) featured Edgar Ramirez, and features the song "Mama told me not to come", covered by Tom Jones.

[bernard]

David O. Russell's second film not to receive an R-rating. He disowned the first, Accidental Love (2015), after creative and financial disagreements.

[nora]

Among the changes that David O. Russell made to the original biographical story of Joy Mangano that was featured in Annie Mumolo's script was adding Joy's half-sister, Peggy, who is entirely fictional. Terry is a composite of several people in Joy Mangano's life. In real life, Joy's ex-husband, Tony Miranne, was a fellow business student and former classmate at Pace University, not a Venezuelan singer. Russell has stated several times that he does not consider his film to be a biographical film of Mangano, as it was originally intended to be, when Mumolo wrote her script, which was later heavily changed by Russell.

[wallace]

Except for Neil Walker, none of the principals' last names are ever stated.

[melinda]

When Joy is getting ready at the QVC studios, Lori Greiner is getting her make-up done. She is considered the Queen of QVC.

[darrell]

Jennifer Lawrence wore wigs and hairpieces for the majority of filming. While doing Joy's haircut scene, she accidentally snipped some of her own hair as well as the fake hairpieces. The whole haircut was done in one take.

[ethel]

Joy is the daughter of Rudy. Joy tours the shopping channel studios and meets the celebrity presenters, who are played by Drena De Niro, daughter of Robert De Niro, and Melissa Rivers, daughter of Joan Rivers.

[kyle]

The red wine brought onto the boat, which inspired the creation of the Miracle Mop, appears to be a 1975 Mouton Rothschild "Andy Warhol". In 2015, it sold for about $400 per bottle.

[cameron]

David O. Russell's and Jennifer Lawrence's third film together.

[ruby]

The fictional soap opera that Terry watches features soap opera stars such as Susan Lucci, Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, and Donna Mills.

[lena]

Joan Rivers is portrayed in this film by her real-life daughter Melissa Rivers. Director David O. Russell asked Melissa for input on dialogue written for her mother, particularly in the scene where she gives Joy clothing feedback.