John Huston didn't trust Sam Spiegel and instructed his agent get him out of his contract with Horizon Films--Spiegel's company--thereby surrendering his percentage of the film's progress. Huston regretted it, as withdrawing from the deal cost him millions. The same can be said for cinematographer Jack Cardiff, who opted for a straight salary rather than a percentage. Spiegel made a fortune, as the film went on to be a huge hit.
Dreamcatcher - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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This was the third film William Goldman adapted from a Stephen King novel. The others were Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and Misery (1990).
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To portray Mr. Grey speaking through Jonesy, Damian Lewis did an impression of Malcolm McDowell.
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Stephen King sold the movie rights for one dollar.
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When Mr. Grey talks to Jones, the poem he alludes to is Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
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The character of Colonel Kurtz in the novel was changed to "Colonel Curtis" for the movie, so the audience would not think it was a reference to the Apocalypse Now (1979) character, which it is in the novel.
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The flashback scene where the boys first meet Duddits is the barrens from the Stephen King film It (1990), which also takes place in Derry.
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Lawrence Kasdan admitted the film's failure had wounded his career, later preventing him from getting two films produced.
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Thomas Jane starred in the film because his mother, a big fan of Stephen King, told him to.
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Mr. Grey's death in the film was completely different from the book. In the movie, he is killed by Duddits in the water supply room. In the book, using their powers, both Henry and Duddits smother him to death with a pillow.
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The main characters hail from Derry, Maine, a fictional small town that neighbors Castle Rock, the setting of many other Stephen King stories. Derry was also the setting for It (1990).
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An early deleted scene showed the boys with Josie, the girl with intellectual disabilities, whom they later rescue from the sewer drain.
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The first script of Lawrence Kasdan's to be produced was The Empire Strikes Back. That film's production in England was delayed because delays on The Shining, another Stephen King adaptation.
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Despite top billing, Morgan Freeman does not appear until 40 minutes into the movie.
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Stephen King wrote the novel while recovering from a near-fatal accident. Because of his injuries, he wrote the novel in longhand. The accident is reflected in the story, particularly a graphic scene in which a vehicle runs down a major character.
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The insignia on General Matheson's beret is actually a 10th Mountain Div. shoulder patch, without the "MOUNTAIN" tab.
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The flashbacks to childhood, where the group decides to search for the missing Josie, were filmed in Robert Burnaby Park in Burnaby BC Canada, on the corner of Hill Street and Wedgewood Avenue.
Dreamcatcher - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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