Spike Lee encountered difficulty in securing a sufficient budget. Lee told Warner Bros. and the bond company that a budget of over 30 million dollars was necessary; the studio disagreed, and offered a lower amount. Following advice from fellow director Francis Ford Coppola, Lee "got the movie company pregnant," taking it far enough along into actual production to attempt to force the studio to increase the budget. The film, initially budgeted at 28 million dollars, climbed to nearly 33 million dollars. Lee contributed two million dollars of his own three million dollar salary. Completion Bond Company, which assumed financial control in January 1992, refused to approve any more expenditures; in addition, the studio and bond company instructed Lee that the film could be no longer than two hours and fifteen minutes in length; the resulting conflict caused the project to be shut down in post-production. The film was saved by the financial intervention of prominent black Americans, some of whom appear in the film: Bill Cosby, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Janet Jackson, Prince, and Peggy Cooper Cafritz, founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Their contributions were made as donations; as Lee noted, "This is not a loan. They are not investing in the film. These are black folks with some money, who came to the rescue of the movie. As a result, this film will be my version. Not the bond company's version, not Warner Brothers'. I will do the film the way it ought to be, and it will be over three hours." The actions of such prominent members of the African American community giving their money helped finish the project as Lee envisioned it.
This Is the End - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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James Franco and Craig Robinson have experience as teachers.
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Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen revealed that the early rumors, that they had approached Daniel Radcliffe for a part in the movie, and he turned it down, were true. They admitted that it was in the very early stages of writing the script, so not all of the parts were fully developed. Rogen and Goldberg have both stated that they understood why Radcliffe turned it down.
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The dog that Seth Rogen is holding, towards the end of the movie, is his actual dog, Zelda.
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When Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen are pulling up to James Franco's house, the KRS-One song "Step Into a World" is playing, which contains the sample of Blondie's "Rapture". This was an example of foreshadowing in the movie.
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Originally, there was going to be a joke where one of the characters said that they had smoked crack with Whitney Houston. When Houston died, the joke was cut, out of respect, and a different joke was used. In addition, while making the film, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were in the process of convincing Prince to let them use the song "Purple Rain", for when Rogen and Jay Baruchel make their way to Heaven. After Houston passed away, Rogen and Goldberg dropped negotiations with Prince, and instead decided to use Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" in those scenes, as a tribute to her.
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As Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen are in Rogen's living room, a "devil" action figure or doll can be seen on the top left hand side of the the television unit; it is an exact replica of the devil that appears at the end of the movie.
This Is the End - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
This Is the End - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
This Is the End - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
This Is the End - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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