Three of the lead actors had been previously cast in Lawrence Kasdan's earlier film The Big Chill (1983), they being Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum, and Kevin Costner. However, the latter's scenes all got deleted, so only two of them appeared in the final cut of The Big Chill (1983), but all three appear in this movie. Patricia Gaul also appeared in both pictures in minor roles.
Nevada Smith - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Of the 2,000 performers that auditioned for Lee Strasberg's exclusive theatre school in 1955, Steve McQueen and Martin Landau were the only ones who were accepted.
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Steve McQueen loved to play with props and it kept the audience's eye on him. When Jonas gives him a silver dollar, McQueen slaps it back and forth in his hands. This upstaging by playing with props would often annoy other actors. Yul Brynner, who played his best friend in "The Magnificent Seven (1960)," found this very annoying, as McQueen would play with his hat, his gun, check his bullets, etc., constantly drawing attention to himself.
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The character Nevada Smith was supposed to be 16. He was played by 35-year-old Steve McQueen.
Nevada Smith - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nevada Smith - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nevada Smith - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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