MGM secretly sent a second unit crew to Tecate, Mexico to avoid the American laws about ethical treatment of animals. Animals were shot fighting each other, and lions were reportedly starved to promote vicious attacks on hyenas, monkeys and deer.
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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When Justin Henry was nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award, Henry, at the age of eight, became the youngest person to be nominated for this award, as well as the youngest Oscar nominee in any category, a record which still stands today (2020).
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The famous ice cream scene, where Billy challenges his father by skipping dinner and going straight for dessert, was completely improvised by Dustin Hoffman and Justin Henry. Writer and director Robert Benton liked the scene so much that he decided to keep it in the film.
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Meryl Streep shot her scenes for Manhattan (1979) during breaks in filming.
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Jane Fonda turned down the part of Joanna Kramer.
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The woman that Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) suddenly kissed at the party was Ingeborg Sørensen, a former Miss Norway and Playboy Playmate.
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Al Pacino turned down the role of Ted Kramer.
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Meryl Streep left her just-claimed Oscar for the film on the back of a toilet during the 1980 festivities.
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Joanna (Meryl Streep) states in court that her salary is $31,000 in 1979; this is the equivalent of roughly $111,000 in 2020.
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The book Ted is reading to Billy (after the scene where he spots Joanna watching them) is an English translation of "Le Trésor de Rackham le Rouge" ("Red Rackham's Treasure") from "Les Adventures de Tintin" ("The Adventures of Tintin") comic series by Hergé.
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Dustin Hoffman planned the moment when he throws his wine glass against the wall during the restaurant scene with Meryl Streep. The only person he warned in advance was the cameraman, to make sure that it got in the shot. Streep's shocked reaction was real, but she stayed in character long enough for writer and director Robert Benton to yell cut. In the documentary on the DVD, she recalls yelling at Hoffman as soon as the shot was over for scaring her so badly.
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Kramer vs. Kramer - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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