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.
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Richard Burton and Lee Marvin turned down the role of Major Weldon Penderton, before Marlon Brando agreed to do it for $750,000 and 10% of the profits.
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Tony Richardson hoped to direct this movie with Marlon Brando and Jeanne Moreau in the lead roles.
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In his autobiography, "An Open Book", John Huston recalled how he met with Marlon Brando to offer him the role of Major Waldon Penderton. Initially, Brando rejected the role, feeling that he was not suited for the part. Huston then encouraged Brando to read the script and then to make a decision. After he had read the script, Brando took a very long walk in the rain, then came back to Huston and told him he wanted the part.
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The cast includes two Oscar winners: Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando; and three Oscar nominees: Julie Harris, Robert Forster, and Harvey Keitel.
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In the Turner Classic Movies documentary on Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese talks about the scene in which Brando stands in front of a mirror talking to himself as he inspects his dress uniform. He says that it inspired the infamous "Are you talkin' to me?" moment with Robert De Niro for Taxi Driver (1976).
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For the role of Major Waldon Penderton, John Huston wanted Patrick O'Neal, who had previously starred in the Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' "The Night of the Iguana". However, Dame Elizabeth Taylor rejected Huston's suggestion, along with his alternate choices of Richard Burton and Lee Marvin. Instead, she wanted Marlon Brando.
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Theatrical movie debut of Robert Forster (Private L.G. Williams).
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Average Shot Length = ~10.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~9.7 seconds.
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Stills of Marlon Brando's character were used in his Apocalypse Now (1979) character's dossier.
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John Huston wanted Carson McCullers, the author of "Reflections in a Golden Eye", to write the screenplay for the movie version, but she was too ill.
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This movie has two connections to Apocalypse Now (1979). It has Marlon Brando and Harvey Keitel, who co-starred in the movie until Keitel was replaced by Martin Sheen, and photos of Brando's character were used in Apocalypse Now (1979) as photos of his character at a younger age.
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Francis Ford Coppola did some uncredited writing on the screenplay.
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The DVD release from Warner Brothers contains the version that was originally intended for general release - where the movie was shot in a color similar to gold.
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Producer and director John Huston offered William Holden and Robert Mitchum the role of Major Weldon Penderton.
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Reflections in a Golden Eye - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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