Tammy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Tammy or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Tammy

[aaron]

Even though Tammy and her grandmother are supposed to be in Kentucky for the bar scene, the banjoist's playing style is derived from North Carolina where the scene is actually filmed.

[ivan]

There is only 24 years difference in age between Melissa McCarthy (Tammy) and Susan Sarandon (Tammy's grandmother, Pearl). Furthermore, there is only 11 years difference between McCarthy and Allison Janney, who plays her mother.

[dustin]

Susan Sarandon put peppercorns in her shoes to make her walking appear more painful.

[tom]

Melissa McCarthy and Mark Duplass first met when they were both guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Feb 2013. They expressed interest in working together and Melissa contacted Duplass for the role of Bobby when she wrote Tammy.

[harry]

Both Susan Sarandon and Melissa McCarthy wore wigs through out the movie.

[sandra]

In the scene with her boss (after she hit the deer with her car) she uses the excuse "a deer hit my car". The same excuse Rory uses on Gilmore Girls when she's late for a test. Melissa McCarthy was Sookie on Gilmore Girls.

[ronnie]

When Tammy is leaving the jail, it says it's the Jefferson County jail. In reality, the Jefferson County jail (Louisville, KY) is located in downtown Louisville, which does not have any outdoor recreation area, nor is the area grassy like they portray. It is a very urban area.

[melinda]

Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon both starred in Mike & Molly (2010) for an episode.

[chris]

Melissa McCarthy co-wrote this in conjunction with her husband, Ben Falcone.

[steve]

The plot was based on a dream Ben Falcone had, dreaming about his wife Melissa McCarthy as a fast food worker whose life is falling apart. The two later wrote plot points on napkins before developing the screenplay.

[aaron]

Beth McCarthy-Miller was set to direct but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

[kenzi]

Rob Reiner and Tate Taylor were previously attached to direct.

[bernice]

Susan Sarandon wore prosthetics on her ankles to replicate the look of someone with diabetes.

[addison]

The amount of money that Susan Sarandon says she has, $6700, is the same amount she had in Thelma and Louise.

[cassandra]

The bar scene is an actual bar downtown Wilmington, NC called The Bluepost.

[bernice]

The beer that Grandma Pearl grabs from the fridge is Dale's Pale Ale, a popular beer from Colorado, and has a 6.5% ABV.