Gigli - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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

[lonnie]

Steve Schirripa auditioned for the role of Louis.

[jesus]

The film started out as a straightforward mob film, until Sony Pictures/Columbia, against Martin Brest's wishes, turned it into a romantic comedy, to cash in on the relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

[kristina]

Kevin Smith likes to tell stories about how, whenever he and Ben Affleck are playfully ribbing one another, all Smith has to say to end the conversation is Gigli.

[liam]

Became the first film in the history of the Razzie Awards to sweep the top five categories. Including, Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), Worst Actress (Jennifer Lopez), Worst Director (Martin Brest) and Worst Screenplay. It was the Razzie equivalent of It Happened One Night (1934), the first film to win the "Oscar Grand Slam:" Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay. It also claimed a sixth Razzie for Worst Screen Couple, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

[nora]

Though almost everything was criticized, John Powell's score earned some praise.

[dustin]

Jennifer Lopez was paid $12 million for her role, and Ben Affleck was paid $12.5 million for his. Their combined salaries are more than three times the film's worldwide gross of $7,266,209.

[ivan]

Broke the record at the time for the largest second weekend drop in box office, with an 81.9% drop. This record was later taken over by Undiscovered (2005).

[nicholas]

In March 2006, FX networks started airing commercials hyping the premiere of Gigli on the network. The commercials seemed to play off the negative media attention by including lines like "The most talked about movie you never saw".

[amber]

Only 73 U.S. theaters were showing the film by its third weekend of release, down from 2,215 during its first weekend, a drop of 97%. It's the largest drop ever in terms of percentage, and at the time it was the largest drop in terms of numbers of theaters shed. Meet Dave (2008) has since surpassed it.

[sandra]

Martin Brest worked at Bronx State Hospital during college, where he observed the behaviors of various patients. This, he claims, served as the inspiration for the character of Brian.

[javier]

Jennifer Lopez on Martin Brest in the film's production notes: "Marty is very nurturing towards actors. When you have a director who rewards you with a kind word or gesture, it is priceless, and Marty would jump up and down and dance around and scream when a take was particularly good. Also, when you're working with a director who also wrote the script, it makes things easier, because he knows exactly what he meant when he wrote it, without having any ego about his material. He was only interested in what was going to make the best movie, and bring out the best performances."

[michele]

Received such bad reviews that it was dropped by every UK cinema after only one week.

[tamara]

About half of the film, 52 minutes, is set in Larry Gigli's apartment. The interior of Gigli's apartment was built on a soundstage.

[kylie]

Ben Affleck on Gigli (2003) in November 2012: Martin Brest is one of the really great directors. Most of what I've learned that is good comes from Martin, but it just didn't work, in its essence. Also, the studio wanted to change it into a love story, because they thought, "That's what people want to see because you guys are together now." Which is one of the great miscalculations in the history of miscalculations.(2012)

[terry]

Ben Affleck on Martin Brest in the film's production notes: "Working with Marty, we found ourselves on the same wavelength in terms of the things we think about, our senses of humor and the way we look at the world. He's someone whose passion and enthusiasm for making movies is tireless. He is an artist and a technician and a craftsman, and he is unflagging in his determination. He does many more takes than anybody I've ever worked with. It's a great luxury for an actor, because it gives you room to experiment, to go anywhere you want to go. I think he truly loves actors. I know he loves movies."

[kyle]

Al Pacino and Christopher Walken later co-starred in Stand Up Guys (2012).