- Robert Downey Jr. was originally scheduled to appear in the film, but because of his high premiums, the producers finally had to give up.
- Radha Mitchell got the role of Melinda without auditioning because Woody Allen liked her performance in the movie Ten Little Love Stories.
- During the filming of the film, only Radha Mitchell of all the actors owned the script for the entire play.
- Due to filming budget constraints, the producers did not hire an accent coach for Australian actor Radha Mitchell.
- Winona Ryder was originally cast to play Melinda, but she was arrested for shoplifting and no company was willing to provide her insurance, so the producers had to find another candidate.
- Director Woody Allen gave the actors enough room to play. He told the actors not to stick to the lines of the script, and they could play freely if they thought it was inappropriate.
- Before the official shooting, Woody Allen did not organize rehearsals, he believed that unnecessary rehearsals would consume the enthusiasm of the actors.
- In the opening scene, although it is a rainy night, not a single car on the street is using the wipers .
Melinda and Melinda behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Letitia 2022-01-28 08:17:52
This is not a typical Woody Allen, but I quite like it. Tragedy and comedy are intertwined, without talking about the great truth or professional terms, it is quite normal friends, family and derailment. Tragedy is more inked, and the "cutting robe" of comedy is hilarious
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Yasmin 2022-01-28 08:17:52
a little too deliberate
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Melinda: [Dejected, having doscovered her boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend] I loved you.
Ellis Moonsong: I don't have a satisfactory explanation. You know these things happen. Living is messy.
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Sy: The essence of life isn't tragic; it's comic.