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Mark Ruflow was the first person to play Merrill, who had to withdraw from filming because of a brain tumor.
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M. Knight Samalan insisted that the film poster should not have the face of Mel Gibson, because he believed that the film was a collective work, completely different from "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural".
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Graeme Hayes was an older character at first, but Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood both refused to appear in the film.
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The illustrations in the book about aliens are the masterpieces of Shamaran’s daughter.
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Shamaran once asked James Newton Howard, who was in charge of the film's soundtrack, to intentionally imitate the soundtracks of "The Third Type of Contact" and "Mentally Ill".
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After the filming was over, the producer gave all the corn to the fruit and vegetable market of the Agricultural College.
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Johnny Depp was expected to star in the film.
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The poster that Jacques Phoenix saw in the drafting office was the movie poster of the "Breaking Frontline" in which he starred.
Signs behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Mr. Nathan: It's a bunch of crock. They're trying to sell sodas. I've been watching all morning, and I've seen 12 soda commercials. 12.
Morgan: Do you have any books on extraterrestrials?
Mr. Nathan: Don't tell me you believe this horse manure.
Mrs. Nathan: As a matter of fact, I think we do...
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Merrill: Excluding the possibility that a female Scandinavian Olympian was running around outside our house last night, what else might be a possibility?
Officer Caroline: I'm not done asking questions. And I don't appreciate sarcasm.