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The filming of the film was temporarily suspended when a drunk woman came to make a noise on the set, and the guards quickly subdued the woman .
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The prison footage in the film was shot in a closed walled prison, the National Southern Prison in Michigan.
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In order to participate in the film, Norton did a lot of homework before the performance. He spent several weeks talking to many people in prison to get inspiration.
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In order to successfully play the role of parole officer, Robert De Niro specifically found a friend who worked in prison and asked him to be his own technical guide .
Stone behind the scenes gags
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Stone: I'll tell you between you and me,
[my wife]
Stone: , she's an alien.
Jack Mabry: Alien? What do you mean? Like an illegal?
Stone: No, she ain't illegal man. She's whiter than you.
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[first lines]
Young Madylyn: Look at me.
Young Jack: Hmm?
Young Madylyn: I'm not standing for this.
Young Jack: Say what?
Young Madylyn: You keep my soul in a dungeon. I'm leaving.
Young Jack: [runs up the stairs, grabs his daughter out of bed, and holds her out the window] If you leave me, I'll throw her.