- Alan Dershowitz threatened to sue the producers of Carlito’s Way [1993], as he felt the David Kleinfeld character (the crooked attorney played by Sean Penn) was based on him.
- Contrary to popular belief, Jack Nicholson has never had production companies schedule the filming of a movie he was in around Los Angeles Lakers home games.
- Although it was Ron Howard’s second time directing a full-length feature film, Night Shift [1982] was his first for a major Hollywood studio. It’s also the first starring role for Michael Keaton and features then-unknowns Kevin Costner and Shannon Doherty in very small roles.
- The mobsters hired as on-set consultants for Goodfellas [1990] gave Warner Bros. fake Social Security numbers.
- Despite the lack of any formal announcement regarding retirement, Gene Hackman has not made a movie since 2004.
