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Trivia: Ron Howard's mother and father have cameos in the film. Ron's father, Rance Howard, plays the priest who keeps a vigil with the family, and his mother, Jean, plays Jim Lovell's mother.

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Trivia: Bound For Glory was the first production to make use of the Steadicam.

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Trivia: In the scene in which Alvy and Annie are watching people in the park and Alvy comments, "Oh, there goes the winner of the Truman Capote Look-Alike Contest," the passer by is actually Truman Capote, in an un-credited cameo.

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Trivia: Ron Howard's wife appears as one of the nuns in the VIP crowd for the launch.

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Trivia: Due to budget constraints, members of Sylvester Stallone's family were used to play certain minor parts; his father appears as a bell ringer, his brother was used as a street corner singer and Stallone's first wife was the set photographer.

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Trivia: The Zuckers' mother makes a cameo as the woman who is trying to put on makeup as the plane gets jolted around. (00:42:10 - 00:58:10)

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Trivia: Peter Jackson ran out of budget money during production, so the Vietnam flashback was filmed, under a separate budget, as 'The Frogs of War', and then incorporated into the film.

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Trivia: An outtake from the opening sequence was used in the "happy ending" version of Blade Runner, but removed from the director's cut.

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Trivia: The Prospect Avenue apartment where the story takes place was once inhabited by the author, William Peter Blatty, while he was a student at Georgetown University. The house is at the corner of 36th and Prospect.

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Trivia: During the dinner scene towards the end of the film, when Leatherface cuts Sally's (Marilyn Burns) finger, he actually does cut her finger. The protective cover was taken off without warning Burns, and her reaction on screen is real.

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Trivia: The nurse who comes into Dr. Taney's office after the arteriogram is actress Linda Blair's mother.

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Trivia: The name of Dr Reinhardt's ship is Cygnus. The first (theoretical) black hole was discovered in the constellation Cygnus.

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Trivia: George Lucas and Carrie Fisher have cameos as a kissing couple on the bridge. Tinkerbell sprinkles fairy dust on them, and they begin to float.

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Trivia: Betsy Palmer was never originally considered for the role. Shelly Winters was the first choice, but was not interested. Betsy Palmer ultimately took the role because she needed money for a new car, as hers broke down as she was traveling back home to Connecticut from New York.

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