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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted; this is not an adaptation


* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/TheCoenBrothers wrote the roles of Barton Fink and Charlie Meadows especially for Creator/JohnTurturro and Creator/JohnGoodman.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/TheCoenBrothers wrote the roles of Barton Fink and Charlie Meadows especially for Creator/JohnTurturro and Creator/JohnGoodman.
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* RealLifeRelative: The female voice heard on stage at the beginning of the film is that of Joel Coen's wife Creator/FrancesMcDormand.

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* RealLifeRelative: CreatorCouple: The female voice heard on stage at the beginning of the film is that of Joel Coen's wife Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JonPolito originally turned down the role of Lou Breeze because he wanted the role of Jack Lipnick instead. But Creator/FrancesMcDormand persuaded him to accept the role.


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** Creator/TheCoenBrothers' former cinematographer Creator/BarrySonnenfeld was unable to shoot this film, as he was busy directing ''Film/TheAddamsFamily''.
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** Creator/JohnMilius was offered the role of Jack Lipnick but turned it down.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/TheCoenBrothers were struggling with WritersBlock. So they made a film about a writer going through it.

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** Creator/JohnMilius was offered the role of Jack Lipnick but turned it down.
down. Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/JonVoight were also considered.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/TheCoenBrothers were struggling with WritersBlock. So they made a film about a writer going through it.it.
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* RealitySubtext / WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/TheCoenBrothers were struggling with WritersBlock. So they made a film about a writer going through it.



** Creator/JohnMilius was offered the role of Jack Lipnick but turned it down.

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** Creator/JohnMilius was offered the role of Jack Lipnick but turned it down.down.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/TheCoenBrothers were struggling with WritersBlock. So they made a film about a writer going through it.
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** Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh auditioned for Audrey Taylor.
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* RealitySubtext / WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/TheCoenBrothers were struggling with WritersBlock. So they made a film about a writer going through it.
* RealLifeRelative: The female voice heard on stage at the beginning of the film is that of Joel Coen's wife Creator/FrancesMcDormand.
* ThrowItIn: The bird diving at the end wasn't planned. According to the Coens, the bird got in the shot and they liked it so much, they decided to put it in.
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** Creator/BruceCampbell revealed in his autobiography that he unsuccessfully auditioned for a cameo role.
** Creator/JohnMilius was offered the role of Jack Lipnick but turned it down.

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