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** John Hurt signed on because he liked the challenge of playing a man who couldn't speak,

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** John Hurt signed on because he liked the challenge of playing a man who couldn't speak, speak.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The film was shot on-location in Louisiana. But in St James's Parish, as the real Terrabonne Parish is coastal and swampy.
* DyeingForYourArt: Ronald [=McCall=] had long dreadlocks when he signed on. He had to cut them off to play Papa Justify.

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* AwesomeDearBoy:
** Kate Hudson says she read the script in an hour and wanted to sign on immediately - as she is a big fan of the supernatural and mysticism.
** John Hurt signed on because he liked the challenge of playing a man who couldn't speak,
* CaliforniaDoubling: The film was shot on-location in Louisiana. But in St James's Parish, as the real Terrabonne Parish is coastal and swampy.
swampy. But when Gena Rowlands suffered a broken ankle on set, they rearranged the schedule and filmed some of her scenes in California.
* DyeingForYourArt: DyeingForYourArt:
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Ronald [=McCall=] had long dreadlocks when he signed on. He had to cut them off to play Papa Justify.
** Kate Hudson had just given birth and so had to lose a lot of post-pregnancy weight (over 60 lbs to be specific). This does explain why Caroline has a few outfits involving loose black tops.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Kate Hudson stayed away from research about Hoodoo or Voodoo, as she felt it would help her play a woman who knows nothing about those topics.



* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KateHudson, she of romantic comedies and light-hearted dramas in a horror piece.

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* PlayingAgainstType: IronyAsSheIsCast: Kate Hudson joked about the irony of her playing a skeptic, as she admits to being superstitious in real life.
* NoStuntDouble: Kate Hudson did the majority of stunts herself, except for the mirror scene towards the end.
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Creator/KateHudson, she of romantic comedies and light-hearted dramas in a horror piece.piece.
** Gena Rowlands had never done a horror film before either.
* VacationDearBoy: Peter Sarsgaard joked that the main appeal was getting to shoot on location in New Orleans.

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* ActorAllusion: Caroline mentions dropping out of school to help out [[Film/AlmostFamous with some friend's band]].
* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. The film was shot on-location in Louisiana. But in St James's Parish, as the real Terrabonne Parish is coastal and swampy.

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* ActorAllusion: Caroline mentions dropping out of school to help out [[Film/AlmostFamous with some friend's band]].
* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. The film was shot on-location in Louisiana. But in St James's Parish, as the real Terrabonne Parish is coastal and swampy.
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* ActorAllusion: Caroline mentions dropping out of school to help out [[Film/AlmostFamous with some friend's band]].


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* FakeAmerican: The British John Hurt plays the presumably American Ben. However as he's an invalid who can't speak, this is a very slight example.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/AlmostFamous Penny Lane]] working as a hospice assistant.
** [[Film/GardenState Mark]] or [[{{Film/Kinsey}} Clyde]] is the local lawyer.
** [[{{Film/Alien}} Kane]] is an invalid, while [[Film/TheNotebook Allie]] is his wife.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. The film was shot on-location in Louisiana. But in St James's Parish, as the real Terrabonne Parish is coastal and swampy.
* DyeingForYourArt: Ronald [=McCall=] had long dreadlocks when he signed on. He had to cut them off to play Papa Justify.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/AlmostFamous Penny Lane]] working as a hospice assistant.
** [[Film/GardenState Mark]] or [[{{Film/Kinsey}} Clyde]] is the local lawyer.
** [[{{Film/Alien}} Kane]] is an invalid, while [[Film/TheNotebook Allie]] is his wife.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KateHudson, she of romantic comedies and light-hearted dramas in a horror piece.

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