Trivia / Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

The Novel

• Absurdly Short Production Time: The book was written in six weeks.
• Technology Marches On: Original editions of the book have Margaret buying, testing out, and being instructed on how to wear a menstrual belt to hold her menstrual pad in place. By the 1980s pads started using a light adhesive to be able to stick to underwear, and menstrual belts were phased out. Later editions have this updated to adhesive pads in the text.

The Film

• Acclaimed Flop: Bombed financially despite receiving rave reviews.
• Box Office Bomb: The film only made back $21.5 million of its $30 million budget.
• Promoted Fanboy: Rachel McAdams was a huge fan of the book and jumped at the chance to be in the movie.

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