Trivia / Jeremiah Johnson

• Completely Different Title:
  • The Italian release title of the film was called "Red Crow You Will Not Have My Scalp".
  • In Finland this film is called "Silmä silmästä", which means "an eye for an eye" in English.
• Doing It for the Art: Robert Redford fought to have the movie filmed in Utah, but the studio wanted an L.A. soundstage. Sydney Pollack put up his own money to make up the difference to film on location.
• No Budget: Actors John Rubinstein and Tim McIntire were given the assignment of providing the film's music as the budget was so tight, the production couldn't afford a named composer.
• No Stunt Double: Reportedly, Robert Redford did many of his own stunts. Redford also apparently paid the stunt guild accordingly so as to not put any stuntman out of work.
• Release Date Change: The movie was made before Robert Redford's The Candidate but not released until after it, in December of 1972, to capitalize on and coincide with the publicity surrounding the 1972 US elections.
• What Could Have Been: The role of Jeremiah Johnson was originally to be played by Lee Marvin and then Clint Eastwood, with Sam Peckinpah attached to direct. However, after Peckinpah and Eastwood did not get along, Peckinpah left the project and Eastwood decided to make Dirty Harry instead.
• Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: Not until the very end of shooting the picture did Sydney Pollack decide the fate of what would happen to Jeremiah Johnson at the end of the film, though in reality, Robert Redford decided.