Trivia / Lucky Number Slevin

• Actor-Inspired Element: Slevin wearing a Modesty Towel a lot of the time came about because Josh Hartnett lived with writer Jason Smilovic and his wife while the script was being written, and he got so used to seeing Josh in a towel.
• Awesome, Dear Boy: Lucy Liu called this the most fun she ever had on a set.
• Completely Different Title: The play of words on "Lucky Number Slevin" doesn't translate well to a lot of languages so foreign markets had to get creative. Titles used include "The 7 Affair" (in Spain), "Hitman for Hire" (In Mexico) and "Check-Mate" (In Brazil), the latter playing up the film's Chess Motifs.
• Dawson Casting: Lindsey is meant to be the same age as Slevin, but Lucy Liu is a full ten years older than Josh Hartnett.
• Fake American: Sir Ben Kingsley (British) as The Rabbi.
• Focus Group Ending: An alternate ending was filmed where Slevin killed Lindsey too but that was considered too dark.
• Playing Against Type:
  • Lucy Liu in the 2000s was often an Action Girl or Dragon Lady. She makes a change from that by playing Lindsey, who is a dorky Genki Girl.
  • Morgan Freeman doesn't appear to be going against type until you see what a Smug Snake The Boss is.
• Throw It In!: There's a scene where Lucy Liu's character accidentally stumbles in and sees Creator/JoshHartnett completely naked as he adjusts the Modesty Towel he's wearing. In the original script, that bit wasn't supposed to happen, but as a practical joke Josh took off the towel just as Lucy walked in, flashing her. Lucy's giggle and quiet "sorry" were genuine before she continued delivering her lines.

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