Trivia / The Hunter (1980)

• Actor-Inspired Element: The toys that Papa tinkered with during the movie were from Steve McQueen's own collection.
• Billing Displacement: Although he has second billing, Eli Wallach appears in only three scenes.
• California Doubling: Averted for the Los Angeles and Chicago scenes but invoked for the Texas scenes, which were filmed around Kankakee, Illinois. So were the Nebraska scenes but those are close enough visually to not really matter.
• Irony as She Is Cast: Steve McQueen came up with the idea of going against his famous car racing abilities by portraying Papa Thorson as a terrible driver.
• No Stunt Double: Even though he was in poor health, Steve McQueen did most of his own stunts.
• What Could Have Been: Lee Marvin was considered for the lead role before Steve McQueen accepted the part.

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