Trivia / 3 Women

• Actor-Shared Background: Millie tracks down Pinky's parents in Quitman, Texas, which is also the birthplace of Sissy Spacek.
• Based on a Dream: Robert Altman based the film's title, locations, and cast members on a series of dreams he had.
• Dawson Casting: Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek are only five months apart in age. Throughout the movie, Spacek's character was implied to be about ten years younger.
• Deleted Scene: When Pinky spills the shrimp cocktail all over herself, originally filmed to scare Millie, she jokingly takes a knife and lays on the floor with it to make it appear as if she was stabbed. This scene was edited out but a segment was used in the dream sequence.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: For years, the film was not available in home video in any form. This was alleged to be due to music rights; reportedly, the distributors, had not negotiated music rights for home video release of the films, and, due to their relative obscurity, they were never expected to be released
• Shrug of God: Even Robert Altman admitted that he wasn't sure what the ending would be, although he did have a loose theory about it.
• Throw It In!: Shelley Duvall's skirt getting stuck in the car door was initially accidental. Robert Altman found it amusing and asked her to intentionally do it throughout the rest of the filming.
• Word of God: Robert Altman says that the ending is meant to be ambiguous and open to interpretation. However, his personal opinion was that Edgar was buried under the pile of spare tires shown in the final shot of the film.
• Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: Robert Altman received a green light from 20th Century Fox without a finished screenplay - and with Altman's express desire that he make the film without one.

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