Intolerable Cruelty
Engage the enemy.
Country
Production
Budget
$60 000 000
Box office
$119 940 815
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Brian Grazer, Ethan Coen, John Cameron, Grant Heslov, Jim Whitaker, Robert Graf, Sean Daniel, James Jacks
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Leslie McDonald
Audition
Ellen Chenoweth
Editing
Short description
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
What's left behind the scenes
- When Silky Joe shoots Miles (in his home) and his assistant Wrigley several times with a semi-automatic pistol, the spent cartridge casings do not eject from the gun, nor are they visible on the floor.
- At one point, the film's title, “Intolerable Cruelty,” was shortened to “Intolerable,” but was later restored to its full length.
- Jonathan Demme was originally credited as the director of the film.
- George Clooney was made a suit identical to the one worn by Cary Grant in "An Affair to Remember" (1958).
- Filming began in late June 2002, having been postponed from late 2001 to allow George Clooney to finish “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002) and film “Solaris” (2002) in time. Filming wrapped in late September 2002.
- The project wandered around Hollywood studios for eight years before being taken up by Joel and Ethan Coen.
- The project was initially developed with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in mind, but this idea was abandoned after their film “Runaway Bride” (1999). Later, Tea Leoni was considered for the lead female role, and Hugh Grant and Will Smith for the lead male role.
- Billy Bob Thornton's character intentionally speaks very quickly—in contrast to his own slow-talking character in 'The Man Who Wasn't There' (2001). The Coen brothers used a similar technique, having Steve Buscemi speak quickly and slowly in 'Fargo' (1995) and 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) respectively.
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