Requiem for a Dream
Country
Production
Budget
$4 500 000
Box office
$7 390 108
Director
Actors
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Janet Sarno, Suzanne Shepherd, Joanne Gordon
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Eric Watson, Palmer West, Nick Wechsler, Stefan Simchowitz, Beau Flynn
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Mary Vernieu, Ann Goulder, Anne McCarthy
Editing
Short description
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
What's left behind the scenes
- Big Tim's phone number doesn't adhere to the established Hollywood convention of starting all phone numbers with the combination "555-".
- The man peeling an orange and the truck full of oranges in the scene where the heroes go for a new supply of drugs not only indicate their next destination – Florida – but also serve as a remark referencing the "Godfather" trilogy, where the presence of oranges foreshadows disaster.
- At the beginning of the film, when Sarah is trying on a dress, a flesh-colored corset with prosthetic "fat" is reflected in the mirror, which she used to appear heavier.
- During Ellen Burstyn’s monologue about what it feels like to be old, operator Matthew Libatique accidentally moved the camera away from the subject. Darren was furious, but later understood the reason for the operator’s mistake. The scene performed by Ellen impressed the operator so much that he gave free rein to his emotions and cried.
- According to the script, Jennifer Connelly's character's father is involved in making and selling clothes. In real life, Jennifer Connelly's father was involved in exactly this area of business.
- In the scene where the boys bring Rabinovich a television, the goose-shaped lamp behind the old man changes position between frames.
- The scene of the screaming girl in the bathtub underwater was completely borrowed from the Japanese animated film “Perfect Blue” (1997). Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the film outright, solely to use the aforementioned scene in his work.
- The hallucination in which Harry falls from a great height was filmed using a camera suspended from a bungee cord. The crew had some doubts about whether the camera would stop a few centimeters from the ground. However, no cameras were damaged during the filming of this episode.
- Director Darren Aronofsky strongly requested that the lead actors, Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans, abstain from sexual contact and sugar for 30 days to understand how people behave when experiencing an overwhelming craving.
- Director Darren Aronofsky strongly asked the lead male actors, Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans, to abstain from sexual contact and sugar for 30 days in order to understand how people behave when experiencing overwhelming desire.
- To appear natural on screen, Ellen Burstyn spent approximately 4 hours daily off-set walking around her house in costumes that increased her weight (up to 20 kg) and build. A total of 4 types of neck appliances, 2 bulky suits, and 9 wigs were used during filming.
- The film never specifies what drug Harry and his friends are using. They refer to it as "shit," "bread," and so on. Judging by the effects (with the exception of dilated pupils) and consequences, it can be assumed it was heroin. However, it's possible this was the author's intention – to show an addiction to drugs in general, not specifically to heroin. In this case, the dilated pupils might have been used deliberately.
- The scene where Harry talks on the phone with Marion was filmed in one soundstage simultaneously. This benefited the actors, as they could immediately calibrate their reactions.
- To get into character, Jared Leto lost 13 kilograms and befriended real heroin addicts from Brooklyn.
- In the film, we can see screenwriter Hubert Selby Jr. (one of the prison guards) and director Aronofsky himself (one of the guests at the party hosted by Big Tim) in episodic roles. In addition, Darren's father can also be seen in the film. He plays a subway passenger telling Sarah Goldfarb that she is terribly emaciated.
- According to the script, the father of Jennifer Connelly's character is involved in making and selling clothes. In real life, Jennifer Connelly's father is also engaged in this line of business.
- The film is based on Hubert Selby Jr.'s novel "Requiem for a Dream" (1978).
- At the very beginning of the film, we have the opportunity to hear a string quartet preparing to perform the main theme. Before the credits begin, we can hear the conductor’s voice giving the command to start the performance. The musicians are none other than “The Kronos Quartet,” and the soulful music for the film was composed by Clint Mansell.
- The last time Harry calls Marion, she answers the phone with her right hand and holds it to her opposite left ear. Following this, according to the director’s intention, is a mirror image shot, but the hand in the frame is her left, not her right.
- The hallucination in which Harry falls from a great height was filmed using a camera suspended on a zip line. The crew had some doubts whether the camera would be able to stop a few centimeters from the ground. No cameras were damaged during the filming of this episode.
- During Ellen Burstyn's monologue about what it feels like to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally moved the camera away from the subject. Darren was furious, but later understood the reason for the mistake. Ellen's performance was so impactful that the cinematographer gave in to his emotions and cried. Tears, of course, got on the camera lens. To avoid the director's righteous anger, Matthew simply ruined the take.
- Filming the segments of the television show took only one day, and the host, Christopher McDonald, improvised well, which delighted Darren Aronofsky himself.
- The film does not directly state what drug the characters are using. They refer to it as shit, bread, etc.
- To better embody the character of Harry Goldfarb, Jared Leto lost 13 kilograms and befriended real heroin addicts from Brooklyn.
- Typically, a standard film consists of 600 continuous shots. "Requiem for a Dream" has around 2000.
- As we recall, the television broadcasts calls for “three things you must do to change yourself”: — give up meat; — give up sugar; — but we never heard the third slogan, although it is present on the director's DVD release.
- At the end of the film, the main characters are holding something in their mouths: -Marion clenches a cash check from one of the partygoers in her mouth; -Sarah clenches a rubber stick between her teeth during electroshock; -Harry has an oxygen mask on; -and only Tyrone is an exception: he experiences stomach cramps.
- The film features a call for "three things you must do to change yourself": give up meat, give up sugar, and the third slogan is present in the director's cut of the film.
- Filming the television show segments took only one day, and host Christopher McDonald improvised well, which delighted Darren Aronofsky. At the end of the work, the entire film crew thanked Christopher with enthusiastic applause.
- The scene in which Harry talks on the phone with Marion was filmed simultaneously in one soundstage. This was undoubtedly beneficial for the actors, as they could immediately calibrate their reactions to their scene partner.
- The scene of a screaming girl underwater in a bathtub was completely borrowed from the Japanese animated film "True Tears." Rumors circulated that Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the film solely to use that scene in his work, but this is not true—the anime’s creators did not receive any royalties.
- In the scene where the characters bring Rabinovich a television, the goose-shaped lamp behind the old man changes position between shots.
- When Harry calls Marion for the last time, she answers with her right hand and brings the phone to her opposite (left) ear. Following this, the director intended a mirror image shot, but the hand in the frame is her left, not her right.
- To appear natural, Ellen Burstyn spent about 4 hours a day off-set walking around her house in prosthetics that increased her weight by 20 kg. A total of 4 types of neck prosthetics, 2 bulky suits, and 9 wigs were used during filming.
- The role of Harry Goldfarb was originally intended for Giovanni Ribisi. Darren Aronofsky envisioned the main character as Giovanni after reading the novel.
- At the beginning of the film, when Sarah is trying on a dress, a flesh-colored corset with padding is reflected in the mirror, used to make the actors appear heavier.
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