Trivia
The word "fuck" and its variations are used 159 times in the movie. The term "shit" appears 73 times amid a total of approx. 300 profanities.
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Jack Nicholson read the script and wanted to do the film, but had to turn it down because he was already committed to Something's Gotta Give.
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The unrated version of the film furthers the record for the most profanities in a Christmas film, including 170 uses of "fuck", 74 uses of "shit", 31 uses of "ass", 10 uses of "bitch", and 1 use of "bastard", in variable forms.
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Billy Bob Thornton's character "Willie" last name is revealed as Stokes when he is in the hotel room in Miami, on the answering machine.
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This was John Ritter's final acting appearance in a movie and it is dedicated to his memory.
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Tony Cox ad-libbed the "You probably shouldn't be digging in your ass" line. Director Terry Zwigoff found the line so funny that he admitted to repeatedly cracking up on set and even waking up in the middle of the night laughing.
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Ajay Naidu's character calls Billy Bob Thornton's character an "ass clown." Naidu was in Office Space, the movie that made the term "ass clown" popular when Michael Bolton (the singer) was referred to as a "no talent ass clown".
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