Question 1

What real-life mother-daughter duo plays the same relationship in the film?

Accepted Answer

Diane Ladd, Laura Dern's real-life mother, plays her mother in the film.

Question 2

Why did Ruth switch from spray paint to patio sealant for huffing in the hardware store scene?

Accepted Answer

Miramax lawyers insisted on changing it from spray paint to avoid controversy; they chose patio sealant as a solvent not in aerosol spray.

Question 3

How was the actor who played Ruth's lover discovered for his role?

Accepted Answer

Lance Rome, who played Ruth's lover, was not a professional actor and was picked up out of a bar by the director to act in the film.

Question 4

What prop from this film reappears in Alexander Payne's next movie, Election?

Accepted Answer

The 'ASK ME' pin worn by Kurtwood Smith in the hardware store shows up again in Alexander Payne's following film, Election (1999).

Question 5

What is the central conflict that turns Ruth Stoops' life into a media circus?

Accepted Answer

Ruth Stoops, a previously unnoticed woman, becomes pregnant, leading to a clash of wild, noisy people that dissolves into a media circus.

Question 6

What real-life mother-daughter duo plays the same relationship in the film?

Accepted Answer

Diane Ladd, Laura Dern's real-life mother, plays her mother in the film.

Question 7

What unusual casting choice was made for Ruth's lover?

Accepted Answer

Lance Rome, who played Ruth's lover, was not a professional actor and was picked up out of a bar by the director to act in the film.

Question 8

What prop from this film reappears in Alexander Payne's next movie?

Accepted Answer

The "ASK ME" pin worn by Kurtwood Smith in the hardware store shows up again in Alexander Payne's following film, Election (1999).

Question 9

Why did Ruth use patio sealant instead of spray paint to get high?

Accepted Answer

Miramax lawyers insisted they change it from spray paint to avoid controversy. They chose patio sealant as it was a solvent not available in aerosol spray.

Question 10

What was the previous film collaboration between Laura Dern and Burt Reynolds?

Accepted Answer

This movie marks their reunion after White Lightning (1973), where Dern had an uncredited debut at age six as the daughter of her real-life mother Diane Ladd.

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