This film was originally proposed in the mid-'70s, starring Diana Ross and 'Ryan O'Neill (I)' , but was rejected as "too controversial".
Rachel's mansion is the same mansion as the "horse's head in the bed" mansion in The Godfather (1972).
Rachel and Frank go and see Yojimbo (1961), which was released in the United States as "The Bodyguard".
The film concept was originally thought of in the late 1970s, with Ryan O'Neal and Diana Ross cast as the leads. The project fell through after only a few months because of irreconcilable differences between O'Neal and Ross.
The role of Frank Farmer was written specifically for Kevin Costner.
Crew technician William Vitaglino was killed in an on-set accident when two giant lighting rigs fell on him.
The soundtrack album to this movie became one of the largest-selling soundtrack albums in history. To date, it has sold over 17 million copies. Sales were fueled by the success of the song "I Will Always Love You" which was written by Dolly Parton. According to Soundscan, the top-selling soundtrack was "Saturday Night Fever" album with 22 million albums sold to date.
Lawrence Kasdan's first ever screenplay.
The film had to undergo some hasty re-cutting when test audiences jeered Whitney Houston's performance.
The proposal for this film was rejected 67 times.
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