It’s been 25 years since “True Romance” hit theaters and showed moviegoers what a winning combination director Tony Scott and then-relatively new screenwriter Quentin Tarantino could be.
To celebrate the anniversary of this underrated but seminal ’90s crime movie, here are some interesting facts you might not have known about “True Romance.”
1. Though neither actor was ultimately cast, Quentin Tarantino has said he envisioned Robert Carradine and Joan Cusack playing the roles of Clarence and Alabama when he wrote the screenplay.
2. Brad Pitt‘s stoner character, Floyd, wound up serving as a major inspiration for the two main characters in 2008’s “Pineapple Express.”
3. Actor Dennis Hopper voiced his concerns about being injured by Christopher Walken‘s prop gun at the end of the infamous “Sicilian Scene.” Despite director Tony Scott’s assurances, Hopper was indeed wounded when the gun went off and struck his forehead.
4. During the shooting of the “Sicilian Scene,” the film’s most iconic, Tony Scott and his crew had lit the set to first shoot Walken’s half of the scene. Walken — mindful of the time it would take to re-light the set — asked the director (nay, “implored” him, in the words of his character, according to Tarantino) if he could please shoot Hopper’s side first. 90 mins later, Scott re-lit the set and shot Hopper first. “That’s an actor’s director,” Tarantino said on a 2012 podcast.
5. While Tarantino didn’t direct this film, he’s confirmed that it does indeed take place in the same shared universe as his other projects. Saul Rubinek‘s character, Lee Donowitz, is the grandson of Eli Roth‘s Sgt. Donny Donowitz (below, left) from 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds.”
6. Patricia Arquette‘s own son, Enzo, plays the role of Elvis in the film’s final scene.
7. During a key emotional scene for her character, Arquette reportedly struggled with finding the performance necessary to nail the scene. She, according to Tarantino via the aforementioned 2012 podcast, asked Tony Scott for “The Pursuader” — which meant asking the director to slap her until she got into the emotional headspace necessary for her performance. If true, this is — at best — a highly questionable and problematic practice.
8. Originally, Tarantino wrote the film to end with Clarence being killed and Alabama becoming a criminal. She would have wound up joining forces with the Mr. White character from “Reservoir Dogs,” hence why White references a woman named Alabama in that film.
9. Scott reshot the ending so that Clarance lived, later telling Tarantino — who did not originally like the choice — that he couldn’t kill “those kids” because the director (like the audience) fell in love with them.
10. Michael Rapaport had a rough time filming the roller coaster scene, as he suffers from acute motion sickness and the scene took two days to complete.
11. Clarence’s ever-present sunglasses make a return appearance in 2003’s “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” They’re the same pair The Bride takes from Buck as she escapes the hospital.
12. Tarantino sold the screenplay for a mere $50,000, which was the minimum amount permitted by the WGA at the time. He used part of that money to purchase the Chevelle Malibu driven by John Travolta‘s character in 1994’s “Pulp Fiction.”
13. In a 2011 interview with AFI, Gary Oldman named Drexl Spivey as one of his two favorite film roles. The other was Lee Harvey Oswald from 1991’s “JFK.”
14. One scene in the film features the Soundgarden song “Outshined.” While initially intended as a placeholder track, test audiences responded strongly to its inclusion. Unfortunately, that meant a significant amount of the film’s budget had to be devoted to securing the licensing rights.
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A lot of “Mr. Robot” viewers got a real sense of what reality-challenged lead character Elliot was feeling as the series’ phenomenal first season came to an end: did that really happen, or what? It did, and it’s about to happen again.
If you had discovered that the mysterious techno-revolutionary you’d been talking to and taking direction from the entirety of a TV season was, in fact, actually a hallucinatory manifestation of your long-deceased father, you might have some pretty serious questions you’d like to ask yourself about the state of your mental and emotional health, right? So expect Elliot to delve deeper into himself — and Mr. Robot — in search of answers.
Throughout the first season, “Mr. Robot” never ceased to fire off gigantic, game-changing, didn’t-see-THAT-coming reveals that reshaped the show and left viewers’ jaws on the floor. So yes, there’ll likely be plenty more of those ahead, but Esmail promises that no matter how shocking, those revelatory moments aren’t just planted to make heads spin — they’re logical landmarks along Elliot’s path.
Star Malek revealed that while “enough was shared with me” about Elliot’s overall storyline, he has to keep himself limber, acting-wise, to process and deliver anything that Esmail might throw at him in the story.
Along with the question of why Elliot’s psyche and memories so splintered, another enigma lingers: how long has this been going on? After all, it’s been clearly suggested this isn’t the first time he’s forgotten he has a sister. “In Season 2, there will be a lot more backstory that will be shown,” Esmail assured. “And to address that: yes, the time line is going to get a little clearer — not a hundred percent clearer, because what’s the fun in that? — but a little clearer, yeah.”
For the more obsessive fans among you, take note that you’re not imagining things yourself: those curious little discrepancies you’ve spotted here and there are in fact there for a reason! Like, did you wonder why, when you watched that Times Square sequence in which Elliot envisions his family and realized there’s no visible presence by his now-revealed sister Darlene’s younger self? “I had that same question!” admitted 
Will Angela become seduced and/or anesthetized by working within powerful Evil Corp, the very company she blames for the death of her mother? “That’s going to be a big question in the second season,” Esmail promised, who sees the dynamic Darlene and Angela’s Occupy Wall Street and Wall Street perspectives, respectively, as interesting and unique, especially as filtered through the eyes of two young women. ‘In terms of specifically Angela, that struggle is going to be what kind of overrides her character arc in the second season.”
One of the most enigmatic and anticipated characters in Season 1 was the Dark Army hacker Whiterose, played by 
Along with creating the series and writing several episodes, Esmail also got behind the camera to direct three first-season episodes, and he’s upping the ante considerably for Season 2: he’s directing all 12 episodes.
Whether or not Mr. Robot recedes back into Elliot’s consciousness, there’ll be plenty of fresh new faces for the hacker-savant to contend with in Season 2, including American Horror Story: Freak Show”) as Dom DiPiero, an FBI agent probing Evil Corp; House of Cards”) as Susan Jacobs, Evil Corp’s counsel general who may hold the key to society’s success; hip hop artist Joey Bada$$ as Leon, a close friend of Elliot’s; and The Office”) as Ray, a man from Elliot’s neighborhood who reaches out to him in his time of crisis.
Not so much a tease, but a fun fact — and proof that the show always plays fair: something about Mr. Robot’s nature pinged 
If you’re like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s the best of what happened last night on late night.
USA, a network known best for its original shows starring suave men in nice clothes (think “Burn Notice,” “Suits,” “Graceland,” etc.) and seemingly never-ending marathons of “Law and Order: SVU,” appears to be going in a much different and much more intriguing direction with its new series, “Mr. Robot.”