Fifty Shades of Grey - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Fifty Shades of Grey or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Fifty Shades of Grey

[aaron]

Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed the music video for 'Earned It' by The Weekend, which also features on the Fifty Shades of Grey OST.

[ethel]

Dakota Johnson's favourite sex scene in the film is the scene where Anastasia loses her virginity to Christian.

[christina]

Although set in late May and early June, filming occurred from December through March. There are lighted Christmas trees in some of the nightscapes of Seattle.

[lynn]

The Fifty Shades trilogy was developed from a Twilight (2008) fan fiction series originally titled Master of the Universe and published on fan-fiction websites. It featured characters named after Stephenie Meyer's characters in Twilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

[elmer]

Dakota Johnson requested her parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith not to see the film. She thought it was inappropriate for them to watch it at the time of the film's release.

[cameron]

Dakota Johnson received minor whiplash when her co-star, Jamie Dornan, threw her on a bed.

[leo]

The movie was banned in Nigeria after its premiere.

[albert]

Sex scenes constitute 14 minutes and 17 seconds of the run-time.

[janice]

Many people in the BDSM community consider this book/movie offensive because it has dangerous behavior and does not fully follow the idea of safe, sane, and consensual. They feel this feeds into negative stereotypes of BDSM practitioners.

[jesus]

Christian Grey's penthouse is entirely decorated by a Portuguese company called Menina Design. The furniture for his bedrooms is actually made by one of their brands called Boca do Lobo, which translates to The Wolf's Mouth.

[sophie]

Screenwriter Kelly Marcel revealed that she wasn't able to watch the film, because it reminded her of how her original screenplay was eventually changed by the novel's author E.L. James and that the final script felt too much of a compromise for the screenwriter. She said the difference between what she imagined and what eventually ended up on screen was too big of a mountain for her to overcome. When she delivered her draft, James told her that she liked it but the fans wouldn't because they wanted a faithful adaptation. For days, Marcel and James worked on it together until the novelist was happy with the result, which Marcel calls 50% hers and 50% James'.

[mathew]

Jamie Dornan actually does not like shaving at all and usually sports a full beard in his down time. However, while filming, he had to shave every single morning to maintain Grey's clean cut appearance. Dornan was glad he at least did not have to shave his chest, saying he naturally "did not have a great deal of chest hair".

[nora]

In the Fifty Shades trilogy books, the phrase "my inner goddess" is mentioned 115 times by Anastasia's inner monologue. This is how she often refers to herself - e.g. "my inner goddess is jumping up and down, clapping her hands like a five-year old". The movie does not mention or utilize Anastasia's "inner goddess" at all.

[linda]

In many countries this film has received a rating which prevents minors from watching it, some even banned it. However, in France the film has received a "12" rating. According to the president of the National Center of Cinematography (CNC), this rating was not unanimous - some reviewers thought the film did not need an age restriction at all.