LOGO GIMMICK: After the stars circle around the Paramount mountain and "Paramount" and "A Gulf+Western Company" appear, the sky becomes sunnier (pink to yellow) and the camera zooms in over the mountain summit. We then see a valley terrain, and the opening credits begin.
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Writer and Director Jeff Nichols was desperate to cast his Shotgun Stories (2007) and Take Shelter (2011) lead Michael Shannon in the film, but Shannon's participation in Man of Steel (2013) almost made it impossible. He was eventually able to clear out a few days to film the role of Galen.
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Jeff Nichols' and Michael Shannon's third film together.
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Around half of the crew were Arkansas residents. In addition, the production hired over four hundred locals as extras.
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Jeff Nichols started shooting this movie in his home state of Arkansas on September 26, 2011. Filming took eight weeks and concluded on November 19.
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Nicole Fancher was considered for the role of May Pearl.
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Feature film debut of Bonnie Sturdivant (May Pearl).
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Chris Pine was in talks for the title role in May 2011. Despite this, Matthew McConaughey was always Writer and Director Jeff Nichols' first choice, ever since seeing him in Lone Star (1996).
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Prior to shooting, Writer and Director Jeff Nichols described the film as Sam Peckinpah directing a short story by Mark Twain.
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The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, and Reese Witherspoon; and two Oscar nominees: Sam Shepard and Michael Shannon.
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At the time of shooting, this film was the largest production ever to be filmed in Arkansas.
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Was the reason why Matthew McConaughey was given the role in Interstellar (2014) as Christopher Nolan was inspired by Matthew's performance
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Galen (Michael Shannon) points out a working ceiling fan he found in the river. In Jeff Nichols' previous film Shotgun Stories (2007), Son Hayes, also played by Michael Shannon, is sitting on a dock in front of a ceiling fan presumably found in the river.
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Reese Witherspoon and Jeff Nichols share the same representation, which allowed Nichols to approach the actress with the role more easily.
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A major character trait for Mud is his emotional and superstitious attachment to his shirt. Ironically, Matthew McConaughey has been widely mocked in real-life for his habit of going shirtless.
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Reese Witherspoon had an accident shortly before filming started; her bruises and cuts are real. Instead of covering them with make-up or waiting until she healed more, Jeff Nichols decided to film her like that because it suited the character.
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Jeff Nichols came up with the concept for the film in the 1990s.
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The island in the film is located outside Eudora, Arkansas.
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At the start of the film, where the two boys meet Mud (Matthew McConaughey), Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) is wearing a shirt with the word "fugazi" on it. In The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), another film starring Matthew McConaughey, there is a scene where his character tries to explain what a fugazi is to Leonardo DiCaprio. Quote: Fugayzi, fugahzi, it's a wahzi, it's a woozie, it's a (whistles) fairy dust. The shirt is actually a band t-shirt. "Fugazi" is Italian for fake.
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Over two thousand boys auditioned for the role of Neckbone.
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Mud - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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