Red Eye (film)/Trivia

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• Enforced Method Acting:
  • When Lisa bumps into a woman and has coffee spilled on her clothes, Rachel McAdams's reaction is genuine. She did not expect the coffee to be so cold, and it had spilled on her more than she had expected.
  • Though not featured in the film, Cillian Murphy had missed the spot to throw Rachel McAdams while filming the lavatory scene, knocking her unconscious for half an hour. When they had to film the scene again, Murphy was afraid to. This scene can be found in the bloopers. The scene featured in the film briefly shows that Murphy has his hand behind McAdams's head to protect it.
• Executive Meddling: The terrorists were meant to be American, but the good people at FOX did not like the idea of this, hence why they switch from speaking English at the start to Russian later in the film.
• Fake American: Cillian Murphy is Irish and Wes Craven was initially wary about casting him as Rippner since Rippner was explicitly written as American. When Murphy walked into the audition, he actually fooled the casting agent with his accent.
• Hey, It's That Guy: In addition to the leading actors, there's also Lisa's friend Cynthia, who went on to play Emma on Glee; and Mac Taylor's stepson.
• Hilarious Outtakes
• What Could Have Been:
  • Wes Craven initially wanted Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn to play the leads, but later opted it to younger leads.
  • He also specifically wanted an American to play the role of Jackson Rippner, but he eventually gave the role to Irish actor Cillian Murphy.
• Write Who You Know: One of the hotel's obnoxious customers is based on (and played by) a DreamWorks executive.