Boxing Helena

Kim Basinger dropped out of the lead role and was successfully sued for $9 million for breach of an oral contract. As a result, she had to declare bankruptcy. The ruling was overturned on appeal and the case was settled out of court.

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The film was shot at attorney Ed Garland's 15,000-square-foot mansion in Atlanta. The house was also used for some scenes in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).

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Madonna was originally set to play the lead role. At that time the project was titled "Boxing Hanna."

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Apotemnophilia is the phenomenon of sexual attraction to amputees, particularly to stumps.

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The Misfits' song "Helena" was written about this film. Slipknot's song "Purity" was also partly inspired by the film.

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Initially rated NC-17 by the MPAA, the rating was lowered to R on appeal.

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Ed Harris and John Malkovich were offered the lead role of Dr. Nick Cavanaugh. The role ultimately went to Julian Sands.

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In the later hospital scenes, a woman can be heard paging "Dr. Lynch" over the Tannoy.

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For the US release, Jennifer Lynch had to cut about 30 seconds of sex from the version shown in Europe in order to get an R rating from the MPAA.

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A replica of the Venus de Milo can be seen in many scenes.

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In the UK, it went straight to video.

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It is Nicolette Scorsese's only nude scene in her career.

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