Little Voice

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1. #001

   Jane Horrocks performed all of her own singing in the film.

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2. #002

   The building used for the exterior shots of Hoff's Record Shop was on Barwick Terrace in Scarborough. It had been abandoned for years and was restored specifically for this film's shoot. It was demolished shortly after filming. The nightclub scenes were shot at Wallis's Cayton Bay Holiday Centre, about three miles south of Scarborough, which, like the record shop, has unfortunately since been demolished.

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3. #003

   Writer and director Mark Herman rewrote the screenplay when he joined the team and significantly expanded Sir Michael Caine's role.

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4. #004

   To prepare for the role of club owner Mr. Boo, Jim Broadbent toured many working men's clubs and theatres in Yorkshire.

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5. #005

   The male strippers in the film perform to Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping." The full version of the song opens with sampled dialogue from the closing scene of writer and director Mark Herman's earlier hit film Brassed Off (1996): "Truth is, I thought it mattered. I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks! Not compared to how people matter."

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6. #006

   Although Michael Caine was semi-retired at the time, he was initially set to play Sir August De Wynter in The Avengers (1998) but lost the part to Sean Connery. The day after losing the role, he received the script for Little Voice and immediately knew he had to make the film.

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7. #007

   The play opened at the National Theatre in June 1992 and then moved to the West End, with Jane Horrocks causing a sensation in both venues.

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8. #008

   Sir Michael Caine was cast because Pete Postlethwaite was unavailable due to filming The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

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9. #009

   Ewan McGregor and Jane Horrocks appeared together in Cold War (1996).

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10. #010

    Jane Horrocks and Brenda Blethyn appeared together in The Witches (1990).

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11. #011

    Mike Reid turned down a role.

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12. #012

    Ewan McGregor and Jim Broadbent would later appear together in Moulin Rouge.

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13. #013

    The film's cast includes two Oscar winners, Jim Broadbent and Michael Caine, and one Oscar nominee, Brenda Blethyn.

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