The Indian Runner

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1. #001

   The film is generally based on Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman".

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2. #002

   It was the first film in five years in which Charles Bronson did not wear a mustache.

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3. #003

   It was Sean Penn's first directorial effort.

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4. #004

   This was Charles Bronson's last theatrical film that was not a "Death Wish" movie. Because he had recently appeared in a string of violent and unsuccessful films, his strong performance in this film was met with great surprise and praise.

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5. #005

   Burt Reynolds turned down the role of Mr. Roberts.

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6. #006

   Scenes featuring an additional character played by Cathy Moriarty were cut entirely from the final version.

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7. #007

   Although Valeria Golino plays a Mexican character in the film, she is actually Italian/Greek.

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8. #008

   It was filmed partly at the now-demolished Delmar Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska.

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9. #009

   The film's failure at the box office led its Japanese backers, NHK Enterprises, to stop taking part in film production.

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10. #010

    The prison tattoo on Frank's neck reads "Christene". This is likely a tribute to actor Viggo Mortensen's then-wife, the punk singer Exene Cervenka, whose real name is Christene.

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11. #011

    Sean Penn and Viggo Mortensen later appeared together in Carlito's Way (1993).

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12. #012

    Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Frank Roberts.

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13. #013

    The film's cast includes three Oscar winners: Patricia Arquette, Sandy Dennis and Benicio Del Toro; and two Oscar nominees: Dennis Hopper and Viggo Mortensen.

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14. #014

    In this film Sean Penn directs Dennis Hopper and Penn has no role in it. Dennis Hopper had directed Sean Penn in Colours (1988), in which Hopper did not act.

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15. #015

    Patricia Arquette and Dennis Hopper would later appear together again in True Romance (1993).

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16. #016

    The day after the bar fight, as Joe drives Frank home, they pass several houses visible through the car's side window. Some of these houses have a custom van from the late '80s and vehicles such as a mid-'80s Chevy Monte Carlo or Buick Regal. These are cars that would not have been on the streets for another 15 or 20 years from the time the film was shot.

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17. #017

    It was the notorious Stephen Bannon's first venture as a filmmaker, decades before he entered the political world.

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18. #018

    Dennis Hopper and Viggo Mortensen were both part of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.

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