The Man in the Moon

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1. #001

   Reese Witherspoon responded to an open casting call held in Nashville, Tennessee, for extras, but ended up landing one of the lead roles.

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2. #002

   Jeremy London, the identical twin of Jason London, appeared in some of the film's scenes, such as Dani (Reese Witherspoon) and Cort's (Jason London) trip into town.

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3. #003

   Reese Witherspoon was 14 years old when the film was shot, the same age as her character.

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4. #004

   The film was shot in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Territory. According to one Natchitoches resident, the producers had trouble finding extras for the film because the locals had been burned by the producers of Steel Magnolias (1989), which was also shot in Natchitoches.

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5. #005

   It was Reese Witherspoon's first film.

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6. #006

   The film's airline version was disowned by director Robert Mulligan and credited to R. Duffy. The airline version was heavily censored, with a total of six minutes of footage removed. Every instance of children swearing was cut. All scenes containing the mild nudity of the PG-13 version were removed.

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7. #007

   The film is set in 1957.

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8. #008

   For the skinny-dipping scene in which Reese Witherspoon is shown running naked from behind along the dock and jumping into the lake, she used a stand-in. To appear nude in the water, she wore a flesh-colored strapless bikini top. When she emerges from the water, her arm is clearly visible covering her breasts as she runs toward the woods. Several years later, Witherspoon appeared topless in her first nude scene, in Twilight (1998).

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9. #009

   It was the last film Robert Mulligan directed before his death on December 20, 2008, at the age of 83.

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10. #010

    The character Maureen Trant was recast along with Emily Warfield after the original actress left the role due to homesickness.

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11. #011

    The pond and swimming scenes were shot at Kisatchie Bayou and Kisatchie Falls in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The area is part of Kisatchie National Forest.

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12. #012

    Because Witherspoon was clearly a minor during filming, her parents were on the film set during the shooting of the skinny-dipping scene.

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