- George Clooney, who was the first choice for private investigator Guy Nou, agreed to play the role, but had to withdraw due to a conflict between the shooting schedule and another film.
- Fearing that 81-year-old Robert Altman would be unable to make the film due to some "unexpected circumstances", the distributor brought in Paul Thomas Anderson as a backup director.
- The film was all shot inside the Fitzgerald Grand Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, the home of the real-life "A Prairie Home Companion."
- The voices of the singing and musical instruments were recorded synchronously on the spot, not pre-recorded, and then synthesized into the film later, and the performers were all the staff of the Grand Theater.
- Meryl Streep's Midwestern accent in the film was taught by her mother-in-law .
A Prairie Home Companion behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Garnet 2022-03-26 09:01:14
20190316le. Altman's curtain call, but forgive me, I didn't get to see it in a rowdy environment (sunny Saturday afternoon, kids noisy). I saw a group of people perform, but they were not emotionally invested, I saw an angel, and he was nothing special. 2.5
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Ceasar 2022-03-25 09:01:23
Jeg elsker allerede den film!!!
A Prairie Home Companion quotes
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Dusty: [singing] When God created woman / He gave her not two breasts but three. / When the middle one got in the way, / God performed surgery. / Woman stood before God / With the middle breast in hand / Said,"What do we do with the useless boob?" / And God created man.
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Dangerous Woman: Do you believe in the fullness of time and the spirit? Most people don't, you know. It would be good, Mr. Noir, if you would open your heart to the fullness of time and the spirit, which upholds and sustains us through all this world. Amen.
Guy Noir: Whatever you say.