- When director Tommy O'Have initially talked about the film's collaboration with Catherine Keener, who would become the show's heinous child abuser Gertrude, on the beach in Venice, Catherine had the intention of turning it down.
- Catherine Keener said she was terrified to be as brutal as Gertrude. But the director asked her to think differently, and that was the real reason why they had to do it - never let this kind of child abuse happen again.
- Elliot Page , who was recommended to play the role of the abused child Sylvia , also felt a great panic when she first read the script. She said that her whole person was about to collapse, she couldn't believe it was all true, and she was facing the computer all night Reading the script the director gave her line by line, it felt like her heart was being torn apart.
- Because this case of child abuse at Gertrude Banizzewski's home is shocking. Catherine recalled how she understood the script and played the heroine who planned the child abuse case by herself. The play gets caught up in Gert's personality.
An American Crime behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Mazie 2022-03-28 09:01:13
It's evil but I have to say, Ellen Page was so tender back then. . . . James is an idiot
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Madelyn 2022-03-17 09:01:09
People should: When strong, strong, when weak, weak. Always remind yourself not to step into irreversible remorse, always be vigilant, in that raccoon dog, in the same filth, I will not only break with it, but also I am not a passerby, I must be a warrior who defends my conscience.
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Leroy K. New: Are you scared?
Gertrude Baniszewski: I've been scared about a lot of things for a long time.
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Shirley Baniszewski: Don't worry Jennie. Mamma's just teaching her.