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Mark Ruflow was the first person to play Merrill, who had to withdraw from filming because of a brain tumor.
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M. Knight Samalan insisted that the film poster should not have the face of Mel Gibson, because he believed that the film was a collective work, completely different from "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural".
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Graeme Hayes was an older character at first, but Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood both refused to appear in the film.
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The illustrations in the book about aliens are the masterpieces of Shamaran’s daughter.
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Shamaran once asked James Newton Howard, who was in charge of the film's soundtrack, to intentionally imitate the soundtracks of "The Third Type of Contact" and "Mentally Ill".
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After the filming was over, the producer gave all the corn to the fruit and vegetable market of the Agricultural College.
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Johnny Depp was expected to star in the film.
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The poster that Jacques Phoenix saw in the drafting office was the movie poster of the "Breaking Frontline" in which he starred.
Signs behind the scenes gags
2022-01-25 08:02
Extended Reading
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Merrill: Hey, you guys okay?
Morgan: Some guy had a sign saying it was the end of the world.
Merrill: Don't worry.
Morgan: You won't let anything happen to us, right?
Merrill: No way.
Morgan: I wish you were my dad.
Merrill: What did you say? Don't you ever say anything like that again. Ever!
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Merrill: This is exactly what the nerds want...