- The film originated when director Gilmour Del Toro was 6 years old when he watched "Black Lake Demon". When actor Julie Adams was swimming on the water and monsters snorkeling under her, Gilmour del Toro felt that this was love. 46 years later, the director found a suitable story to fulfill his childhood dream.
- Director Gilmour Del Toro said that Sally Hawkins is not only the first choice of the heroine, but also the only choice, which is the script written specifically for her.
- In an interview with Mexican TV, Gilmour del Toro said that if the film failed at the box office, he might no longer be a director. However, he was promoted in 2006's "Pan's Labyrinth" and 2001's "Ghost Boy's Academy". I also said something similar.
- When the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2017, the screening venue was the Elgin Theatre, and it happened that the protagonist in the film was shot in this theater downstairs.
- Actor Doug Jones plays the role of Murloc who spends 3 hours in makeup every day.
- There are many old movie images in the movie. The director said that these images are not a tribute to the movie, but from the love of the movie. "The Shape of Water" is a love letter he wrote to the movie. This is not just a tribute, but a Create its own reality.
- Ninety-five percent of the scenes of the film were shot in indoor studios, because it was a cold winter in Canada when the film was filmed, and the film had to show a lot of rain, and it had to rely on artificial rainfall, and it had to be hot water.
The Shape of Water behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Hoffstetler: Sir, we need to get him back in the water.
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Strickland: [to Zelda] Where is it?
Brewster Fuller: Listen - fella...
Strickland: SIT DOWN!
[Brewster drops back into the chair]