Wissenswertes

According to Matthew Modine, he wrote all of his own lines.

The name of Marion Cotillard's character, Gretchen Mol, is an homage to actress Gretchen Mol, who starred in director Abel Ferrara's previous films.

Vincent Gallo was originally set to play Tony Childress/Jesus.

Forest Whitaker presented and gave the Oscar for Best Actress to Marion Cotillard in 2008.

The cast has three Oscar winners: Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker and Marion Cotillard.