Director Matthew Bright was fired after he turned in his cut, and the film was re-edited. Peter Dinklage has said the original director's cut, which was screened in Austin, TX, was "gorgeous", and the people who fired Bright "ruined the movie".
The film features 3 Oscar winners (Patricia Arquette, Matthew McConaughey, and Gary Oldman) and an Emmy Winner (Peter Dinklage).
Peter Dinklage and Matthew McConaughey were both born in 1969 but were in five months apart from each other. Dinklage was born on June 11th and McConaughey was born on November 4th.