Zack and Miri > Trivia

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  • When Zack helps Miri rinse her hair, the shower curtain breaking and Elizabeth Banks falling were accidents they kept in the movie.
  • Kevin Smith wrote the role of Zack with Seth Rogen in mind. In fact, Smith has stated that if Rogen turned down the role, the film would not have been made.
  • The film was edited twice, and rated NC-17 both times. The final cut was initially rated NC-17 but received an R rating on appeal.
  • For some more conservative U.S. retail chains, the title on the DVD and Blu-ray cover was changed to just “Zack and Miri”, much to Kevin Smith's chagrin.
  • The stick figure poster came from a conversation between Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen. Kevin said that they might as well use stick figures, since that’s all the MPAA would allow. Rogen said that would be funnier than the whole movie.
  • Miri's role was originally written for Rosario Dawson, but she had scheduling conflicts with Eagle Eye (2008).
  • The Bean and Gone is now a Dairy Queen in Monroeville.