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Best Supporting Actress | 1977 | Sissy
Best Actress | 1977 | Shelley
1977 | Shelley
Best Actress | 1978 | Shelley
Favorite Movie | 1978 | Shelley
Best Actress | 1977 | Shelley
Budget 1,500,000 USD
Shelley Duvall's skirt getting stuck in the car door was initially accidental. Robert Altman found it amusing and asked her to intentionally do it throughout the rest of the filming.
Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966) was a major influence on the project.
Robert Altman had a believer in the head of production at 20th Century Fox, Alan Ladd Jr.. He felt that he could indulge Altman's offbeat projects, while the studio's more commercial films like Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) would make up for any financial loss. Peter Biskind, author of "Easy Riders," reports in his book that Altman and Tommy Thompson were driving to the airport, when Altman said, "Let's stop at 20th. I had a dream last night, I want to sell it to Laddie. Keep the engine running, it'll only take a minute." Altman darted into Ladd's office, made a deal for "3 Women," and was back in the car in time to make his flight.
The girls who played the twins were not professional actors. Robert Altman cast them after spotting both of them as waitresses in California.
The idiosyncrasies of the character "Millie Lammoreaux" were mostly conceived by Shelley Duvall.
"Pinky Rose: I wonder what it's like to be twins. Millie Lammoreaux: Huh? Pinky Rose: Twins. Bet it'd be weird. Do you think they know which ones they are?"
"Dr. Maas: No. I do not think this was a simple mistake. The chances of her making up a Social Security number exactly the same as yours are very slim. Ms. Bunweil: She maliciously gave me your number when she filled out her W-4. Millie Lammoreaux: How could she have? I didn't even know her then. Ms. Bunweil: Don't get smart with me, Lammoreaux. You can't fool me. She told me she couldn't remember her number and was gonna write home for it, and, like a fool, I believed her. Millie Lammoreaux: So maybe she forgot to do it and just gave you mine instead. She didn't mean anything bad by it. I don't know what makes it such a big deal. She's just a little kid. Dr. Maas: I'll tell you what makes it such a big deal. I do not want any discrepancies in these records. I do not want government people coming in here going through these books. I think Rose did this on purpose. Ms. Bunweil: I didn't trust her from the very minute I first laid eyes on her. Millie Lammoreaux: She never did anything wrong on purpose. She's just scared of you, that's all. Then she almost died, and nobody even cared around here. You're the bad ones, not Pinky. All you care about's your time clock, your money and your dumb books. Well, you don't have to worry about any Social Security numbers anymore, because I quit. It's a horrible job. And we don't need it. Neither of us."
