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The "Emmet Foley" character is based on real life Christopher Calhoun (b.1934), an inmate of the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, Florida from 1956 to 1962. He moved to Los Angeles after his release and wrote about and became an activist for similarly abused people. In a more modern time he would have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) because of his combat in Korea, which is depicted at the beginning of the film.
During production, Frances McDormand believed that she was filming a comedy.
One of three films that stars both Dennis Hopper and Gary Oldman. The others are: True Romance (1993) and Basquiat (1996).
During the time in which these events were investigated and concluded, the Florida State Governor was The Honorable Leroy Collins; his commission to investigate the abuses at Chattahooche was unwavering in pursuit of the truth, and the commission's efforts at reform brought about wide-ranging changes in Florida's public mental health programs and institutions.
Abandoned and unused buildings at the South Carolina State Hospital in Columbia stood in for the Florida State Hospital. The whole campus was closed for patient treatment and sold to a re-developer in 2015. The Babcock Building with the dome, prominently seen in the film, was partially destroyed by fire in 2020.
"[in the shower, Emmet Foley is having an erection unwillingly and turns his back to the others, Walker next to him] Walker Benson: Turn it on cold. Emmett Foley: Huh? Walker Benson: It will help. [with lower voice] Walker Benson: Your wife must have been one happy woman. Emmett Foley: Huh? Walker Benson: [louder again] I said, you'll most likely drown. We've had a lot of unexplained deaths around here. But we ain't had no one yet drowned hisself in the shower. You would be the first. Emmett Foley: I don't understand. Walker Benson: What? Emmett Foley: It jumping up like that. Walker Benson: [soft, trying to ease the situation a bit] Maybe it thinks that I'm pretty."
"Dr. Debner: Why did you do it, Mr. Foley? Why did you want to be dead? Emmett Foley: [from the off] What could I say? I couldn't bring myself to tell him the real reason. Couldn't even tell you, my own sister. Emmett Foley: [almost asking] The neighbors. [smiles a bit] Emmett Foley: They're real pushy. Always asking Mae to take them everyplace. All the time. Which is all right. They began to do it regular. I mean, almost every day. Two or three times, "Take me here, take me there." Got to where she had no time at all, like being some kind of taxi. Finally, I put my foot down. I told her, if she wanted to do it... she'd have to charge them gas. It got to be over a tank a week. So, she did. Dr. Debner: And? Emmett Foley: And they stopped talking to her. Dr. Debner: Stopped asking for rides? Emmett Foley: Then their kids... put tacks in the driveway, you know. Ruined a whole set of tires. Emmett Foley: [Beat - looks at the doctor, who looks like Is-that-all? That's not enough, so he adds pointing with his hand] And let the dog out. Dr. Debner: Is that all? Emmett Foley: [tries a bit more] I was real upset. I can tell you that."
