A Streetcar Named Desire/Trivia

"Blanche: I don't want realism. Mitch: Naw, I guess not. Blanche: I'll tell you what I want. Magic!"
 * Ability Over Appearance: Stanley was originally written as an older man, but Elia Kazan realized Brando would be perfect for the part and Tennessee Williams agreed, saying it gave the character more dimension for his violence to seem to come from youthful ignorance rather than aged spite.
 * Beam Me Up, Scotty: One of Streetcar's most famous lines is "I don't want realism. I want magic!" Although it was added to later versions, Blanche never says this in the original play. Here's how the conversation actually goes:


 * Executive Meddling: The 1951 movie suffered heavily from this: besides changing the ending,
 * The Red Stapler: T-shirts sales in general, and tight t-shirts especially spiked as a result of Marlon Brando wearing several in the film and play. This is partly what caused tight t-shirts to actually be mass produced; until then, only regular t-shirts could be bought, and for the film regular t-shirts were washed several times and sewn in at the back to be tighter.