Once/Trivia


 * Enforced Method Acting: The final scene when Girl tells Guy was ad-libbed. Guy's look of confusion is genuine.
 * The opening chase scene also qualifies; they shot without permits, so when the heroin addict runs off with Guy's money, a pedestrian wound up injuring the actor by trying to stop what he thought was an actual robbery.
 * Reality Subtext/Romance on the Set: Hansard and Irglová were indeed falling slowly.
 * They didn't last as a couple. They broke up in 2008 while touring as The Swell Season, although they remain friends. Their 2009 album Strict Joy is about the end of their romantic relationship.
 * Throw It In: "Broken-Hearted Hoover-Fixer Sucker Guy" was just Glen Hansard goofing off between takes. Much to his surprise, it wound up in the final cut.
 * Irglová's line, where she says in Czech, was also an ad-lib, and Hansard's look of confusion is genuine.