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* [[Crystal Ball Scheduling]]: With the exceptions of a clip of the President and Chance's talk show appearance, every clip seen on a TV in the film -- and there are many, including ones seen in the background -- is from a real show/commercial. And most of them were airing, new or as reruns, around the time of the film's making and release. They comment on or underscore the situation at hand or just Chance's personality; others become something Chance adapts to his own situation.
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Eve takes Chance's comment that "he likes to watch" entirely the wrong way.
* [[Development Hell]]: It took a long time getting the rights from Kosinski (he wanted to make a film version on his own; he did co-write the film that was made), as well as getting financial backing.
* [[Doing It for the Art]]: Beyond the effort he made to get the movie off the ground in the first place, Sellers gained weight to play Chance despite chronic and worsening heart problems -- and he hated how he looked this way -- solely because he thought Chance would be overweight given his sedentary lifestyle. He lost the weight as fast as he could after filming, which may or may not have been a contributing factor to his death.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Half-averted -- Sellers let his gray hair show, unlike in most of his later films, but he did have it cut.
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: The movie's set in Washington, D.C., but since the P.O.V. is confined to the townhouse until Chance leaves, ''and'' the townhouse is not in the nicest part of town, we don't see any landmarks until he's wandered far. (Up to that point, we only get one hint as to the setting: a ''Washington Post'' ad on TV.)
* [[Everything Is Racist]]: Louise assumes Chance's success is due to the fact that he's white.
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