Suspiria/Trivia

Creator Breakdown: Quite chillingly. Argento contemplated suicide for a few days after finishing the movie.
Dawson Casting: A somewhat bizarre example. Argento originally wanted the characters to be 12 years old, but the studio vetoed this idea because they were worried it would get the film banned. As a compromise, Argento hired actresses in their 20s, but retained the childlike dialogue from the script. He also made sure that all the doorknobs in the film would be above the actresses' heads, to make them seem smaller in comparison.
Director Allusion: The weapon used in the final scene is a dagger hidden in the crystalline tail feather of a bird statue. Argento rose to fame with a film titled The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
Hey, It's That Guy!: Joan Bennett and Alida Valli as evil witches and the girl from Phantom of the Paradise as Suzy. Also a young and dubbed-over Udo Kier as psychiatrist Frank Mendel.
What Could Have Been: Argento originally planned for the schoolgirls to be much younger than they were in the final product. He still had the sets constructed slightly too large, so as to maintain a sense of childlike desperation.