Primal Fear - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Primal Fear"
Primal Fear (1996)
Timing:
2:10 (130 min)
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Actors and characters
Christopher Carroll
Character M.C.
Wendy Cutler
Character Lou
Ron O.J. Parson
Character Turner
Sigrid K. Zahner
Character Vail's Secretary
Diann Burns
Character WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
Character WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
Character WLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann Childers
Character WBBM Anchor
Sylvia Gomez
Character WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
Character WBBN Location Reporter
David Eckert
Character WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
Character WGN Anchor
Joanie Lum
Character WGN Location Reporter
Randy Salerno
Character WGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Character Postman
Joseph Luis Caballero
Character Joe
Randall Slavin
Character Young Boy
Mike Bacarella
Character Sergeant
Joseph F. Kosala
Character Cop
Lenny Wilson
Character Bartender
Peter Schreiner
Character Bailiff
Joseph R. Ryan
Character Old Man
Azalea Davila
Character Linda
Wayne Wright
Character Court Clerk
Tony Fitzpatrick
Character Duty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.
Character Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. Lewis
Character Stenographer
Dwight Brad Dyer
Character Prison Guard
Larry Cook
Character Pilot
Bob Kenney
Character Pilot
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on William Diehl's novel "Primal Fear" (1993).
- Initially, the role of Edward Norton was intended for Leonardo DiCaprio.
- The film's slogan is a slightly altered quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." The full quote reads: "No man can long be a hypocrite: to have one face for himself, and another for the crowd; at last he will lose himself, and cease to know which is the true one."
- A total of 2,100 actors auditioned for the role of Aaron, which went to Edward Norton.
- Many aspiring actors actively sought the role of Aaron, as it was believed that a role of this nature would greatly benefit their careers. Matt Damon recounted that he didn't get cast in Peter Weir's "Dead Poets Society" (1989) and really wanted to be in "Primal Fear." Another actor was cast, and Damon and Ben Affleck decided not to wait for another opportunity, thinking they needed to do something about it. As a result, the screenplay for the drama "Good Will Hunting" (Gus Van Sant, 1997) was born, and filming it significantly helped both actors' careers.
- Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of Aaron because he was exhausted from filming the drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (Lasse Hallström, 1993).
- The character played by Alfre Woodard was originally written as a 60-year-old white man.
- The idea that Aaron would stutter belonged to Edward Norton (this was not written in either the literary source material or the script). Richard Gere's reaction when Norton throws him against the wall in prison was completely genuine – and at Norton's suggestion, it was also left in the film. Finally, Norton's last improvisation in the film was the slow clapping at the end, just before the explosion.
- The film's slogan is a slightly altered quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." The full quote reads: "No man can long be a hypocrite: to have one face for himself, and another for the crowd; at last he will lose himself, and which is his true face he knows not."
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