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Georgia Rule Trivia

Felicity Huffman got so physical in her car fight scene with Cary Elwes that she broke the windshield, so when the car pulled over they filmed it from behind as they both get out.
Lindsay Lohan's hair is wrapped in a towel when Georgia comes to confront her. The scene was re-shot after Lindsay was already preparing for her next movie and her hair was dyed black. You can see some of the dark hair underneath the towel.
The boat across the street from Georgia's house was deliberately put there to hide the neighbor's house during filming.
CGI was used to show the beautiful mountains behind Harlan's fishing lake and the town picnic. They also used CGI to add trees to the barren hills behind the picnic.
Director Garry Marshall had film rights to the story for ten years before he could find a studio willing to make it. The was the lowest budget and least amount of filming days he ever shot a movie in.
Lindsay Lohan's character (Rachel) is attending Vassar College in the fall. Jane Fonda attended Vassar College in real life.
Lindsay Lohan received a warning letter from the studio's CEO James G. Robinson (Morgan Creek Productions) for her lack of professionalism. The letter was later released to the media and directly noted Lohan's "discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional" conduct and went on to say her actions were those of a "spoiled child" which "has endangered the quality of this picture." Robinson also threatened to sue the 20-year-old star if she continued to delay production.
Lindsay Lohan originally wanted her character to be walking barefoot down the road in the film's opening sequence. The temperature was 110 degrees and the road was too hot for her feet without shoes.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Family Law'.
While the story takes place in Idaho, all filming was done in California, mostly in the San Fernando Valley in the towns of Santa Paula, Monrovia and Chatsworth. They painted Idaho on the train and local buildings/signs.