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: The film contains 408 F-bombs , ranking it among the top 10 most profane films in history, just behind The Wolf of Wall Street .

: During a kidnapping scene, the first-time actors beating up Sandler accidentally choked him. Because Sandler was so "in character," they didn't realize he was actually tapping out until the stunt coordinator intervened. Diamanti grezzi 2019

: Jonah Hill was actually cast in 2017. However, the Safdies struggled to "youth down" the character for him, and Hill eventually left to direct his own film, Mid90s . : The film contains 408 F-bombs , ranking

: The unique, angular house used for Howard's family home was also used as Freddie Mercury's house in Bohemian Rhapsody . : Jonah Hill was actually cast in 2017

Below are some of the most interesting facts about the film's ten-year journey to the screen and the extreme measures taken to achieve its "feature-length panic attack" energy: Casting "What-Ifs"

: The Safdie brothers first approached Adam Sandler in 2012, but his team rejected the script. They then considered Sacha Baron Cohen and Harvey Keitel .