The film had a HUGE bubble gum budget
That’s right, we’re talking about gum! Back then, bubble gum was just all the rage. Its reported that the cast chewed over 100,000 pieces of gum during filming. That’s just crazy.
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Andy Warhol almost starred in the film
The one and Andy Warhol was supposed to play an art teacher in the film. However Warhol was immediately rejected after a studio exec said that he wouldn’t have “that man” in his film.