Nashville/YMMV

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  • Harsher in Hindsight:
    • The shooting of Barbara Jean rather eerily prefigures the murder of John Lennon (and the non-fatal shooting of Ronald Reagan) at the hands of crazed followers a few years later.
    • After Lennon's death, Altman was asked by a Washington Post reporter whether he felt "responsible" for the murder due to having depicted a celebrity shooting in this film. He responded, "That's what the film is all about. Do you feel responsible for not heeding my warning?"
  • The Woobie: Barbara Jean
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