Trivia for
Dolores Claiborne (1995) More at IMDbPro »

• A fire on the set in Nova Scotia, Canada, caused one million dollars damage.
  
  
• While filming the scene on the ferry between Dolores and Selena, Jennifer Jason Leigh became seasick. A student from the local high school was pulled out of class to act as a stand-in.
  
  
• Castle Rock bought the rights to Stephen King's novel for $1.5 million.
  
  
• In preparation for her role, Ellen Muth wrote in a journal as her character in the movie for weeks before shooting the film.
  
  
• The ferry at the end of the movie is called the "Joshua Slocum", named for the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone.
  
  
• Author Stephen King wrote the character of Dolores with Kathy Bates in mind. Bates had impressed the author after meeting him on the set of Misery (1990).
  
  
• Judy Parfitt was recommended for the role of Vera by director Taylor Hackford's wife, Helen Mirren. Parfitt, who had largely confined her career to the stage, was virtually unknown to film audiences at the time. After auditioning with Kathy Bates, Bates reportedly turned to Hackford and gasped "Who was that?" They agreed to cast Parfitt on the spot.
  
  

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