Useless Movie Trivia
Black Snake Moan
Memorable Quotes
Lazarus: I ain't gonn' be moved on this. Right or wrong, you gonn' mind me. Like Jesus Christ said, "Imma suffa' you. IMMA SUFFA' YOU!" Get yo ass back in my house!
Lazarus: I'm cookin' steaks fah dinnah. I expect you to stay.
Trivia
The electric guitar that Lazarus plays is a Gibson ES-335.
Shipped to theaters as "Bible School Mission".
The title of the film derives from the Blind Lemon Jefferson song recorded in 1927.
The panties Christina Ricci wore in the film were bought by herself at Dillard's department store. She also contributed cowboy boots, a Wrangler jacket, and a pair of shorts from her own closet.
Goofs
The shape and location of the scar on Lazarus's right shoulder changes several times through out the film.
Right after Rae discovers that Lazarus has chained her to the radiator, there are a series of shots from different angles. When filming Christina Ricci from behind, her shirt is down to the middle of her upper arm on both sides, but when filmed from the front, her shirt is on her shoulder on the left arm.
Although Rae is thrown in the dirt many times, her underwear stays perfectly white through out the ordeal.
Despite Rae running around in the dirt for much of the film in bare feet, her feet stay remarkably clean.
When Lazarus is entering the pharmacy he pulls a shirt over an obviously dirty tank underwear shirt with yellow staining at the front neckline. When he talks to the pharmacist moments later he's wearing the shirt, but his still-showing underwear shirt is pristine white.
When Lazarus is sing in the bar towards the end of the film. The cable on the microphone he is using keeps switching from being wrapped around the microphone stand, to just falling straight to the floor.
Box Office Info In the USA
Budget: $15,000,000
Opening Weekend: $4,143,199
Gross: $9,396,487
Weekend Gross: $4,143,199 (USA) (4 March 2007)
Filming Locations
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Stanton, Tennessee, USA