Production
For the film, Jackson spent six or seven hours a day for half a year learning how to play blues guitar for several songs he plays throughout the film. Ricci wore an actual 40-pound (18 kg) chain during filming and ate only foods of no nutritional value to achieve a sickly appearance. She told Entertainment Weekly that she remained scantily-clad even when the cameras were not rolling: "Sam would be like, 'Put some clothes on!'" she says. "I was like, 'No, you don't understand. I'm doing something important.'"
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