Production
After the success of such films as Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Dogma, Kevin Smith financed three films (Drawing Flies, A Better Place, and this one).
The film was written and directed by Smith's long-time friend Bryan Johnson and produced by Monica Hampton. Vulgar the Clown was also the View Askew Productions logo at one time. The movie was written in 28 days, filmed in 26. The role of Will Carlson was written specifically for Brian O'Halloran. It is not set in the View Askewniverse(other films not to be set in the View Askewniverse are Jersey Girl, Zack And Miri, Cop Out and Red State.)
The film was sound edited and mixed at Skywalker Sound.
The music was composed by Ryan Shore.
The role of Scotty, the daytime talk-show that interviews Will on his heroics was written specifically for Ben Affleck, but after he had become a discovered star, he moved onto other things. Scott Mosier took the role. In a quick phone call scene, Will contacts a "Mrs. Affleck" to inform her he won't be able to attend her son "Benny's" birthday party, but after talking to the child over the phone he changes his mind and re-starts his career as a child-entertainer.
The film was shot on an extremely tight budget. Many of the grips, assistants and film crew took bit parts in the movie to save money. Brian O' Halloran actually had to have a real bottle broken over his head in one scene because View Askew couldn't afford a break-away bottle. O' Halloran really cut his own hand on a piece of broken glass in one scene of the movie.
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