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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) More at IMDb Pro »

• Screenwriter and star Jason Segel told New York Times interviewer Dave Itzkoff that both the naked breakup and Dracula puppet musical scenes were drawn from his real life experiences. In the article, Segel admitted that he really did once have a girlfriend who broke up with him while he was completely naked (although rather than being devastated during it, he thought to himself, "This is hilarious. I cannot wait for her to leave so I can write this down.") And before he was a successful actor, Segel tried to write a musical adaptation of "Dracula" for puppets.
  
  
• The numerous bottles of wines that Peter, Rachel, and Sarah go through at the dinner scene are all red wines from Clos du Val in Napa Valley, California.
  
  
• The topless photo of Mila Kunis' character was not real, according to director Nicholas Stoller.
  
  

• Kristen Bell damaged her knee whilst filming one of the horse scenes for the movie, which didn't end up making it into the final cut, however she can still be seen walking with a light limp in scenes towards the end of the movie.
  
  
• Based upon script-writer Jason Segel's experience of dealing with his break-up from Linda Cardellini.
  
  
• The plot of the horror movie that Peter and Aldous make fun of during the double date resembles the plot of One Missed Call (2008), an American remake of a Japanese horror film. Kristen Bell starred in Pulse (2006), also a remake of a Japanese horror film.
  
  
• Russell Brand, who plays Aldous Snow, revealed in his stand-up DVD Russell Brand: Doing Life - Live (2007), while talking about making the film, that he fancied Mila Kunis, who plays Rachel Janson.
  
  

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