Trivia

In the scene where Jay shouts at the elderly ladies from the car, the original line filmed made reference to "gray beaver", which the censors objected to. The scene was re-shot several times, with Emile Hirsch shouting a selection of various different obscenities. In the end, the censors only approved one of these, which was the one where he refers to "vintage ass", on the basis that the word 'vintage' had a positive connotation to it. As a sign of appreciation for being accommodating during the process, they sent Catherine Hardwicke a present after the film had been approved, which consisted of some jogging shorts with the word 'vintage' written across the back. See more