A list of trivia related to Signs.
Casting[]
- Joaquin Phoenix replaced Mark Ruffalo, who had to pull out of the film due to a brain tumor. It was later found to be benign.
Unorganised Trivia[]
- The stories of the children's birth are actually the stories of M. Night Shyamalan's two children.
- The crop circles are real, as M. Night Shyamalan doesn't particularly like using CGI.
- Mel Gibson's name was listed on the call sheet as "Lem Nosbig" to throw off any non-crew members wanting to know what days he'd be on the set.
- Abigail Breslin's film debut.
- The scene in which Graham has his last conversation with his wife, was scheduled for September 12, 2001, and was filmed after a cast and crew candlelight vigil.
- Graham Hess was originally written as an older character. Paul Newman was offered the role, but turned it down, as did Clint Eastwood.