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'Norma Rae' trivia and fun facts
Inspiring movie
Ranked #16 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
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Marsha Mason, Jane Fonda, Faye Dunaway, and Jill Clayburgh were considered for the title role.
Broken rib
When Norma Rae struggles not to be put into the police car, Sally Field struggled so hard that she broke the rib of an actor playing one of the policemen.
Crystal unhappy
Crystal Lee Sutton was not happy with the film, and felt that it should've been a docudrama.
Based on true events
The film is based on a real-life union organizing campaign at North Carolina, and Norma Rae is based on Crystal Lee Sutton.
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