Show Me a Hero

Director Paul Haggis agreed to work on the project without reading the scripts because he admired David Simon's work a great deal.

David Simon is also the creator of 'Homicide', 'The Wire', 'Generation Kill', 'The Corner', 'Treme' o 'The Deuce'.

One of the bar scenes with Oscar Isaac and Winona Ryder was filmed on location at Burke's Bar & Restaurant in Yonkers. The thing is that Burke's however did not open until 2001.