Trivia for red dead redemption.

Red Dead Redemption was originally given an NC-17 rating, at the time, because of its violent and brutal content. The film was released with an NC-17 rating. However, in 1999 the film was re-rated for an R-rating and a re-release to theaters.

The opening shot which ends with John Marston's face was the first scene to be shot.

The UK heavily edited the film, removing most of the explicit brutal violence. The full version of the film without the cuts is still unavailable.

Rockstar Games had interest into directing a zombiefilm, but he decided to do Red Dead Redemption instead saying that it was more of a challenge.

Rob Wiethoff improvised the line "I'm John Marston from Armagillo". Although it wasn't in the screenplay, it has become one of the most famous lines in the film industry.

Although a lot of people don't believe it, in order to prepare the role of John Marston, Rob Wiethoff hold two ice cubes against his testicles for a week.

Rockstar Games has re-shot many times the end scene for perfection.