Trivia for figaro

Figaro was given an NC-17 rating when it was first submitted to the MPAA mainly because of its brutal torture, violence and the rape scene. To appease the ratings board, director Wolfgang Madadeus toned down some of the brutality in the film. The film was given 11 times an NC-17 rating before the MPAA decided to give the film an R-rating. Also Madadeus filmed more shots for visuality in order to hope that will also tone the film down.

Vincent Schiavelli died a year after the release of the film because of lung cancer. Part of the cast attended his funeral.

The famous 'step' scene was written in the screenplay by director Wolfgang Madadeus because he had no idea how to continue the story.

Guy Pearce was shocked of his sadistic betrayal of the Italian gangster who is a bad guy in the film that he never watched the film again before 2007.

In the UK, the film caused a lot of controversy because of the portrayal of the organized crime and brutal violence.

Figaro is the remake of the French crime/dramafilm Attendre Villa Figaro which was released in 1986. In the original French film, the residence is called Villa Figaro, which is the reason of the title. In this film, however, the title is called Figaro but the word is never spoken and also the residence is never named.

The scene when Guy Pearce's character brutally abuses and kills a baby boy was partially filmed with a real baby. The scene before Pearce's character begins to abuse him was filmed with a real baby, however, the scene when the baby was abused was filmed with a marionet and the baby cries were dubbed into the movie.

Wolfgang Madadeus said that he directed the film because he wanted to show how far random people would go when they are involved in random acts of violence and crime.

Magda Cnudde was so shocked when she had to film the rape scene that she ran into a toilet, vomited and came out crying.

This is the second American mainstream film by director Wolfgang Madadeus.