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Hollywood, and meant the closing of the boulevard on some nights. People who passed by were paid $ 40 to appear as extras in the film.
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514:. On why she accepted the role, Boyle commented in a 1991 interview that the script smacked her with reality: "One day when I was thinking about doing the movie, I passed Hollywood and Highland Avenue, and looked over and saw 30 kids hanging out. I thought of the movie and that sight made me eager to do it."
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