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2 unusual facts about The Cider House Rules


Das Beste aus... Gottes Beitrag und Teufels Werk

The title is possibly a play on "Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag", the German title of John Irving's The Cider House Rules.

The Cider House Rules

It is Irving's sixth published novel, and has been adapted into a film of the same name and a stage play by Peter Parnell.


Lisa Zeno Churgin

Lisa Rachel Zeno Churgin (born January 20, 1955) is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for the 1999 film The Cider House Rules (directed by Lasse Hallström).

Shit or get off the pot

In The Cider House Rules, a novel by John Irving addressing the issue of abortion rights, one of the women seeking abortion and an improperly run abortion clinic both use the phrase to confront Dr. Larch, a doctor who knows how to perform the procedure but thus far has abstained in order to avoid breaking the law.

Until I Find You

Additionally, Jack loses the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor to Michael Caine, who also won for The Cider House Rules that year.


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