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IMDb 7.2 18+ HD
The Substance
2024 2 h 20 min Drama · Horror
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Stories from the set

What happened on set and off camera. No spoilers.

6 facts
  1. In February 2022, Ray Liotta was cast as Harvey. But he died before filming began, and the role went to Dennis Quaid.

  2. Margaret Qualley admitted in an interview that the bare chest in the film is not her real one, but skillfully made prosthetics.

  3. According to Coralie Fargeat, the main source of inspiration for creating the film was Oscar Wilde's novel «The Picture of Dorian Gray».

  4. Demi Moore and director and screenwriter Coralie Fargeat once crossed paths in Paris, and as a result of that meeting, Fargeat invited Moore to play the role of Elisabeth.

  5. One of the main characters, played by Margaret Qualley, wears star-shaped earrings, just like the heroine from director Coralie Fargeat's debut film «Revenge».

  6. In several interviews, Demi Moore said that while reading the script, she remembered reading the script for the film «Ghost» and also thought the film would either be a complete flop or a wild success.