By the end of 1977, this film held the record of getting the most Oscar nominations (1 1), but didn't win any awards.
Whoopi goldberg and oprah winfrey showed their unique acting skills for the first time in this film, and were nominated for an Oscar at the same time.
The first wholesale movie home video was designed in the shape of a mailbox.
The small town scene in the movie was shot in Marshville, North Carolina. There is a telephone pole in the middle of the street, which is very important. Under no circumstances can you take it away, so you have to plant a tree there and hide it.
Author Alice Walker is very skeptical about Steven Allan Spielberg's ability to direct this film. However, after seeing Ubi Goldenberg, who was still a nobody at that time, playing many different roles in San Francisco in her usual way, she was full of confidence in Ubi.
When oprah winfrey learned that she could play the role of Sophia, she was still a fat farmer. In order to conform to the thin personality image, she had to lose weight quickly.
During the filming, Steven Allan Spielberg's son was born. There is a scene in the movie where a young Sally gives birth to a baby, and the baby's cry is exactly the cry of Spielberg's baby.
Spielberg's film with the most nominations for this award ended in failure.
A (movie) fiasco
Continuity: Sophia first met Hubble's father. She drank a glass of lemonade. Later, however, she returned an almost full cup.
Found the mistake: When Squick hit Sophia in a nightclub, Sophia's head turned away before she was hit.
Sally looked out of her clothing store and saw a pedestrian passing by. When this person walks by, you can see the shadows of the camera and the staff on the glass.
Anachronism: Sally left Georgia, and then she can be seen eating and drinking in the dining car of the train. This is absolutely impossible in 1937, because African Americans are forbidden to eat in dining cars unless they are waiters.
Found the mistake: After Sophia was knocked unconscious by the governor, her right hand began to stick out from the skirt blown by the wind.
Continuity: Shag held up a hand to Sally to hide her smile. In the next shot, you can see Sally's hand raised.
Anachronism: The story background of the film is set between 1938- 1939, and there is a tractor with rubber tires. In fact, rubber has been applied to agricultural tools since 1945.