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Disturbia (2007) More at IMDbPro »

• The film's translation in Russia is "Paranoia"
  
  
• The title "Disturbia" is a play on the words "disturb" and "suburbia".
  
  
• During filming, David Morse (Mr. Turner) did not speak to Shia LaBeouf (Kale) or any of the other teens. LaBeouf said, "When we finished filming, he was very friendly. But he's a method actor, and as long as we were shooting, he wouldn't say a word to us."
  
  
• While David Morse (Mr. Turner) was filming a scene with Shia LaBeouf (Kale), he slammed his hand into a wall, breaking three fingers. LaBeouf said, "You could see that they were broken. They were all mangled. But he didn't say a word about it. Everybody's asking him what they can do to help, and he just says, 'I'm okay. I'm okay. Let's go again.' It was intimidating, to say the least."
  
  
• Executive Producer, Steven Spielberg's favorite line from the film is "Operation Stupid is officially over."
  
  
• Executive Producer, Steven Spielberg came up with the idea of the little boy on the Big Wheel going by in Kale's neighborhood.
  
  
• Disturbia was filmed on location in the cities of Whittier, California and Pasadena, California. The homes of Kale and Mr. Turner, which were supposed to be next door to each other, were actually located in two different cities.
  
  
• The script was written in the 1990's and was optioned. The original studio let the option expire after hearing about Christopher Reeve's remake of Rear Window (1954) (Rear Window (1998) (TV)). It wasn't till 2004 that script was rewritten and sold.
  
  
• To prepare for his role, Shia LaBeouf spoke with many former house arrest detainees, which is where the idea for the Twinkie Tower came from.
  
  
• The scene in the beginning of the film between Kale and his father was improvised, as well as the scene between Kale and his mother when Kale discovered Mr. Turner's dented fender.
  
  
• In the scene when Ronnie visits Kale at his home for the first time, director D.J. Caruso decided to add in the can of macadamia nuts at the last minute.
  
  
• Ronnie's line "My dad likes this song, by the way", referring to "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls, was added in post-production.
  
  
• Executive Producer Steven Spielberg arranged for Shia LaBeouf to be on the casting shortlist for this film because he was impressed by LaBeouf's work on Holes (2003). Disturbia, in turn, convinced Spielberg that LaBeouf could handle the action starring roles in Transformers (2007) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
  
  

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