"The first two lines I wrote for this script were 'Mona's wedding day was the saddest day of her life' and 'She knew that once she crosses the border she will never be able to come back to her family in the Golan Heights, '" director Riklis recalls.

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Brooke Shields cried retelling the time she and Jackson snuck into Liz Taylor's wedding day bedroom.

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Fortunately, both the wedding and the day's filming were able to be completed, Hanks said.

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