Editing Dead Poets Society (section)

===Filming===
Filming began in November 1988, and wrapped in January 1989. After filmmakers scouted more than 70 different universities and private schools, they decided that ''Dead Poets Society'' would take place at [[St. Andrew's School (Delaware)|St. Andrew's School]] and the Everett Theatre in [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]], [[Delaware]], as well as at locations in [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]], Delaware, and in nearby [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], Delaware.<ref name="AFI" /><ref name="Cormier 2014">{{cite news |last=Cormier |first=Ryan |date=August 12, 2014 |title=25 'Dead Poets Society' in Delaware facts |newspaper=[[The News Journal]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=Wilmington, Delaware, USA |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/pulpculture/2014/04/03/dead-poets-society-delaware-anniversary/7252149/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225163256/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/pulpculture/2014/04/03/dead-poets-society-delaware-anniversary/7252149/ |archive-date=December 25, 2018 |series=Pulp Culture |orig-year=Originally published April 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sohrab |date=2024-06-14 |title=The Making of a Classic: The Story Behind the Dead Poets Society |url=https://d23.com/the-making-of-a-classic-the-story-behind-the-dead-poets-society/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=D23 |language=en-US}}</ref> Classroom scenes with Keating were filmed in a replica classroom built on a [[Sound stage|soundstage]] in Wilmington.<ref name="AFI" /> To emphasize a film set back in time, storefronts in Delaware towns were transformed, with all modern conveniences removed.<ref name=":0" /> During the shooting, Weir requested that the young cast not use modern slang, even off camera.<ref>{{Cite book |last=King |first=James |title=Fast Times and Wxcellent Adventures |publisher=Constable |year=2018 |isbn=9781472123725 |location=London |pages=433}}</ref> Weir also said that he hid a half-day's filming from Disney executives to allow Williams free range to use his comedic improvisational skills.<ref name=Script>{{cite magazine |last1=Bloomenthal |first1=Andrew |title=Dead Poets Society Retrospective with Tom Schulman, Peter Weir, and Ethan Hawke |url=https://scriptmag.com/features/dead-poets-society-retrospective-with-tom-schulman-peter-weir-and-ethan-hawke |magazine=Script |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>

''Dead Poets Society'' held two open casting calls, in which more than 3,000 extras were used.<ref name=":0" /> During filming, Williams cracked many jokes on set, which [[Ethan Hawke]] found irritating. However, Hawke's first agent signed with Hawke when Williams told him that Hawke would "do really well".<ref>{{cite news |url= https://nypost.com/2021/08/30/ethan-hawke-robin-williams-was-incredibly-irritating/ |title=Ethan Hawke: Robin Williams was 'incredibly irritating' on 'Dead Poets' set |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |access-date=September 20, 2021 |first=Rob |last=Bailey-Millado |date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date= |archive-url=|url-status=}}</ref><ref name=Script/>