18 Things True ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Fans Should Already Know

10. His hair was inspired by Brad Pitt

While Van Der Beek ultimately got the role, they did require that he change his hair for it. The crew literally opened up an Entertainment Weekly magazine and saw an ad for the film The Devil’s Own and figured that Brad’s ‘do in the film would work for Dawson as well.

11. They had to get Steven Spielberg’s approval to use his posters

Dawson was a huge Steven Spielberg fan, just like the show’s creator Kevin Williamson was. However, to discuss the director so much and use his movie posters on Dawson’s wall they had to get the famed director’s permission. Spielberg actually watched the pilot to make sure that he approved. And he did.

12. They had some trouble with hurricanes

Shooting on the coast of North Carolina meant that hurricanes happened, and one time a storm wiped out the pier by the Leery’s home. The pier was already highly established in the show so they had to rebuild it to make it look the same.