After the launch of his debut album Infinite (1996) and the prolonged enjoy Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently accomplished mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. According to Schwartz, the scene in the movie whereby a assassin is executed by electrical chair was reached with the use of a fake chair constructed in a friend's loft and toothpaste to emulate saliva.