After the release of his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended participate in Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently reached mainstream reputation in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. According to Schwartz, the scene in the movie wherein a murderer is executed by electric chair was reached with the use of a bogus chair developed in a friend's loft and toothpaste to emulate saliva.