[FOK! Movie Trivia] - Februari - deel 7

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The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2006 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

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Op donderdag 25 februari 2016 17:00 schreef DragonFodder het volgende:
Deadpool?

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Op donderdag 25 februari 2016 17:01 schreef Dizer het volgende:

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The script's original title was "Penelope", after 's character.

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learned how to play piano, violin, accordion, banjo, ping pong, do karate, ride a unicycle, juggle and even skateboard for her role as Penelope.

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Penelope's house in New Jersey is actually the Peles castle located in Sinaia, Romania.Also, the building near the sea, where is going to meet the kidnappers, is the Casino of Constanta, Romania.

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Op donderdag 25 februari 2016 17:36 schreef DragonFodder het volgende:
Geen idee

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Penelope's quote, "A picture is a secret about a secret. The more it tells, the less you know" is actually a quote by acclaimed American photographer Diane Arbus (1923-1971). The biographical film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), featured Nicole Kidman as Arbus, one of the 20th century's most revered photographers. Incidentally, "arbus" is Russian for "water melon", which might explain why one gets turned into a camera by the Penelope character.

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Tom Cruise is credited with special thanks in regards to the film due to his initial interest in the film that led to a lengthy 3 hour meeting with Rian Johnson. Cruise's analysis of the script led to a few significant changes of the key elements of the script. As this meeting occurred precisely the same day Cruise's company was taken off by Paramount, Rian felt this was a more than generous act on Cruise's behalf. However, due to scheduling conflicts as well as other factors, Cruise could never be a serious consideration for one of the lead roles.

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Op donderdag 25 februari 2016 17:36 schreef DragonFodder het volgende:
Geen idee

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Op donderdag 25 februari 2016 17:36 schreef DragonFodder het volgende:
Geen idee

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Cameo (Joseph Gordon-Levitt): Can be seen for a short moment during the scene in the beginning of the movie.

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The three main characters are based on characters from James Joyce's "Ulysses" (which in turn is based on Homer's "Odyssey"). Stephen is based on Stephen Daedalus, a restless young writer in two of Joyce's novels; in [], Stephen plans their cons with a writer's flair. is based on Leopold Bloom, who is wandering around Dublin, trying to find himself and his way back to his wife. In [] is figuratively looking for himself, and ultimately finds his way to Penelope. In "The Odyssey", Penelope is Odysseus' wife who waits for him through all of his travels; likewise, here, Penelope awaits through his wanderings.

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The card trick performed by took her a month to learn, practicing every day. The shot itself took 11 takes.

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Ricky Jay, the narrator, is an actor who has appeared in films for such filmmakers as Paul Thomas Anderson and David Mamet, but he is perhaps better known as an expert on the histories of magic, "spirit" photography, and con artistry, and as such is a logical choice to narrate a film about con artists. Rian Johnson had originally asked Jay to play The Curator, but Jay's schedule didn't allow for that, so Johnson hired Robbie Coltrane for that role instead.

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says only three words in the entire film, not counting the karaoke she does.

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The bar scene towards the beginning of the film is Rian Johnson's homage to his own 2006 film "Brick". It features four cameos from the cast of that film, however only two are credited: Norah Zehetner as "Rose" and Noah Segan as "The Duke". The faces of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lukas Haas can be seen in a panning shot of the crowd. Levitt played the lead "Brendan" in "Brick", Zehetner played "Laura", Haas "The Pin", and Segan "Dode".