FILM · 2011 · USA
Drive
- Directed by
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Studio
- FilmDistrict, Bold Films, Marc Platt Productions
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Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful…
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- #001
After Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn removed most of the Driver's dialogue, Bryan Cranston felt his character Shannon needed to compensate for the lack of talking in the film, and so he made Shannon a motormouth. Much of his dialogue was improvised.
- #002
While preparing for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu his character drives in the film.
- #003
The Driver and Irene actually say very little to each other because Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan felt they needed to focus more on the mood of their scenes and refused to say many of the lines in the script. Mulligan summed up the making of the film as "staring longingly at Ryan Gosling for hours each day."
- #004
Hugh Jackman was first attached to play the Driver in 2008, with Neil Marshall set to direct. Jackman's studio, Seed Productions, was to produce the film. Jackman and Marshall left the project in 2010, and Seed closed later that same year. Ryan Gosling was cast in his place, and for the first time in his career he was allowed to choose his director. Nicolas Winding Refn was his only choice.
- #005
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The main character's name is never revealed. He is always referred to as "Kid" or "Driver." He is even listed as "Driver" in the end credits.
- #006
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Drive references the fable of the scorpion and the frog: a frog agrees to carry a scorpion across a river if the scorpion promises not to sting it; the scorpion, using unassailable logic, promises that it would only destroy itself if it stung the frog above the water; halfway across the river the scorpion stings the frog anyway, saying "it's just my nature," and both drown. The Driver can be seen as the Frog of the story; he drives criminals (the scorpions) around in his car, but is inevitably dragged (stung) into their destructive world, which leads to everyone's downfall. Just as the frog carries the scorpion on its back, the Driver has a scorpion on the back of his jacket.
- #007
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According to Nicolas Winding Refn, the head-stomping scene was heavily edited because the ratings board felt it was "too violent."
- #008
Despite the driving story, director Nicolas Winding Refn has no interest in cars whatsoever. He does not have a driver's license and failed the driving test eight times.
- #009
Rather than hooking his thumbs inside the steering wheel in a more 'normal' grip, Ryan Gosling's Driver holds it with his thumbs curled outward, which is actually the common way stunt drivers hold the wheel to keep from breaking their thumbs during car crashes.
- #010
When Albert Brooks met Nicolas Winding Refn, he was in character, pinning him against a wall and speaking menacingly. To make his character more emotionless, Brooks shaved off his eyebrows for the role.
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As Ryan Gosling's character enters the strip club to retrieve the bald mask, three makeup heads/sculptures used in Christina Hendricks's death scene can be seen in the background.
- #012
The opening chase scene was shot primarily by Nicolas Winding Refn from inside the car. In an interview, Winding Refn explained that the idea for the scene was to imitate the feeling of a "diver in an ocean of sharks," never leaving the vehicle during a car chase so that the audience could see what was happening from the character's point of view. Because his money and time were limited, he shot the scene in two days. Due to two different setups prepared in the car, the director found it difficult to move the camera, so he would move it to two additional nearby setups. As downtown Los Angeles changed for the better, Refn avoided certain areas to preserve the bleak atmosphere. The scene was also shot from low angles with minimal lighting.
- #013
After much speculation about the possibility of a sequel or spin-off to Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn said in 2016 when asked about it: "No, there will never be a second Drive movie. […] It ends too imperfectly. And that's why it works."
- #014
The film's tagline is the same one used for No Country for Old Men (2007) ("There are no clean getaways").
- #015
Despite the detailed and realistic images of Los Angeles, Nicolas Winding Refn knew nothing about the city. Refn spent most of his time with Ryan Gosling in order to get to know the city.
- #016
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Nicolas Winding Refn sought advice from Gaspar Noé on how to make the head-stomping scene brutal and realistic.
- #017
In a 2012 interview, Bryan Cranston explained that many scenes in this film were improvised.
- #018
Although many stunt drivers are credited, Ryan Gosling performed a number of stunts himself after completing a stunt-driving car-crash course.
- #019
Bryan Cranston was one of the first actors Nicolas Winding Refn wanted to cast because he was a fan of Breaking Bad (2008). Knowing Cranston had other opportunities, Winding Refn tried to interest him by asking how he wanted to develop the role. While Cranston wrote the pros and cons of doing the film on a piece of paper, Winding Refn called him when he got no answer. Impressed by Winding Refn's interest, he accepted the role.
- #020
Ryan Gosling's performance stands out for its minimalist dialogue, with Driver speaking only a few words at a time. Across the entire film, Driver has just 116 lines of dialogue, totaling 891 words.
- #021
When Nicolas Winding Refn first read the script, what interested him more than the story itself was the concept of a man with a split personality: a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night.
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During a read-through at Nicolas Winding Refn's apartment, it was Bryan Cranston who suggested how his character would die and how his wrist would be cut in a specific way.
- #023
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Ron Perlman injured his kneecap while firing a gun during the beach death scene when a wave hit him.
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Nicolas Winding Refn reportedly shot a scene in which the Driver and Bernie actually die after stabbing each other. It was said to be used during an early test screening.
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During production, Nicolas Winding Refn moved into a house in Los Angeles and insisted that the cast and writers move in with him. They would work on the script and shoot all day, then watch films, edit or drive at night. Refn also requested that the editing room be set up in his house. With an 81-page shooting script, Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling continued to reduce the dialogue during filming.
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Christina Hendricks (Blanche) has less than 10 minutes of screen time despite prominent billing.
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Nicolas Winding Refn almost did not get the job, and the film might not have happened. Ryan Gosling and Refn have spoken about the terrible incident at their first meeting. Refn was sick and delirious, which Gosling interpreted as a lack of interest. On the drive back to the house, REO Speedwagon came on the radio and Refn began singing and shouting, then turned to Gosling and said, "The movie is about a guy who drives around LA at night listening to pop songs." If that song had not come on the radio, the film might not have happened.
- #028
Driver is at his happiest every time he encounters Irene. This is underscored by the song "I Drive," which plays while the two are together.
- #029
There are two hidden scorpions in the film: * While Driver is in the car, just before the scene where he tells the man in the cafe that he will kick his teeth in. It is reflected in the window and takes on a scorpion-like shape. * The second is when he goes to meet Bernie at the restaurant. It is in the lower right corner of the frame as he walks toward the table.
- #030
When Nicolas Winding Refn suggested Albert Brooks for the role of Bernie, Ryan Gosling agreed, but thought the actor would not be ready to play a violent and sullen character. However, Brooks immediately accepted the role because he liked the idea of playing against type.
- #031
Consistent with Nicolas Winding Refn's usual visual style, wide-angle lenses were used heavily by cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel. Handheld camera work was avoided. He also avoided the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI), preferring to keep the film more "grounded" and original. Not being able to afford CGI due to budget constraints was also a factor in this decision.
- #032
According to its creator Jonatan Söderström, this film was an inspiration for the video game Hotline Miami (2012).
- #033
The crew built the driver's apartment, which included a hallway and an elevator connecting his unit to Irene's. Beth Mickle also built a strip club set in an abandoned building and Bernie Rose's apartment. Transforming a "run-of-the-mill" auto body shop in Los Angeles into a grand dealership was one of the most challenging tasks. She painted the walls electric blue and created a showroom filled with vintage cars.
- #034
The film's music was included in Spin Magazine's list of "40 Movie Soundtracks That Changed Alternative Music."
- #035
During filming, Carey Mulligan was pulled over for speeding while driving Nicolas Winding Refn home. Her excuse was that she had too many Red Bull cans.
- #036
Kavinsky's opening title track "Nightcall" was suggested by editor Mat Newman. The song was also used in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), which Drive costume designer Erin Benach, actor Bryan Cranston and composer Cliff Martinez also worked on.
- #037
It was Nicolas Winding Refn's first film adapted from a novel and his first film whose screenplay he did not write himself.
- #038
Although fake blood was used on set, most of the blood effects were added in post-production.
- #039
Bryan Cranston had previously guest-starred in the 1998 "The X-Files" episode titled "Drive." It was his first collaboration with writer Vince Gilligan. Gilligan, impressed by his sympathetic villain performance in the episode, later cast him as Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008), which ultimately led to his role in Drive.
- #040
Nino (Ron Perlman) is not the character's real name. Bernie (Albert Brooks) at one point mentions that Nino is Jewish and calls him Izzy. Typically, the Jewish given names Isaac or Isadore become the nickname Izzy.
- #041
"Trying to work in a more reality arena for a character like that," Nicolas Winding Refn initially auditioned porn stars for Blanche. He could not find anyone with the necessary acting ability. After meeting Christina Hendricks, he decided to cast her, feeling that her "powerhouse" personality would suit the character.
- #042
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The second half of one of the early drafts of the screenplay was completely different from the final film. After the scene in which the Driver talks to Irene following his meeting with Cook, where he understands the real reasons behind the heist he did for Standard, the Driver takes Irene out to make her feel better. He is then killed by a hitman actually sent by Nino to kill the Driver, who then chases him in his Impala and eventually crashes into the hitman's car, but manages to kill the hitman's driver as he flees. Later in the screenplay, the Driver manages to find him and kill him with barbed wire. There were several more scenes in this draft focusing on the Driver character's focus on himself and his "problem" losing control and his anger attacks. At one point, during the shooting of a very difficult chase scene, after an egotistical stuntman began messing with him, the Driver runs the stuntman off the road and ends up beating him so badly that he breaks the stuntman's jaw. The ending of this draft was also different. After killing the hitman who killed Irene, the Driver secretly enters Nino's beach house, kills all his bodyguards and strangles him. And after killing Bernie Rose the way he does in the film, a gravely wounded Driver decides to leave Los Angeles to protect Irene's son Benicio and his old friend Shannon (who, unlike in the film, had not been killed in this earlier draft) from the other mob killers trying to find him, while Shannon looks after Benicio and helps him find a place to live on a farm away from Los Angeles.
- #043
Andy San Dimas has a role as a stripper who talks to the Driver. She auditioned among at least 100 other top porn stars and got the role because she could cry on command… which was not required for her scene but still won her the part.
- #044
According to Nicolas Winding Refn, the film's romance was partly inspired by John Hughes's films.
- #045
Irene and Standard were originally a couple of Spanish origin before Carey Mulligan was cast.
- #046
The film premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 20. At its first showing to the press it received plenty of praise and earned "some of the best responses of the festival," although one positive review said it "can't win, won't win" Cannes's top prize. Some of the extremely violent scenes were cheered by audiences and met with whoops and howls from the press. It also received a 15-minute standing ovation.
- #047
Originally planned as a blockbuster, the film was ultimately relabeled as an independent film.
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The fork in the eye in Cook's death scene was added to rehearsals weeks later.
- #049
Hossein Amini thought the source novel was a rare book that could be acquired from a studio because it was short, bleak and read like poetry. Amini found the adaptation difficult because the novel did not offer a linear story and contained many flashbacks and jumps in time. He felt the non-linear structure made it "a very tricky structure" for a feature film.
- #050
The mask the Driver wears belongs to SPFX Masks, a company that sells ultra-realistic masks to the public.
- #051
Carey Mulligan lived at Nicolas Winding Refn's house during the time she worked on the film.
- #052
The parts of the city seen in the Valley and downtown Los Angeles actually consist of cheap stucco and mirrored glass, carefully arranged to largely exclude more contemporary buildings.
- #053
Nicolas Winding Refn drew inspiration from films such as Point Blank (1967), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Driver (1978) and Thief (1981). Jean-Pierre Melville's crime productions influenced the cinematography.
- #054
Carey Mulligan dropped out of Violet & Daisy (2011) in order to make this film.
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Body count: 10 (Standard, Blanche, two hotel thugs, the tan-suited hitman, Cook, Shannon, Nino (along with his driver) and Bernie).
- #056
Producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions favored the novel after Siegel read a review in Publishers Weekly. The Driver interested Siegel because he was "the kind of character you rarely see anymore; he was a man with a purpose; he was very good at one thing and didn't apologize for it." The character appealed to Platt because it reminded him of the film heroes he looked up to as a child, characters usually played by Steve McQueen or Clint Eastwood.
- #057
There are many references to Taxi Driver (1976) in this film. One of them is the scene in which the Driver sits alone eating pie. This is exactly what the protagonist Travis Bickle does in Taxi Driver. Refn expressed his respect for Taxi Driver director Martin Scorsese.
- #058
The title sequence is a hot pink color inspired by the editing board of Risky Business (1983).
- #059
Most of the licensed songs (such as "Nightcall" by Kavinsky and "A Real Hero" by College) were released between 2007 and 2011, despite their retro feel.
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The film's alternative/working cut contains numerous subtle additions of dialogue and scenes compared with the final film. The temporary music includes a strikingly different and memorable piece of music in the famous restaurant/showdown scene between Bernie and the Driver.
- #061
Ryan Gosling explained what first drew him to the script: "Trying to figure out who would do something like this, the only way to understand it is that this guy has seen too many movies and has started to confuse his life with a film. Lost in Hollywood mythology… I could understand that because as a kid, the first time I saw First Blood (1982) it captivated me and I thought I was Rambo. The next day I went to school and put all these knives in my Fisher-Price Houdini set and threw them at all these kids at recess and got suspended from school… So I connected to the film in that way; in that way films can do magic."
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Angelo Badalamenti's music was reportedly composed before Cliff Martinez's and appeared in some early versions of the film. Martinez later confirmed that the name was used as a placeholder.
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The film's screenwriter, Hossein Amini, also lived with Refn's family during the film's shoot. During this time Refn and Amini made significant changes to the original script.
- #064
Beth Mickle was hired as production designer on Ryan Gosling's recommendation; they had worked together on Half Nelson (2006). Before shooting, Mickle oversaw a crew of 40 who routinely worked 16 to 18 hours a day. This was her most expensive film to date, and compared with Half Nelson (2006) Mickle felt freer, saying "there was another zero added to the budget."
- #065
The leaked version of this film did not include Cliff Martinez's original music. Instead, this version used many tracks from the score of The Social Network (2010).
- #066
According to Nicolas Winding Refn, the film is dedicated to director Alejandro Jodorowsky and contains some of Jodorowsky's existentialism.
- #067
This was the first film Carey Mulligan signed on to after being nominated for an Oscar for her role in An Education (2009).
- #068
While going through mixer Johnny Jewel's catalog, Nicolas Winding Refn chose "Under Your Spell" and "Tick of the Clock" because he considered the film a fairy tale. During the climax, the opening melody of "A Real Hero" is avoided because that is the moment the driver transitions into both states. At first Jewel worried that "Under Your Spell" might be too realistic, but he soon realized it was used in Drive "the way I felt when I wrote it. He absolutely understood the nuance of the song and understood what it was supposed to mean and wanted to give the audience that feeling, the same feeling."
- #069
Thinking about music in terms of its basic elements, Johnny Jewel would tell Nicolas Winding Refn that certain scenes should have no bass, because as an earth tone it is usually used for a more emotional or ominous part. For the "dreamlike" scene, Jewel thought the music should be at a high level and soothing. To help with the writing process and to create melodies, the producer followed a procedure in which he highlighted many sentences in the novel, then had those words printed in a large typeface and hung them on his walls, or drew pictures while watching the film.
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Near the end, when Gosling's character takes the mask from the wardrobe trailer, he reaches for three female masks with no backs. They all belong to Blanche and were probably used for the scene in which she is ambushed at the hotel.
- #071
During the film's shoot, Carey Mulligan lived at Nicolas Winding Refn's house with him, his wife and his children. Refn says she moved in because she had nowhere to live after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf.
- #072
Producer Marc E. Platt approached Ryan Gosling early about Drive. Platt explained: "I have a list of very talented people whose work inspires me; writers, directors, actors I need to work with before I move on to another career or do something else with my life." At the top of Platt's list was Gosling, who, despite appearing in many films across different genres, had never been in anything like Drive.
- #073
Nicolas Winding Refn's wife pressured him to cast Carey Mulligan because she was a big fan of the actress's performance in An Education (2009).
- #074
Porn star Bobbi Starr initially played the abused wife of Bernie Rose's (Albert Brooks) neighbor Lenny. The scene was cut.
- #075
The Driver has been compared to the Man with No Name played by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's westerns, because he barely speaks and communicates mostly without words.
- #076
In November 2010, FilmDistrict acquired the North American distribution rights. The owners were so eager to get Drive that they began negotiating to buy it before seeing any footage, believing it could appeal both to people who enjoy genre films and to the art-house crowd.
- #077
Editor Matt Newman suggested the opening song "Nightcall" by French electronic musician Vincent Belorgey.
- #078
A total of 13 scorpion jackets were made for the film.
- #079
The film's music was re-scored for the BBC by Zane Lowe for its October 2014 television broadcast. The soundtrack included original music by Chvrches, Banks, Bastille, Eric Prydz, SBTRKT, Bring Me The Horizon, The 1975 and Laura Mvula.
- #080
Nicolas Winding Refn wanted a piece of music from Johnny Jewel of Desire and Chromatics for the film, but the studio had other plans. Instead, they hired Cliff Martinez at the last minute to imitate the style and feel of Jewel's bands Chromatics and Glass Candy.
- #081
Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan would work together again a few years later on Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
- #082
In the set scene, the police officer name tag worn by the Driver reads "McCall", a reference to assistant property master Dana McCall.
- #083
The screenplay, written by Hossein Amini, is adapted from James Sallis's 2005 novel of the same name.
- #084
James Biberi, who typically plays police officers in small roles, plays against type as the thug Cook.
- #085
The film's cast includes four Oscar nominees: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks.
- #086
According to critic Peter Canavese, the jacket is a nod to the Scorpion and the Frog fable mentioned in the film, and evokes its use in Orson Welles's Mr. Arkadin.
- #087
Although Drive is set in the present day, it emphasizes a 1980s atmosphere through its cars, music, clothing and architecture.
- #088
Ryan Gosling described the film as "some kind of crazy cross between Blue Velvet (1986) and Purple Rain (1984)."
- #089
In 2016, Invada Records re-released the soundtrack on vinyl to celebrate the film's fifth anniversary. Invada's edition added new artwork as well as notes by composer Cliff Martinez and director Nicolas Winding Refn.
- #090
The film was shot digitally using an Arri Alexa camera.
- #091
While watching a cartoon, Benicio assumes one of the characters is the villain because it is a shark, and the Driver responds, "Are there no friendly sharks?" In Finding Nemo (2003), Albert Brooks (who plays Bernie in this film) voiced a fish (Marlin) who encounters a menacing-looking shark that turns out to be quite friendly.
- #092
The camera used to film the police car stunt performed by Driver was a Panavision Panaflex System 65 Studio, which Panavision appears to have lent to the production in support of the film.
- #093
Throughout the film, Albert Brooks pushes back against the neurotic, pathetic, unlucky, perpetually complaining roles he usually plays, in which his characters never get what they want out of life. Here he plays a confident man who is respected and feared, has control over his life, and turns violent when pushed.
- #094
Driver states several times that he carries "no gun." As he says, he manages to stay out of trouble without carrying a weapon.
- #095
Refn chose Johnny Jewel of Desire and Chromatics to score the film. He wanted the electronic music to be abstract at times so that viewers could see events from Driver's point of view.
- #096
Throughout the film, Driver (Ryan Gosling) can be seen chewing Diamond brand toothpicks (the L'Elegance model).
- #097
Casting director Mindy Marin, production designer Beth Mickle and costume designer Erin Benach had all worked with Ryan Gosling before "Drive." The latter had designed different outfits for Gosling on Half Nelson (2006) and Blue Valentine (2010) as well as on this film.
- #098
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Bernie wants to meet Driver on Sherman Way. Albert Brooks (Bernie) voices Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003), who has to reach "P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney."
- #099
While Driver (Ryan Gosling) eats dinner with Standard (Oscar Isaac), Irene (Carey Mulligan) and young Benicio (Kaden Leos) before the heist that will clear Standard's obligations, Standard asks his new friend to make a toast, but Driver raises a glass of water to join in. A toast made with water is considered bad luck, a harbinger of the coming disaster.
- #100
Bryan Cranston turned down the role of Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class (2011) in favor of this film.
- #101
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At the meeting at Nino's Pizzeria, a gangster can be seen putting a toothpick in his mouth a few minutes before Driver walks toward the door, as if signaling that he has been spotted.
- #102
It was shot over a period of two months.
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This is one of only three recent films to feature an unnamed main character called Driver; the other two are Get the Gringo (2012), starring Mel Gibson, and Faster (2010), starring Dwayne Johnson.
- #104
Drive was included in the 2015 edition of "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," but it has since been removed from later editions to make room for new films.
- #105
Laurene Landon, who appears in this film, took a break from acting in 1991 to care for her ill parents and returned to acting in 2006. She appeared in many films during the 1980s.
- #106
At the time this film was released, Ron Perlman and Bryan Cranston were each starring as anti-heroes in separate TV shows: Sons of Anarchy (2008) and Breaking Bad (2008), respectively.
- #107
Jacinda Barrett auditioned for the role of Blanche.
- #108
The film, which received a theatrical release, is an original work created by Nicolas Winding Refn. The MPAA did not request that anything be cut in order to receive an R rating.
- #109
Ryan Gosling would go on to play a similar role the following year in "The Place Beyond the Pines" (2012), a stunt driver by day and a criminal by night, though his role was essentially a bank robber rather than a getaway driver.
- #110
This was Carey Mulligan's second film with a Danish director; the first was Lone Scherfig's An Education (2009). Scherfig had in fact babysat Nicolas Winding Refn when he was a child.
- #111
Ryan Gosling's character wears a jacket with a scorpion on the back. Gosling is himself a Scorpio (born November 12, 1980).
- #112
Before filming, Mickle oversaw a crew of 40 who routinely worked 16 to 18 hours a day. This was his most expensive film to date, and since "there was another zero added to the budget," Mickle felt freer compared to Half Nelson.
- #113
Albert Brooks and Oscar Isaac would finally share scenes in A Most Violent Year (2014).
- #114
Hossein Amini adapted the novel for the screen. He thought it was a rare book that could be optioned from a studio because it was short, bleak and poetic. Amini found the adaptation difficult because the novel does not present a linear story and contains many flashbacks and jumps in time. He felt the nonlinear structure made it "a very tricky structure" for a feature film.
- #115
The director also said he drew inspiration from films such as Point Blank (1967), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Driver (1978) and Thief (1981). Jean-Pierre Melville's crime productions influenced the cinematography.
- #116
Lauren Landon appeared in "Maniac Cop" (1988), and this film's director, Nicolas Winding Refn, was in talks to direct a new Maniac Cop.
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At around 94 minutes, Driver kills Bernie Rose while being gravely wounded himself. In the shot, however, Driver is seen immediately afterward with one foot on the ground, then standing up and sitting in his car. On close inspection, Driver is wearing yellow bowling shoes. The blood on the shoe on the ground matches both colors of his jacket: blood-stained blond.
- #118
As Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks) cleans Shannon's (Bryan Cranston) blood off his straight razor and puts it back in the display case, he apparently believed he was hiding its use in Shannon's murder; modern forensic science can recover human blood visible only at a microscopic level from tiny gaps in metal surfaces. If any police investigation reached him, whether or not it was connected to this murder, the razor would be taken as evidence and Shannon's blood would incriminate him. For a criminal who seems so knowledgeable, it is a very stupid move.
- #119
As Driver enters Nino's Pizzeria wearing his mask, Ross's lower-priced store clothing is visible. It is a store that sells branded clothing at affordable prices. It was founded in 1982.
- #120
Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman, the actors who play criminals and possibly childhood friends on screen, are both left-handed.
- #121
(At about the 53rd minute) When the door of the pawn shop opens, the sound effect of a metal door is heard. The stock sound effect has been used in countless films, including The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Rock (1996) and Monsters, Inc. (2001), as well as in video games such as Alone in the Dark (1992), Far Cry 3 (2012) and Grand Theft Auto V (2013). It was first recorded by Jerry Ross of Skywalker Sound for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985).
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