FILM · 2016 · USA
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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8 Interesting Facts About Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Interesting Facts (7)
- #001
Near the end of the film, as the Marines go to rescue Iain McKelpie, there is a shot of a burning V22 with its rotor blades at the edge of the frame. There is actually a phenomenon called the 'halo effect' caused by static electricity and dust particles in the air. In the film, the light comes from bright streaks on the dark strip along the rotor blades.
- #002
In the outdoor night scene where Tina Fey and Margot Robbie are beside the open-air tent, the harmonica melody from the beach party in the opening of Jaws (1975) can be clearly heard. This is not a recreation of the melody but the same sound used in the film.
- #003
The film is dedicated to Tina Fey's father, Donald H. Fey.
- #004
Despite playing Afghan characters, Alfred Molina is of Spanish and Italian descent and Christopher Abbott is of Italian and Portuguese descent. Sheila Vand, who plays a Lebanese reporter, is of Iranian descent.
- #005
The film was edited entirely with Final Cut Pro X.
- #006
The green scarf that Martin Freeman's character, Iain MacKelpie, wears throughout the first half of the film belongs to the Scottish football team Celtic FC. Freeman is an English actor playing a Scottish character in the film. England and Scotland have a great football rivalry dating back to the late 1800s.
- #007
On February 3, 2015, the Albuquerque Journal reported that filming was continuing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Fey was seen filming at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. On February 11, 2015, Paramount also confirmed that principal photography had begun in New Mexico. Part of the film was shot at the historic Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. Production on the film ended on April 10, 2015.
Career & Awards (1)
- #008
The film's cast includes one Oscar winner, Billy Bob Thornton, and two Oscar nominees, Margot Robbie and Sterling K. Brown.
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