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©-DR-LA VIE RÊVÉE DE WALTER MITTY de Ben Stiller (2013) p31
21/05/2015 10:39
Trivia
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All Greenland scenes were shot in Iceland.
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The drunken helicopter pilot jokes "there are like 8 people in Greenland". When Walter goes to Greenland, he only sees 8 different people.
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"Life" was an American photojournalism magazine. It was published weekly from 1936 to 1972, as an intermittent special from 1972 to 1978, and monthly from 1978 to 2000. From 2004 to 2007 it was a weekly newspaper supplement published by Time Inc. In its heyday, it occupied five floors of the Time & Life Building in Midtown Manhattan. George Story appeared as a baby in the first picture in the first issue of Life, published November 23, 1936. He died April 4, 2000, days after Life announced it would no longer be published as a monthly.
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Local Icelandic media reported on the willingness of residents and municipalities to assist in the film production. A townhouse in Stykkishólmur, on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, in the west, was painted black. The inhabitants in Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland, agreed to keep a low profile for a day.
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As of 2014, Papa John's has no restaurants in Iceland. A bakery in the West Iceland town of Borgarnes was converted into Papa John's for the movie.
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Sean O'Connell's camera has its Nikon logo blacked out. The movie's producers may not have had Nikon's permission to use their name. However, many real-life professional photographers cover their cameras logos to avoid questions from lay photographers, or to avoid advertising their gear choices.
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When the boat lands in Iceland, two of the crewmen encourage Walter to run to the only bicycle available because a group of "horny Chileans" want to take the bicycle to a strip club. Iceland's parliament banned strip clubs in 2010. The law made stripteases illegal, and banned any club from making a profit based on an employee's nudity.
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In January 2014 a screener copy of the film was leaked to the web bearing the caption 'Property of Fox' at the top and ''Ellen Degeneres' 11/26/13' at the bottom. Degeneres' production company was forced to issue a statement regarding the issue.
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Technically, Life magazine had 2 "last" issues. The last monthly issue was published May 20, 2000. The cover story, "Premature Baby" by Jason Michael Waldmann Jr., featured a picture of a tiny baby, born prematurely, held in someone's hands, connected to life-supporting tubes. The last printed issue was the supplement published April 20, 2007. The cover story, "21 Places You've Got To See To Believe-America's Hidden Treasures" featured a photo of the John F. Kennedy statue at President's Park, South Dakota. *
The music in the film's first trailer is "Dirty Paws" by the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men. *
In April 2010, Sacha Baron Cohen was attached to star in the lead role. Later that month,'Steven Conrad (I)' was hired to pen the screenplay, with Gore Verbinski announced as director in June 2010. In April 2011, it was announced that Ben Stiller had landed the lead role. In July 2011, it was announced that he was also due to direct the film, due to Verbinski's involvement with Lone Ranger - Naissance d'un héros (2013). *
Producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr., whose father, Samuel Goldwyn, produced La vie secrète de Walter Mitty (1947) in 1947, conceived the idea of doing a remake in 1994, with Jim Carrey in mind for the title role. Goldwyn chose New Line Cinema, which had a positive working relationship with Carrey. The studio bought the rights in 1995, with the understanding that The Samuel Goldwyn Company would be involved in creative decisions. Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz turned in the first draft of the screenplay in July 1997. Ron Howard entered negotiations to direct the same month, as well as cover producing duties with Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment. Howard, Grazer, and Imagine Entertainment eventually left the project in favor of En direct sur Edtv (1999), leaving the Mitty project in development hell. *
Sean O'Connell's camera is a Nikon F3/T, a titanium version of the Nikon F3 (1980-2001) in limited production in the 1980s. The champagne colored version seen in the film was made from 1982-1985. Later versions were black.
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The 2 rental cars in Greenland are Daewoo Matizes.
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Will Ferrell was considered for the role of Walter Mitty .(CRAIGNOS!!!!!)
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Ben Stiller stars in and directed the finished film; during one phase of development, Stiller's close friend and frequent "frat pack" co-star Owen Wilson was attached to the project.
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Paramount wanted to start filming on December 12, 2005, despite lack of a final budget, because they would lose the remake rights if they didn't start filming before December 20. Owen Wilson dropped out in October 2005 over creative differences. The Hollywood Reporter speculated that Walter Mitty began to falter after Paramount failed to cast a female lead to star opposite Wilson. Scarlett Johansson had reportedly emerged as the front-runner after screen testing with Wilson earlier in October, but a deal was never signed. Paramount executives 'Brad Grey (I)' and Gail Berman decided to put Walter Mitty in turnaround in November 2005. Samuel Goldwyn Jr. found favor at Twentieth Century Fox. In May 2007, it was announced that Mike Myers was attached to star in the title role. Jay Kogen was hired to write a new script specifically tailored for Myers. *
Shirley MacLaine, who plays Edna Mitty in the film, appeared on the cover of Life magazine four times: the first time with her daughter, Sachi Parker, in the February 9, 1959 issue; the second time to promote her film My Geisha in the February 19, 1961 issue; the third time to promote her film The Children's Hour in the February 23, 1962 issue; and the fourth time to promote her film Irma La Douce, in the June 21, 1963 issue.
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In May 1999, New Line hired Chuck Russell to replace Ron Howard and rewrite the script. Filming was set to begin in early 2000, but was pushed back as'Peter Tolan' worked on rewrites. In May 2001 Samuel Goldwyn Jr. sued New Line for breach of contract. Goldwyn claimed that the studio extended their 1995 deal until May 2001, then announced that it wanted to transfer the rights for the remake to another company and have Goldwyn surrender his creative input. In November 2002, New Line was forced to revert the film rights back to Goldwyn, took the property to Paramount Pictures. During pre-production discussions between Paramount and DreamWorks Pictures on Les désastreuses aventures des orphelins Baudelaire (2004), which starred Jim Carrey, Steven Spielberg, head of DreamWorks, rekindled interest in working with Carrey. In May 2003, Spielberg agreed to direct, and brought in DreamWorks to co-finance the Mitty project with Paramount, which acquired DreamWorks in 2006. *
In the early 1990s, Eric Bogosian adapted the story and was supposed to play the lead role. *
A 1947 film titled The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo may also be of interest.
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When Walter enters the bar in Greenland, the song "Don't you want me" is played as a karaoke song in the background. This song was also used to promote "Zoolander 2" at the Paris fashion week in 2015.
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In "the secret life of Walter Mitty" (1947) in one of the dream sequences, Walter's name is Gaylord. Ben Stiller, who portrays Walter Mitty in this film, also portrayed Gaylord (Greg) Focker in "Meet the parents"(2000)
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Spoilers
The trivia items below may give away important plot points.
Each of Walter's daydreams foreshadows a future event in the film.
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The hotel owner in Iceland, who eventually saves Walter during the eruption, drives a Russian-made Lada Niva.
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