Question 1

What connection does the gold jacket Nicolas Cage wears have to the film's source material?

Accepted Answer

The gold jacket is a nod to the original Philip K. Dick story "The Golden Man" upon which the film is based.

Question 2

What special filming technique was used for about a week due to extreme heat concerns?

Accepted Answer

About a week of shooting was done on 35mm film because the location was forecast to be over 110°F, and the filmmakers were concerned the Panavision Genesis cameras would overheat.

Question 3

Who plays the "girl with necklace" at Cris Johnson's magic show early in the film?

Accepted Answer

The "girl with necklace" is played by Alice Kim Cage, Nicolas Cage's wife at the time.

Question 4

What joke does Cris Johnson ruin when he messes up the punchline at the cabin?

Accepted Answer

He ruins a Buddhist monk hot dog joke by saying "I'll have one with everything" instead of the correct punchline "Make me one with everything".

Question 5

What was Nicolas Cage's contribution to his character and Jessica Biel's character's background?

Accepted Answer

Nicolas Cage came up with the idea for his character to be a Las Vegas magician, and for Jessica Biel's character to have a job that took her to a Native American reservation at The Grand Canyon.

Question 6

What real-life connection appears in the opening minutes of the film?

Accepted Answer

The 'girl with necklace' at Cris Johnson's magic show is played by Alice Kim Cage, Nicolas Cage's wife at the time.

Question 7

What inspired Nicolas Cage's character to be a Las Vegas magician and Jessica Biel's character's Grand Canyon job?

Accepted Answer

Nicolas Cage came up with both ideas for his character to be a Las Vegas magician and for Jessica Biel's character to have a job that took her to a Native American reservation at The Grand Canyon.

Question 8

Why does Nicolas Cage's character wear a gold jacket throughout most of the film?

Accepted Answer

The gold jacket is a nod to the original Philip K. Dick story 'The Golden Man' upon which the film is based.

Question 9

What technical challenge led to about a week of shooting being done on 35mm film instead of HD?

Accepted Answer

About a week of shooting was done on 35mm film because the location was forecast to be over 110°F, and filmmakers were concerned the Panavision Genesis cameras would overheat and fail.

Question 10

What joke does Nicolas Cage's character ruin at the cabin?

Accepted Answer

Cage tells a joke about a Buddhist monk ordering a hot dog but ruins it by saying 'I'll have one with everything' instead of the correct punchline 'Make me one with everything.'

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