Question 1

Why did the filmmakers use real news footage in Kill the Irishman?

Accepted Answer

Due to budget limits and to add realism, the director and producers used real news clips from Cleveland covering the actual events depicted in the movie.

Question 2

Why was Detroit chosen as a filming location instead of Cleveland?

Accepted Answer

Detroit offered tax credits and had more resemblance to 1970s Cleveland, which had 'prettied itself up' and changed, while Detroit was still 'on its knees' according to Stevenson.

Question 3

How did the mob's plot to kill Danny Greene involve an FBI security breach?

Accepted Answer

The mob bribed an FBI clerk who stole a list of confidential informants from a top secret room, but Cleveland agents quickly plugged the leak and arrested the clerk.

Question 4

What unusual career choice did Val Kilmer turn down before joining this film?

Accepted Answer

Val Kilmer joined the production after turning down the opportunity to run for governor of his home state of New Mexico.

Question 5

How long did it take to get Danny Greene's story on film, and what inspired the project?

Accepted Answer

It took 12 years to get the story on film. Producer Tommy Reid learned about Greene while a student at Ohio State and bought the options to Rick Porrello's book 'To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia.'

Question 6

Why does Kill the Irishman use real news clips from Cleveland?

Accepted Answer

Due to budget limits and to add realism, the director and producers used real news clips from the Cleveland area of the actual events depicted in the movie.

Question 7

What unusual FBI security breach is part of the plot to kill Danny Greene?

Accepted Answer

The plot involved a mob-bribed clerk stealing a list of confidential informants from a top secret FBI room, with Cleveland agents quickly plugging the leak and arresting the clerk.

Question 8

Why was Detroit chosen as a filming location instead of Cleveland?

Accepted Answer

Detroit offered tax credits and had more resemblance to 1970s-era Cleveland, as Cleveland had 'prettied itself up' and changed, while Detroit was still 'on its knees' according to Stevenson.

Question 9

How long did it take to get Danny Greene's story on film?

Accepted Answer

It took 12 years to get mobster Danny Greene's story on film, with producer Tommy Reid buying options to the book 'To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia'.

Question 10

What major event drives the conflict in Kill the Irishman?

Accepted Answer

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in Cleveland during a turf war between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia, based on a true story.

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