Question 1

What unusual technique did the director use to help Jake Gyllenhaal appear disoriented during train scenes?

Accepted Answer

The director played random music and static buzz through an earbud that Gyllenhaal wore during the train sequences to create a disoriented look.

Question 2

What Easter egg connects the film to director Duncan Jones' previous movie Moon?

Accepted Answer

Christina's ringtone is The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes, the same song that played as Sam's alarm in Moon (2009).

Question 3

What is the only real object in the white van's back area according to production details?

Accepted Answer

Only the stars and stripes box was real; everything else in the back of the white van was created using visual effects.

Question 4

What Quantum Leap connection appears through Scott Bakula's cameo?

Accepted Answer

Scott Bakula voices Colter's father and begins their phone conversation with 'Oh Boy,' his trademark line from Quantum Leap, which has a similar plot.

Question 5

What festival premiered Source Code in 2011?

Accepted Answer

Source Code premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2011.

Question 6

What technique did the director use to help Jake Gyllenhaal appear disoriented during train scenes?

Accepted Answer

The director played random songs and static buzz through an earbud that Gyllenhaal wore during the train sequences.

Question 7

What is the only real object in the back of the white van shown in the film?

Accepted Answer

Only the stars and stripes box was real; everything else in the van was created with visual effects.

Question 8

Why did Jake Gyllenhaal stay after filming his scenes to record additional voicework?

Accepted Answer

Since he didn't share scenes with Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright, he provided voicework for them to react to.

Question 9

What is the origin of the name 'Beleaguered Castle' for the military project in the film?

Accepted Answer

Beleaguered Castle takes its name from a variation on the game of solitaire.

Question 10

What connection does Christina's ringtone have to director Duncan Jones's previous film Moon?

Accepted Answer

Christina's ringtone is 'The One and Only' by Chesney Hawkes, the same song that plays as Sam's alarm in Moon (2009).

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