Question 1

How much weight did Matthew McConaughey lose for his role in Dallas Buyers Club?

Accepted Answer

Matthew McConaughey lost forty-seven pounds (21kg) for his role as an AIDS patient, with newspapers describing him as "terribly gaunt" and "wasting away to skin and bones."

Question 2

What surprising fact reveals the film's extremely tight production budget?

Accepted Answer

The film's makeup budget was only $250, yet the makeup artists worked with that amount and the film won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Question 3

Which major film festivals included Dallas Buyers Club in their 2013 lineups?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.

Question 4

How many times was the Dallas Buyers Club script rejected before production?

Accepted Answer

Over the course of twenty years in circulation, the script was turned down over one hundred times.

Question 5

What was Ron Woodroof's prognosis when diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1986?

Accepted Answer

Ron Woodroof was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1986 and given thirty days to live.

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