Question 1

Why was Pittsburgh chosen as the main filming location for The Next Three Days?

Accepted Answer

Writer/director Paul Haggis selected Pittsburgh because it's relatively close to the Canadian border, a logical destination for a prison break, and less cinematically familiar than cities like New York or Chicago.

Question 2

What real-life techniques for breaking locks are featured in the film, and which one was debunked?

Accepted Answer

The 'bump key' technique works on older, cheaper locks as shown, but the car lock tennis ball method was busted on MythBusters in 2007.

Question 3

How did Elizabeth Banks prepare for her role as a prisoner in The Next Three Days?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Banks met with prisoners and guards and spent about five minutes incarcerated in a cell to understand life in jail.

Question 4

What is the central conflict that drives the plot of The Next Three Days?

Accepted Answer

A married couple's life is upended when the wife is accused of murdering her boss, leading her husband to attempt breaking her out of prison after years of failed legal efforts.

Question 5

Which musician makes a cameo appearance in the bar scene when John is looking for Harv?

Accepted Answer

Academy Award-nominated musician Aimee Mann appears as an extra seated at the bar with Mike, who joins Harv to meet John.

Question 6

Why was Pittsburgh chosen as the main filming location for The Next Three Days?

Accepted Answer

Writer/director Paul Haggis selected Pittsburgh because it's relatively close to the Canadian border, making it a logical escape destination, and it's less cinematically familiar than cities like New York or Chicago.

Question 7

Which real-life lock-picking technique shown in the film actually works as portrayed?

Accepted Answer

The 'bump key' technique used by John works on older, cheaper cylinder locks without anti-bump features, though the car lock tennis ball method was debunked on MythBusters.

Question 8

How did Elizabeth Banks prepare for her role as an incarcerated woman?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Banks met with prisoners and guards to understand jail life and spent about five minutes locked in a cell herself to experience it firsthand.

Question 9

What is The Next Three Days a remake of?

Accepted Answer

The film is a remake of the 2008 French movie Anything for Her.

Question 10

Which musician makes a cameo appearance in the bar scene when John is looking for Harv?

Accepted Answer

Academy Award-nominated musician Aimee Mann appears as an extra in the bar scene, seated at the bar with Mike.

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