Question 1

What distinctive language did the screenwriter create for the characters?

Accepted Answer

Scott Rosenberg created a slang-based vocabulary by mixing Vietnam slang, biker slang, and his own original diction.

Question 2

How did the film's title connect to Warren Zevon?

Accepted Answer

The title is taken from a Warren Zevon song of the same name. Miramax paid him after he wasn't happy, and the song appears in the end credits.

Question 3

What unusual detail did Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg share about Christopher Walken on set?

Accepted Answer

She said Christopher Walken 'smelled like formaldehyde' and nibbled from a brown apple he kept in his pocket.

Question 4

What personal event inspired Scott Rosenberg to write the script so quickly?

Accepted Answer

He wrote the script in two weeks partly in reaction to his father's death from cancer.

Question 5

Which major film festival featured this movie in 1995?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.

Question 6

What distinctive language did the screenwriter create for the characters?

Accepted Answer

Scott Rosenberg created a slang-based vocabulary by mixing Vietnam slang, biker slang, and his own original diction.

Question 7

How did the film get its title and what controversy was involved?

Accepted Answer

The title comes from a Warren Zevon song. Zevon wasn't happy with the use, so Miramax paid him, and the song appears in the end credits.

Question 8

What unusual writing circumstances produced the script?

Accepted Answer

Scott Rosenberg wrote the script in two weeks, partly in reaction to his father's death from cancer.

Question 9

Which major film festival featured this movie in 1995?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.

Question 10

What is the basic premise of 'Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'?

Accepted Answer

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

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