Movie |
Curse | Horrified
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Best Score | 1999 | Dun
Best Movie | 1999
Screenplay | 1998 | Nicholas
Budget 46,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 25,232,289 USD
During pre-production, Elias Koteas traveled to Ohio to meet a man who could speak Syrian-Aramaic to help him with his dialogue. The man was happy to help, but wouldn't utter the curse words in the speech for religious reasons. Therefore, the producers had to find another Syrian-Aramaic speaker who was willing to speak the profane lines for Koteas.
Denzel Washington did ride-alongs with local detectives to prepare for his role. He soon learned that some of the cops carried a second pair of shoes in the trunk of their cars while on duty since the shoes they were wearing would occasionally get blood on them at murder scenes.
The name John Hobbes is based on two philosophers from the 17th century, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Hobbes generally thought that men were evil, and needed the constraints of society to make them better. Locke thought that men are thinking, rational creatures capable of peaceful co-existence. These two themes are explored in the film.
Nicholas Kazan specifically wrote the role of Jonesy for John Goodman.
In post-production, the film was processed by using a technique known as ENR, which deepens shadows and lightens highlights, but doesn't alter any primary colors.
"John Hobbes: C'mon Azazel. Open your eyes [sticks a cigarette in his mouth] John Hobbes: Look around sometimes. [lights his cigarette] Azazel: What's this? You don't smoke anymore. John Hobbes: You're right I don't. You know why? Because cigarettes kill. Especially cigarettes laced with poison. Azazel: Bullshit. John Hobbes: The same kind of poisons you used to kill my brother. Azazel: Uh, uh, fuck you. John Hobbes: Yeah I know. It was so sweet. [singing] John Hobbes: Time, is on my side. Yes it is. Azazel: Fuck you, motherfucker. John Hobbes: [picks up his gun] Goodbye, Jonesy. [shoots Jonesy, who is possessed by Azazel in the head]"
"John Hobbes: You take any cop on the force, cream or no, ninety-nine percent of the time they're doing their job, aren't they? Jonesy: Ninety-nine five. John Hobbes: Point five. So he or she, cream or no, is doing more good out there every day than any lawyer or stockbroker or president of the United States can ever do in their lifetime. Cops are the chosen people."
14 May 2021
