Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #200 :: May 23•29

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It’s our 200th edition of Movies by the Decade, and this week has quite a few notable films and blockbusters as we head into the Summer season. In 1924, Mary Pickford produced a film she hoped would change her image. 1944 gave us a movie serial that made its star very popular. In 1954, Alfred Hitchcock went 3D … but the fad ended before the movie was released. 1974 saw Clint Eastwood team up with Jeff Bridges, and 1984 gave us the second film in what would become a series of five, as well as the final film epic of a famous Italian director best known for his ‘spaghetti Westerns’. 1994 saw an animated prehistoric family come to life, 2004 gave us a disaster movie about the danger of climate change, and 2014 brought a team of Marvel superheroes back to the big screen, and took Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt back to the future over and over again. Scroll down to see the movies that premiered this week over the years and tell us if your favorites are celebrating milestone anniversaries.

1924

  • May 23 – Traffic in Hearts (USA, Columbia Pictures)
  • May 25 – Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (USA, Mary Pickford Company)
  • May 25 – Hold Your Breath (USA, Christie Film Company)
  • May 25 – One Law for the Woman (USA, Charles E. Blaney Productions)
  • May 25 – The Perfect Flapper (USA, John McCormick Productions)
  • May 25 – Unseen Hands (USA, Encore Pictures)
  • May 26 – The Danger Line (USA, Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation)
  • May 26 – The Dangerous Coward (USA, Monogram Pictures)
  • May 26 – The Fighting American (USA, Universal Pictures)

Traffic in Hearts is a lost film.

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall was based upon the 1902 novel of the same name by Charles Major. Mary Pickford wanted to use the film to change her image from ‘the girl with the curls’ and selected friend Marshal Neilan to direct. Things quickly went wrong as Neilan showed up on set drunk every day, and their longtime friendship was destroyed. It was the first film to be shot at the real Haddon Hall, which had been restored four years earlier. A copy of the film is held by the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education.

Copies of Hold Your Breath are maintained in the collections of the Library of Congress, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, and other film archives.

A print of The Perfect Flapper is preserved at the Library of Congress along with a trailer. Unseen Hands was the only horror film directed by Jacques Jaccard during his 22 year career. The Danger Line, also known as The Battle, is a lost film.

The Fighting American is also known as The Fighting Adventurer. The working title was The Throwback. 16mm and 8mm copies of the film do exist.

1934

  • May 25 – Stingaree (USA, RKO Radio Pictures)
  • May 26 – The Merry Frinks (USA, First National Pictures)
  • May 28 – Eyes of Fate (UK, Sound City)
  • May 28 – This Acting Business (UK, Warner Brothers-First National Productions)
  • May 29 – Sorrell and Son (USA, British & Dominions Film Corporation)

Eyes of Fate and The Acting Business have no known US theatrical release dates. Sorrell and Son originally opened in the UK in December 1933.

Stingaree was based on a 1905 novel by Ernest William Hornung. The story had been previously filmed as serials in 1915 and 1917. RKO purchased the rights as a vehicle for Irene Dunne. The film was part of the Merian C. Cooper collection that Cooper had kept out of circulation for more than 50 years, outside of a brief span between 1955 and 1956 in New York City.

The Merry Frinks is also known as Happy Family.

Eyes of Fate was produced as a ‘quota quickie’ to help bolster the failing British film industry. The film is also known as All the Winners. This Acting Business was also produced as a quota quickie.

Sorrell and Son is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by Warwick Deeping. A silent version had been produced in 1927. It was Louis Hayward’s final British film before relocating to America, where he had a successful career for many years.

1944

  • May 25 – Ladies of Washington (USA, Twentieth Century Fox)
  • May 25 – Stars on Parade (USA, Columbia Pictures)
  • May 25 – Three Men in White (USA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
  • May 26 – The Anvil Chorus Girl (USA, short, Famous Studios)
  • May 26 – The Scarlet Claw (USA, Universal Pictures)
  • May 26 – The Yoke’s on Me (USA, short, Columbia Pictures)
  • May 27 – Duck Soup to Nuts (USA, short, Leon Schlesinger Studios)
  • May 27 – The Tiger Woman (USA, serial, Republic Pictures)
  • May 27 – Trial by Trigger (USA, short, The Vitaphone Corporation)

The Anvil Chorus Girl, a Popeye cartoon short, featured Jackson Beck’s first voice performance as Bluto. He remained in the role until 1978. It also marked Mae Questel’s first performance of Olive Oyl since 1938.

The Scarlet Claw was the eighth film of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes series. It is not credited as an official Holmes story adaptation, but it bears similarities to The Hound of the Baskervilles, to which Watson refers directly early in the film.

The Yoke’s on Me is the 79th of 190 Three Stooges shorts from Columbia Pictures. The short was part of a group of films at the time that contributed to wartime discourse through humor. However the film drew some scrutiny and was blacklisted from appearing on many TV stations for its treatment of Japanese Americans, with one scene portraying them as escapees from a relocation center rather than prisoners of war, a distinction that adds layers of complexity to the ethical interpretation of the narrative.

The Tiger Woman is a 12-chapter serial that was re-released as Perils of the Darkest Jungle in 1951. In 1966 it was re-edited into a 100-minute film titled Jungle Gold. Linda Stirling became immensely popular from the film and Zorro’s Black Whip was quickly put into production with her as the main star. It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1944. The working title was Tiger Woman of the Amazon. The film has several errors: the Tiger Woman wears a costume of leopard fur; the natives are dressed as Navaho outdoors but as Aztecs indoors; the men in the serial never remove their hats, indoors or outside.

Trial by Trigger was the sixth of Warner Bros’ ‘Santa Fe Trail’ series of two-reel Westerns.

1954

Warner Bros.-First National Pictures

  • May 26 – The Long Wait (USA, Parklane Pictures Inc.)
  • May 27 – The Rainbow Jacket (UK, Ealing Studios)
  • May 28 – Casper Genie (USA, short, Famous Studios)
  • May 29 – Dial M for Murder (USA, Warner Bros.-First National Pictures)
  • May 29 – Little School Mouse (USA, short, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

The Rainbow Jacket has no known US theatrical release date. The Long Wait is based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Mickey Spillane.

Dial M for Murder is based on the stage play by Frederick Knott, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was shot in and intended to be exhibited in 3D, but the fad had ended by the time the film was due to be released. The 3D version of the film was screened in the early 1980s during a renewed interest in the process. The character in the play named Max Halliday was changed to Mark for the film. Anthony Dawson and John Williams reprised the Broadway roles. Alfred Hitchcock’s signature cameo can be seen 13 minutes into the film where he appears in a black-and-white photograph sitting at a banquet table.

1964

  • May 26 – The Hole (USA, Filmsonor)
  • May 29 – 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (USA, Harlequin International Pictures)
  • May 29 – White Slaves of Chinatown (USA, American Film Distributing)

The Hole originally opened in France on March 18, 1960 as Le Trou. It is an adaptation of José Giovanni’s 1957 book The Break. The film was originally titled The Night Watch when it was first released in the US, but is known by its French title today. The scene where three different characters take turns breaking through the concrete floor of their cell is filmed in a single, nearly four minute long, shot. The film has no musical score except under the end credits. There are also no opening credits.

White Slaves of Chinatown introduces the villainous character of Olga, played by Audrey Campbell. Campbell portrayed the character in two following films, and the character in two additional films is played by a different actress.

1974

  • May 23 – The Best of Benny Hill (UK, Euston Films)
  • May 23 – The Dove (UK, EMI Films)
  • May 24 – Chosen Survivors (USA, Metromedia Producers Corporation)
  • May 24 – Huckleberry Finn (USA, APJAC Productions)
  • May 24 – Madhouse (USA, Amicus Productions)
  • May 24 – Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (USA, The Malpaso Company)
  • May 29 – Mission: Monte Carlo (Italy, Incorporated Television Company)
  • May 29 – The Devil’s Nightmare (USA, Cetelci S.A.)
  • May 29 – The Teacher (USA, Hickmar Productions)

The Best of Benny Hill has no known US theatrical release date. The Dove was released in the US in September 1974. Mission: Monte Carlo premiered in the US on home video in 1988. The Devil’s Nightmare originally opened in Belgium on November 14, 1971 as La plus longue nuit du diable.

The Best of Benny Hill is a collection of material from The Benny Hill Show TV series aired between 1969 and 1973. The show’s studio footage was produced on videotape, while location material was shot on film, a common practice for British TV series as the time. The video elements were transferred to 35mm film and the 16mm film elements were blown up to 35mm.

The Dove was the third and last film produced by Gregory Peck. The story was adapted from the true-life account Dove by Robin Lee Graham, played in the film by Joseph Bottoms, and Derek L.T. Gill. The song ‘Sail the Summer Winds’ was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Huckleberry Finn was a musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s novel, co-produced by Reader’s Digest. The film’s original songs were written by the Sherman Brothers, known for their work for Disney. The film was a follow-up to the previous year’s Tom Sawyer, featuring Jeff East as Finn in both movies. Paul Winfield agreed to appear in the film only if the producers promised there would be no singing slaves. Both films were shot in Missouri and Mississippi. Winfield was arrested for possession of marijuana in his hotel room, which he claimed was sent to him in order to frame him. Director J. Lee Thompson stated the Natchez police treated Winfield ‘abominably’ and would not encourage any productions to consider filming in the town. After drawing media scrutiny, Thompson retracted his comments but maintained the police still showed prejudice toward Winfield. Producer Arthur P. Jacobs died after suffering a heart attack one week into production. The film took a one day break. Robert Flack sang ‘Freedom’ and insisted on having only a guitar backing. She threatened to sue if a soundtrack album was released with a full orchestral backing, which had already been recorded therefore the album was never released.

Madhouse was based on the 1969 novel Devilday by Angus Hall. The film’s alternate title is The Revenge of Dr. Death.

Clint Eastwood became available for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot after he turned down the lead in Charley Varrick. Eastwood liked the screenplay so much he wanted to direct it himself. After meeting Michael Cimino, Eastwood decided to give the job to him, giving Cimino his big break. Cimino later credited Eastwood for his career. It was noted that Eastwood didn’t like to do more than three takes, and when Jeff Bridges asked to do one more Cimino had to check with Eastwood who said to ‘give the kid a shot’.

Mission: Monte Carlo was two episodes of the TV series The Persuaders edited together into a feature film. The Teacher is a grindhouse homage to The Graduate.

1984

  • May 23 – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (USA/Canada, Lucasfilm Ltd.)
  • May 23 – Once Upon a Time in America (France, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie)
  • May 23 – Success Is the Best Revenge (France, Gaumont)
  • May 24 – The Chain (UK, Quintet Films)
  • May 25 – Chattanooga Choo Choo (USA, Chattanooga Choo Choo)
  • May 25 – Cold Feet (USA, Cinecom Pictures)
  • May 25 – Fleshburn (USA, Amritraj Productions)

Once Upon a Time in America opened in the US and Canada on June 1, 1984. Success Is the Best Revenge (French: Le succès à tout prix) has no known US theatrical release date. The Chain has no known US theatrical release date, but it was screened at BritFest Los Angeles on March 5, 1988.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the second film in the Indiana Jones series and a prequel to the first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. George Lucas decided to make the film a prequel so as not to feature Nazis as the villains again. The film and Gremlins, both criticized at the time for scenes of intense violence in a PG-rated film, led to Steven Spielberg suggesting to the MPAA that a new rating between PG and R be created. Two months after the film’s release, the MPAA added the PG-13 rating to its system. The film earned two Oscar nominations for Original Score and Visual Effects, winning for Visual Effects. Dan Aykroyd has a cameo appearance and a British accent as Weber, and Spielberg, Lucas, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy have cameos at the airport. Initial treatments set the film in China with a valley inhabited by dinosaurs, and another with the Monkey King as the plot device. China refused permission to film in the country and a new setting had to be chosen. Another treatment featured a haunted castle but Spielberg felt it was too similar to Poltergeist, so the castle was changed to a demonic temple in India. Lucas came up with the religious cult idea and asked Lawrence Kasdan to write the screenplay. Kasdan turned it down for being too mean, dark and ugly, which he attributed to the chaotic time in the lives of Lucas and Spielberg. Sharon Stone was one of the unknown actresses who auditioned for the role of Willie Scott. Kate Capshaw got the role after Spielberg saw her video audition and shared it with Harrison Ford. Ke Huy Quan’s younger brother originally auditioned for the role of Short Round but the producers noticed Quan giving his brother directions from behind the camera so they asked him to audition as well. He ended up being cast a few days later. Filming in India was denied due to the script’s voodoo elements with Mola Ram and the Thuggees. Location work shifted to Sri Lanka. 80% of the film was shot on sound stages at Elstree Studios in England, though Douglas Slocombe’s skillful lighting disguised that fact. The opening musical number was the last scene to be filmed, but the one-of-a-kind beaded dress worn by Kate Capshaw did feature in a later scene drying on a nearby tree. An elephant started to eat the dress and its vintage 1920s and 1930s beads, tearing the dress in the process. Costume designed Anthony Powell had to fill out the insurance forms with no choice but to write ‘dress eaten by elephant’ as the reason for the claim. Harrison Ford suffered a severe spinal disc herniation by performing a somersault while filming the scene with the assassin in Jones’s bedroom. A hospital bed was brought to the set for him to rest in between takes, but despite the pain he continued to perform so production on the film would not have to stop. Lucas eventually did have to shut the film down so Ford could go to the hospital for recovery. Despite the setbacks, Spielberg still finished the film on time and on budget. Spielberg’s first cut of the film ran one hour and 55 minutes, and he and Lucas both felt the pacing was too fast, so they added more matte shots to slow things down so the audience could have some breathing room between the action scenes.

Once Upon a Time in America is based on Harry Grey’s novel The Hoods. It was the final film directed by Sergio Leone, and it was the third film in his ‘Once Upon a Time Trilogy’. Leone originally intended the film to be two three-hour films, and decided on one 269-minute film. The distributors convinced him to shorten it to 229-minutes. The American distributor shortened it again to 139 minutes and re-edited the film into chronological order without Leone’s involvement. The US edit was a critical and commercial flop, and critics who had seen both versions condemned the changes. The ‘European Cut’ was eventually released on home video, and has been named one of the greatest films of all time. The European version earned five BAFTA nominations, winning two for Costume Design and Film Music. The film was also nominated for two Golden Globes for Director and Score, but did not receive recognition from the Oscars.

The Chain spawned a spin-off TV series for ITV in the UK titled Moving Story. Chattanooga Choo Choo was inspired by the popular 1941 song of the same name by the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

1994

Amblin Entertainment

  • May 23 – Desperate Remedies (USA, James Wallace Productions)
  • May 25 – Beverly Hills Cop III (USA, Eddie Murphy Productions)
  • May 26 – Shotgun Wedding (AUS, Beyond Films)
  • May 27 – Lex and Rory (AUS, The Globe)
  • May 27 – The Flintstones (USA, Amblin Entertainment)

Shotgun Wedding and Lex and Rory have no known US theatrical release dates.

Desperate Remedies used Fuji film stock to enhance the production’s vivid color palette, which helped make the film look more expensive than it was with a budget of about $2 million.

Beverly Hills Cop III features cameos by a number of well-known film personalities including Robert B. Sherman, Arthur Hiller, John Singleton, Joe Dante, Barbet Schroeder, Peter Medak, Ray Harryhausen and George Lucas. It is the first film of the franchise to not involve Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who left due to budgetary disagreements. The film’s original budget was $70 million, and Paramount ordered it be cut to $55 million after the failure of Eddie Murphy’s The Distinguished Gentleman. Production had to be shut down so the studio could get a grip on the spiraling budget, $15 million of which was Murphy’s paycheck. The amusement park scenes were filmed at Paramount’s Great America after Knotts Berry Farm declined permission. One shootout scene was filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Earthquake! ride.

The Flintstones is based on the 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name by Hanna-Barbera. This was the final theatrical film of Elizabeth Taylor, who played Pearl Slaghoople, Wilma’s mother (the role was offered to Audrey Meadows and Elizabeth Montgomery). The B-52’s performed their version of the cartoon’s theme song, playing cavemen versions of themselves as the BC-52’s. The film was originally set up at New Line Cinema but was later sold to Universal Pictures. The animatronic creatures like Dino and the Dictabird were created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Industrial Light and Magic handled the film’s CGI effects. John Candy, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Chevy Chase were all considered for the role of Fred Flintstone. The last four actors were deemed too skinny and the use of a fat suit was considered inappropriate. John Goodman felt he’d been sandbagged into the role during a table read of Always where Spielberg declared he’d found his Fred Flintstone. It was not a role he wanted but admitted it was fun. If Goodman had turned down the role, the film would not have been made. Geena Davis, Faith Ford and Catherine O’Hara were considered for the role of Wilma, which went to Elizabeth Perkins. Danny DeVito was the original choice for Barney, but he felt he was too gruff so he suggested Rick Moranis. Janine Turner, Tracy Ullman and Daphne Zuniga were considered for Betty, but Rosie O’Donnell won the role based on her impersonation of Betty’s giggle. Sharon Stone was to play Miss Stone but had to withdraw due to scheduling issues. The role was offered to Nicole Kidman, but it ultimately went to Halle Berry.

2004

  • May 25 – Nora’s Hair Salon (USA, Warning Films Inc.)
  • May 28 – BAADASSSSS! (USA, limited, Bad Aaas Cinema)
  • May 28 – Raising Helen (USA/Canada, Mandeville Films)
  • May 28 – Soul Plane (USA, 3 Arts Entertainment)
  • May 28 – The Burial Society (USA, Astral Films)
  • May 28 – The Day After Tomorrow (USA, Centropolis Entertainment)
  • May 28 – Word Wars (USA, documentary, limited, E-Wolf)

BAADASSSSS!, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles was a biographical drama based on the struggles of his father Melvin as he attempted to film and distribute Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, the film that was instrumental in establishing the blaxploitation genre in Hollywood.

Soul Plane marked the feature directorial debut of Jessy Terrero. Kevin Hart suggested the film failed at the box office due to bootlegging, which he claimed started three months before the film was released. He said people would come up to him and ask them to sign the bootleg. He does credit the film with making him popular enough to tour the country with his comedy act.

The Day After Tomorrow is based on the 1999 book The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. Filmed in Montreal, the film earned $552 million worldwide making it the highest-grossing Hollywood film made in Canada at the time. To select a studio for production, a copy of the script with a term sheet was sent to all the major studios with a 24-hour window to respond. Fox Studios was the only studio to accept the terms. The film had 416 visual effects shot created by nine effects houses with over 1,000 artists working on the film for over a year. A miniature was going to be used for the destruction of New York City, but a digital scan of 13 blocks of Manhattan was used to create a CGI model. Miniatures were used for an underwater scene depicting a city bus crushed by a Russian submarine that had drifted inland. The opening flyover of Antarctica was also computer-generated, and at about two-and-a-half minutes was the longest continuous all-CG shot in film history at the time, surpassing the opening scene of Contact. The special effects won a BAFTA but the film received no Oscar or Golden Globe nominations.

The full title of Word Wars is Word Wars – Tiles and Tribulations on the Scrabble Circuit. The film received a Documentary Emmy nomination for Best Artistic or Cultural Programming.

2014

3 Arts Entertainment

  • May 23 – Blended (USA, Happy Madison Productions)
  • May 23 – Cold in July (USA, limited, Bullet Pictures)
  • May 23 – Frequencies (USA, Incurably Curious Productions)
  • May 23 – Return to the Hiding Place (USA, Spencer Productions)
  • May 23 – The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (USA, limited, AMIB Productions)
  • May 23 – The Dance of Reality (USA, limited, Le Soleil Films)
  • May 23 – The Love Punch (USA/Canada, Process Media)
  • May 23 – The Railway Man (USA, Archer Street Productions)
  • May 23 – X-Men: Days of Future Past (USA, Bad Hat Harry Productions)
  • May 24 – Tiny Giants 3D (USA, BBC Earth)
  • May 25 – Healing (USA, Pointblank Pictures)
  • May 26 – Top Dog (UK, Hereford Films)
  • May 27 – Could This Be Love (USA, Entertainment One)
  • May 27 – Tapped Out (Canada, Hackybox Pictures)
  • May 28 – Being Us (Philippines, 3½ Egos Productions)
  • May 28 – Edge of Tomorrow (Belgium, 3 Arts Entertainment)
  • May 28 – The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (France, NICE FLX Pictures)

The Dance of Reality originally opened in France on September 4, 2013. The Railway Man originally opened in Australia on December 26, 2013. X-Men: Days of Future Past opened in the UK on May 22, 2014. Healing originally opened in Australia on May 8, 2014. Top Dog has no known US theatrical release date. Tapped Out premiered on DVD in the US on May 27, 2014; it originally opened in Brazil on May 16, 2014. Being Us opened in the US and Canada on July 1, 2014. Edge of Tomorrow opened in the US and Canada on June 6, 2014. The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared opened in the US on May 8, 2015.

Blended marked the third film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore following The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. The film’s title was changed to The Familymoon, and then changed back to Blended. Wendi McLendon-Covery replaced Chelsea Handler in the role of Barrymore’s best friend who has no children. The film earned three Razzie Awards nominations for Worst Actor (Sandler), Actress (Barrymore) and Supporting Actor (Shaquille O’Neal).

Cold in July is based on the novel of the same name by author Joe R. Lansdale. Frequencies is also known as OXV: The Manual. Return to the Hiding Place is adapted, in part, from Hans Poley’s Return to the Hiding Place.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn is a remake of the 1997 Israeli film The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum. It was the final Robin Williams film to be released in his lifetime.

The Railway Man is an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax. Rachel Weisz was to play Patricia but had to bow out due to reshoots on other films. She was replaced by Nicole Kidman.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is inspired by the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline ‘Days of Future Past’ by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Matthew Vaughn, who directed X-Men: First Class, was to direct but left the project for Kingsman: The Secret Service and Fantastic Four. Bryan Singer, who directed the first two X-Men movies, returned with most of the crew from the earlier films. The film earned an Oscar nomination for Visual Effects, making it the first film in the series to be recognized by the Academy. Singer had announced Lady Gaga would join the cast as Dazzler, but that turned out to be an April Fool’s joke. Stan Lee was to shoot a cameo in August 2013 in Montreal, but chose to attend the Fan Expo in Toronto instead. The film was the first in the series to be filmed in native 3D instead of using a post-conversion process. The film contained 1,311 visual effects supplied by twelve production houses.

Top Dog is based on the novel by Dougie Brimson, who also wrote the screenplay.

Edge of Tomorrow is loosely based on the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. The film’s opening scenes were done in director Doug Liman’s office with Tom Cruise doing his own hair and makeup. The beach battle was intended to be filmed on location, but the studio built a beach set at the studio site surrounded by green screens. After the first day of filming, Liman demanded on the second day that everything from the first be reshot, which concerned the producers. The beach scene was intended to take two weeks to shoot, but stretched on for three months. The brief scene in Trafalger Square required the closure of 36 roads, diverting 122 bus routes. As the film was to take place in one day, the changeable British weather was a challenge. After filming concluded in August 2013, Jeremy Piven was brought in to film some additional scenes but those scene were ultimately not included in the film. The battle suits weighted 85 pounds and both Cruise and Emily Blunt wore them and performed their own stunts. It required four people to help outfit the actors. Between takes the actors would be suspended by chains to help take the weight of the suits off their shoulders. Nine visual effects companies handled the VFX shots. The film was post-converted into 3D.

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared was Oscar-nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

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