The 15:17 to Paris - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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[tom]

When Spencer Stone appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), in September 2015, he was awarded a 2016 Chevy Camaro Convertible for his bravery. That same car is featured in the opening scene of this movie.

[kristina]

While taking a bicycle tour of Germany, the tour guide gives a different version of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun's suicide, with the Russians, rather than the Americans closing in. He makes a comment about Americans not being able to take credit for everything, and as he begins to lead the ride, he can be heard singing "Springtime for Hitler and Germany" from Mel Brooks' The Producers (1967).

[bernice]

Producer and Director Clint Eastwood enlisted the actual Americans who took down the terrorist to play themselves in this movie: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone.

[bernice]

An image of Producer and Director Clint Eastwood's face from Pale Rider (1985) appears on a character's t-shirt.

[tamara]

The title was inspired by the movie "3:10 to Yuma".

[frances]

Roughly eight weeks after the Thalys train attack, Spencer Stone was stabbed in the back several times by James Tran, outside a downtown Sacramento night club. Stone suffered wounds to his lungs, liver, and heart, and he had to undergo emergency open heart surgery. In 2017, Tran was found guilty of attempted murder, causing great bodily injury, and the use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to nine years. Stone was quoted in the Sacramento Bee newspaper, saying, "At the end of the day, I forgive the guy. We all make stupid decisions, some dumber than others. I hope he learns from it."

[jesus]

This is the thirty-sixth movie directed by Clint Eastwood.

[addison]

The first person to tackle the terrorist on the train was a Frenchman. He later turned down the Légion d'honneur and asked to remain anonymous because he feared reprisals from other Islamists living in France.

[ella]

Many of the actors and actresses in this movie are better known as sitcom stars: Tony Hale and Judy Greer were in Arrested Development (2003), Jenna Fischer in The Office (2005), Thomas Lennon in Reno 911! (2003), and Jaleel White in Family Matters (1989).

[sara]

At one hour and thirty-four minutes, this has the shortest running time out of all of Clint Eastwood's directorial projects. The previous record holder was Sully (2016) at one hour and thirty-six minutes.

[elmer]

The plot tagline says "3 U.S. Airmen", but only Spencer Stone is in the Air Force. Alek Skarlatos is Army National Guard, and Anthony Sadler is a civilian.

[tammy]

The boarding of the three service men was filmed in Amsterdam Central, while the boarding of the terrorist was filmed in Brussels Midi. Both locations are correct, although throughout this movie, the city of Brussels is never mentioned.

[christina]

Clint Eastwood was attached to direct Richard Jewell (2019) since 2014, but dropped out in 2016 to do Impossible Odds as his next directorial project after finishing Sully (2016). The project wasn't ready yet and needed more time in development, meaning that Eastwood needed another project. He decided to sign on to helm this project as his next directorial movie.

[kyle]

This movie marked the first time that Clint Eastwood and Director of Photography Tom Stern used Zeiss Master Anamorphic lenses, which have the least anamorphic distortion. Their previous anamorphic shot movies were Filmed in Panavision.

[javier]

A poster of Letters From Iwo Jima (2006), also produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, appeared in Spencer Stone's room during the childhood scenes.