The Yards - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[eli]

The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Charlize Theron, Ellen Burstyn, and Faye Dunaway; and three Oscar nominees: James Caan, Mark Wahlberg, and Joaquin Phoenix.

[jesse]

For Leo's and Willie's fight, Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix agreed to actually fight each other. Although they wore knee and elbow pads, everything on-screen is the two of them beating each other up. There are no stunts, and the entire thing was done in two takes, from three different angles. The next day, they were black and blue.

[kim]

Although theatrically released in the fall of 2000, the film was shot during the spring and summer of 1998, and was originally slated for theatrical release in the fall of 1999. Studio and production problems, however, delayed the release for a full year.

[aaron]

The film was based on a real-life corruption scandal in the mid 1980s that involved the father of co-writer and director James Gray.

[jeffrey]

The newscasters on the news that Leo watches are actual newscasters from the New York City area.

[beth]

Director James Gray and stars Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix worked together again 7 years later for the movie "We Own the Night" (2007).

[janice]

The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) initially refused permission to film on its property. The filmmakers decided to film at an old abandoned freight yard and a studio set. Finally, a deal was reached allowing one scene to be shot inside the 207th Street Car Shop and Yard on NYCTA property.

[ethel]

The film was beset by significant post-production drama over creative differences about its tone and content, as detailed in the book "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film" by Peter Biskind. It appears on a 2017 list in "The Telegraph" in an article entitled "Harvey Scissorhands: 6 Flms Ruined by Harvey Weinstein."

[bessie]

James Gray is a great fan of Claude Chabrol, he intended this movie as an homage to the films of Chabrol. The film opened at the Cannes Film Festival to the audiences whistles, something that greatly angered Chabrol.

[darrell]

Just before the fight scene, Joaquin Phoenix actually hit Charlize Theron, and really did take a tumble down the stairs.