Stonehearst Asylum - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Stonehearst Asylum or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Stonehearst Asylum

[ray]

David Thewlis and Brendan Gleeson appeared in the Harry Potter film franchise.

[caroline]

The movie is based on short story written in 1844 by Edgar Allan Poe, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether".

[terry]

This is the second movie where Sir Ben Kingsley played a doctor in a mental hospital. The first being Shutter Island (2010).

[stephanie]

When Dr. Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) is dining the first night in the asylum, he points out the irony of the groundskeepers name, Mickey Finn (David Thewlis) and the reference to slipping someone a Mickey, a drug in their drink. The term "slip someone a Mickey" was most likely coined after a real man named Mickey Finn from Chicago, Illinois, who, in 1903 was arrested when it surfaced that he would drug and rob patrons of his inn.

[carla]

(At around one hour and fifteen minutes) The music playing at the party is, appropriately, "Danse Macabre".

[oscar]

Sir Michael Caine and Sir Ben Kingsley starred in Without a Clue (1988).

[ethel]

The phrase on the wall of the nursing when Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale) assists Doctor Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) is: "What makes a man ill, also cures him."

[ava]

Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) jokes about "Mickey Finn" being a euphemism for drugging someone's drink with "knockout drops". Later on, Mr. Salt (Sir Michael Caine) claims the prisoners were overcome with chloral hydrate in their drinks. Chloral hydrate is often used as knockout drops.

[clayton]

In some countries, the title changed from "Eliza Graves" to "Stonehearst Asylum".