Silver Linings Playbook - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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

[camila]

In the early release version of the movie, Pat, Sr. incorrectly states the Eagles beat the Cowboys 21 to 6. In the wide release version, the correct score of the 2008 game has been dubbed in, and his character states the Eagles won 44 to 6.

[harry]

Throughout the movie, Dolores (Jacki Weaver) announces to her family and visiting friends that she has made "crabby snacks and homemades" for them to eat while watching football. Many critics and viewers outside of the Philadelphia area assumed this was some sort of term for a Philadelphia Eagles food tradition, but most Philadelphia-area viewers were just as mystified by the term as everyone else. Weaver herself, in a November 2012 New York Magazine interview, admitted that she couldn't remember what the term meant, although she had known at the time of shooting the movie. Finally, the Philadelphia Daily News reported that "crabby snacks" are a canapé that Doreen Quick (mother of Matthew Quick who wrote this story) used to make for game days and other gatherings. The recipe consists of canned crabmeat and processed cheese cooked together and spread onto English muffins, and cut into quarters. "Homemades" are beef rolls covered with bread crumbs and simmered in tomato sauce.

[victoria]

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence have played Marvel superheroes. Lawrence plays Raven Darkholme/Mystique in X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Cooper went on to do the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

[ethel]

David O. Russell was drawn to the story because of the family relationships, and also because of the connection to his own son Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell, who has bipolar and O.C.D.

[violet]

The book that Pat tosses out the window is "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway.

[wesley]

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence appeared in American Hustle (2013), Serena (2014), and Joy (2015). They once again received Oscar nominations in their respective categories, this time on the Supporting end, for American Hustle.

[lynn]

It took five years and twenty-five re-writes before David O. Russell could direct it, as Sydney Pollack told him it was tricky to have emotional, troubling, funny, and romantic content mixed together.

[bessie]

Bradley Cooper previously auditioned for the role of Robert De Niro's son in Everybody's Fine (2009). He lost out to Sam Rockwell.

[cassandra]

The title does not appear anywhere in the movie, except at the end of the end credits.

[jesse]

Anupam Kher got lot of praises for his acting.

[nina]

The dance routine that Tiffany shows Pat on her iPod is from Singin' in the Rain (1952), and features Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. They subsequently include part of this sequence in their routine for the competition.

[francisco]

Just like his role in the film, Bradley Cooper is from Philadelphia, and is a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan.

[alyssa]

Anne Hathaway was originally cast opposite Bradley Cooper, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

[jesus]

During an interview with the National Public Radio program "Weekend Edition Sunday," Jacki Weaver said that David O. Russell gave her and Robert De Niro a backstory for their characters that included the fact that even though they had been married for thirty-plus years, they still make love twice a week.

[jim]

David O. Russell tried to get the movie made for several years, and the big success of The Fighter (2010) finally allowed him to do so.

[wallace]

Shea Whigham and Bradley Cooper, who play brothers in this film, share their birthday, January 5.

[richard]

When Tiffany runs out of the diner and Pat chases her on their raisin bran "date" and they stop in front of the movie theater on Halloween to argue, the movie on the marquee is The Midnight Meat Train (2008), which starred Bradley Cooper.

[ronnie]

The only film that year to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars.

[beth]

The title is a source of confusion for some, especially people not very familiar with idiomatic English. The "Silver Linings" part of the title comes from the common expression "every cloud has a silver lining," which means "look on the bright side" or "nothing is all bad." The first documented use of the phrase in this way is from John Milton's 1634 work "Comus I." A "playbook" is a written or mental list of athletic strategies that a coach creates to guide a team through a game or a sport. In combination, the title refers to an arsenal of strategies for Pat to use while trying to look on the brighter side of life. Similar expressions were used in foreign releases, such as: "The Good Side of Things" (Spain), "Games of Destiny" (Latin America), "Optimistic Guide" (Greece), "Happiness Therapy" (France), "Positive Thinking" (Italy), "Guide for Ultimate Happiness" (Portugal), "My Light of Hope" (Turkey), and "Sunny Side" (Hungary).