Prior to the bridge takeover scene, Paul Greengrass told Barkhad Abdi to "own it." Abdi lost sleep the previous night in anticipation of his first acting experience. The next day, his improvisation of the line "look at me, look at me, I'm the captain now" was the clip used in his awards considerations. After Abdi and his fellow actors dropped character, Tom Hanks' first words to Barkhad were "so, you're from Minnesota."
Being There - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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In the scene on the Madison Drive sidewalk at the National Mall in Washington D.C., Chance stops and appears to be taking direction from a pointing statue (of Benito Juarez, which is actually located near the Watergate Complex on Virginia Avenue.) Chance, standing in front of the National Gallery of Art, then walks toward the domed Natural History Museum.
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Along with a long line of well-established actors interested in the role of Chauncey Gardiner Neil Simon was one who saw in the part a vehicle for his particular talents.
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