Hell or High Water - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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

[toni]

The high-speed chase scene was filmed on NM State Road 311, past Ranchvale, NM.

[edgar]

When Marcus Hamilton shoots Tanner Howard, there is a coiled rattlesnake at the base of the rock where Tanner is sitting dead. You can hear the rattlesnake and see it move if you watch closely.

[scarlett]

Parts of Comancheria (the film's original title) are being filmed in Clovis, NM, with residents of the city being used as extras.

[jessie]

Taylor Sheridan: The actor-turned-writer who wrote the film plays a cowboy whose cattle are chased by a grass fire.

[russell]

The Texas Rangers office in Lubbock Texas, where Hamilton and Parker are based, is not in a downtown high-rise but in a two story building near the edge of town across from a cotton field.

[gabriel]

As Toby and Tanner drive up to the bank in Jayton a Texas Farm-to-Market road sign can be seen attached to a utility pole. TxDOT never places road signs on utility poles.

[ella]

One of the first two cities whose banks were robbed was "Archer City." Archer City was the locale for Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show." That film was, arguably, the launching pad for Mr. Bridges' success as an actor.

[marc]

This movie is set in Texas, but not a single scene was actually filmed there. State Legislature removed tax incentives, thus filmed in New Mexico.

[gerald]

The film is dedicated to David John Mackenzie (1929-2015) and Ursula Sybil Mackenzie (1940-2015), the parents of director David Mackenzie. Both died while he was making this film.

[bryan]

Toby offers his son a beer. Texas is one of ten states that allows underage minors to consume alcohol in specific locations, such as the privacy of home or in the presence of consenting and supervising family members.

[michele]

While several West Texas Mountain Ranges could pass for the mountains shown in the background of many scenes, all of the ones shown in Hell or High Water are actually New Mexico mountain ranges.

[manuel]

At about the 53 minute mark when they are traveling in the car, they pass a closed Shell station. Over the shop in the back you can see three signs that say Shell Travel Plaza. This is the closed Shell truckstop on US54/Bus I-40. They are heading east, on the west side of Tucumcari NM. This road is also the original Route 66.

[stephanie]

Was originally titled "COMANCHERIA" but was changed after a title competition between interns at one of the production companies. The title that won was "HELL OR HIGH WATER". However, in some countries (like Spain) the title is "Comanchería", probably because the clichè within the original title does not translate properly.

[leo]

Parts of this movie were filmed at the Route 66 Casino, with the casino patrons/employees being voluntary extras.

[jamie]

In the first scene of the film, 3 crosses are prominently featured on a wall across the street from the bank. Each cross represents one innocent victim killed during the course of events to follow.

[javier]

Second movie of 2016 starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster after The Finest Hours (2016).

[leo]

Katy Mixon, who plays the waitress Jenny Ann, appeared in Blind Dating (2006) which also starred Chris Pine.

[claude]

Anyone living in West Texas can tell instantly that this movie was filmed in New Mexico by noticing nothing more than the road signs. Texas traffic signs are mounted on single round posts. New Mexico road signs are mounted on two u-shaped poles, even the stop signs.

[kylie]

Chris Pine, who plays the younger brother, is actually two months older than Ben Foster.