What made it better was Donna looking directly into the camera as she spoke like it's some kind of dare.

Haven't seen this in years, but I remember enjoying it immensely. Might be one of the only films in Mann's career that doesn't treat the FBI with complete disdain.

Oh I don't know if anyone else has said it, but this wasn't Mann's first chapter with digital cinematography. He used an early sony model with a fiber optic attachment for some close ups in Ali's boxing scenes. Also, Mann executive produced CBS's Robbery Homicide Division which I think was one of the first shows to be…

There was really nowhere to go but down after his scorched earth rant.

Never understood those complaints myself. Hanks was pretty damn fantastic in the role.

Lady Macbeth, we're sitting here and the light is green! Go!

The script was actually passed around for years before Mann came on board. Spielberg, Scorsese, Ridley Scott, and a few others were all involved at some point. Adam Sandler was also briefly considered for Max. It wasn't until Mann changed the setting from NYC to LA that things got moving.

Mann's notorious for creating detailed back stories. That's something he works with actors on during pre-production.

Really? I never knew that.

"You move fifteen feet ahead, three feet to the left. Wander and innocent bystanders get the first rounds. Clear?"
(Max gives a "Go fuck yourself" look)
(Vincent makes a "Did I fucking stutter?" expression)

Never heard that before. I know he got into a shouting match with either a pair of unimpressed oxen for not moving correctly or the wranglers.

If it makes you feel better there's a story about well regarded/respected Ashevillians inviting Day-Lewis to Thanksgiving dinner, but he showed up in full costume and glared at them the entire time.

I've read it's more like an initiation of sorts. If the person can survive the first tirade then he or she will be on good footing.

Last I heard most of the Fugitive's crash debris is still there. The dam scene might have been filmed in NC too.

Cherokee National Forest and the surrounding area actually. If you walk around some of the finer hotels in Asheville (Grove Park Inn for one), you'll see pictures of Day-Lewis under a "famous guests" display.

"There is a war on. How is it you are headed west?"
"Well, we kinda face north, and, real subtle like, turn left."

I'd be in heaven if there was a jj sketch.

"Wipe that smirk off your face!"

I think there area few more than that but it's been a while since I watched. I distinctly recall Crowe loading a revolver when he thinks there's someone in his yard at night.

That entire scene is really spectacular. It goes from darkly comic/ironic with Wallace realizing he can be edited like anyone else to genuinely unsettling when he goes ballistic on the female lawyer.