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This is the first film in film history to show the life of Walt Disney (whether as a protagonist or a supporting role).
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"Mr. Banks" is the name of a protagonist in the 1964 Disney musical "Happy in the World". PL Travers wrote the original novel based on his own childhood experience.
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Tom Hanks is the first person to play Disney. Hanks took over the role, thinking that Disney was "a person who changed the world like Picasso and Chopin."
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The production company wanted to invite Meryl Streep to star in PL Travers, but failed. In April 2012, Emma Thompson took over the role. She believes that Travers possesses "complexity and contradictions that make people cry."
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The scripts of Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith were shortlisted in the 2011 "Script Blacklist"-one of Hollywood's best unseen scripts. This list was voted on by major producers.
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In order to star in Disney, Hanks visited the Disney Family Museum several times and talked with his employees and relatives during his lifetime, including Disney's daughter Diane Disney Miller.
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During the filming of this film in November 2012, California Disneyland (located in Anaheim, the first Disney theme park founded by Disney in 1955) closed some of its tours, including Sleeping Beauty Castle, Central Avenue, Spaceship and Fantasyland, the time is two days.
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Emma Thompson opposed the use of wigs, she made her hair style exactly the same as Travers. She also repeatedly studied the recordings left by Travers during his lifetime, imitating her accent.
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Also in order to imitate Disney's Midwestern accent, Tom Hanks put a CD of Disney speech recordings in his car and practiced by reading newspapers aloud.
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Disney officials have not interfered with the creators of the film on how to present Disney’s own image, but based on Disney’s consistent policy, the film is required not to show smoking scenes to ensure that the film will not receive an R rating.
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The Xueman brothers played by Jason Schwarzman and B.J. Novak are the master music masters of Disney in the 1960s, and many popular classic Disney songs are from them. When the fashion was alive, Robert Sherman himself believed that they were the most suitable candidates for the role. Both actors are Jewish like the Sherman brothers.
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The film is Disney’s first film co-produced with the UK, and the other party’s production investor is BBC Films.
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The film is the first drama film released by Disney to be rated as PG13 in the parental guidelines. The previous four PG13 levels are all action/adventure types, namely "Pirates of the Caribbean" (including the sequel), "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", "Alien Battlefield" and "Lone Ranger".
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Emma Thompson's "Magic Nanny McAfee" series of novels and movies have many similarities with Travers' "Mary Poppins".
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The film’s photographer, John Schwartzman, is the half-brother of Jason Schwartzman who starred in the film.
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In the film, you can see a map of Florida in the Disney office. The place marked on it is the Orlando Disneyland, which was officially opened in 1971.
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The film is the first time Thomas Newman has composed music for a Disney company's live-action film. He previously served as the soundtrack for Pixar's animated films "Robots" and "Finding Nemo".
Saving Mr. Banks behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Walt Disney: I think life disappoints you, Ms. Travers. I think it's done that a lot. And maybe Mary Poppins is the only person in your life who hasn't.
P.L. Travers: Mary Poppins isn't real.
Walt Disney: That's not true. She was as real as can be to my daughters, and to thousands of other children - adults too. She's been a nighttime comfort to a heck of a lot of people.
P.L. Travers: Then where is she when I need her? I open the door for Mary Poppins, and who should be standing there but Walt Disney!
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Travers Goff: [the Travers have just arrived at their new home which is a rundown farm and it is obvious the family are in poverty but Goff tries to pretend otherwise] A Palace! Complete with mighty steed!
Ginty: And chickens!
Margaret Goff: [Shocked and disappointed] Oh my!
Travers Goff: [to Margaret] We'll make beautiful memories here my angel
[Pecks his wife on the cheek and she pretends to smile]
Travers Goff: Girls, come on. In this house you get to share a room!