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The machine used in the film for "consciousness transmission" is actually just a modified medical CT scanner .
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In the movie, Ben Kingsley plays a monopoly. The magnificent super mansion he is in is actually Trump’s estate. The idea of this mansion is said to come from the Palace of Versailles. The interior is equipped with a Baroque fountain and precious marble floors. Can learn people .
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In the movie, a large, emotional house in New Orleans was once the residence of Nicholas Cage, where "Interview with the Vampire" was previously filmed there.
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The "pumpkin water tower" mentioned in the movie is in Brighton County, Missouri, while in reality the water tower is in Garyville, Louisiana.
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Director Tarsem Singh has been working with costume designer Eiko Ishioka before. His works include " The Cell ", " The Fall ", " Immorals " and " Mirror Mirror ". "Self" is their first breakup.
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This is the second of three body swap movies starring Ryan Rodney Reynolds. The first is "The Change-Up" released in 2011, "Self" is the second, and the third is " Criminal " released in 2016 .
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"Self" was originally scheduled to be released in North America on February 27, 2015. After two changes, the release was postponed to July 10.
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Albright: Stop taking the medication, and... Your mind fades into oblivion. Madeline can have her husband back. But... keep going, push on and each dose that you take erases a little more of Mark. His army training, his instincts, after a year or so, they'll be gone forever.
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Damian: You say I'm the reason you got into this business? Now I'm the reason you're out.
Carl: You son of a bitch! Who gives a shit! You're gonna be dead in a year, And then who gives a shit!
[stomps off]
Damian: He's wrong. I won't last six months. It's metastasized. Liver and lungs. This morning the oncologist was talking about hospice care.