- Joseph Gordon-Levitt learns to walk a tightrope in order to play a good film. After eight days of studying, he has been able to walk a tightrope alone.
- Although Gordon Levitt has a stand-in in the film, he personally took the tightrope walk in the climax.
- At the premiere of the film in New York, the audience vomited out of fear of heights. The director responded that the film wanted this effect.
- The film was originally called, using the title of the memoir written by the protagonist prototype Philippe Petit, which was later changed toand then simply.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt wore blue color contact lenses to play Philippe Petit.
- The 2008 documentaryis also based on the same original work.
- In addition to learning to walk a tightrope, Gordon-Levitt also trained a fluent French with a Parisian accent, and was helped by the French actor Charlotte Leben and others in the same film.
The Walk behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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News Reporter: Why did you do this?
Philippe Petit: There is no "why." Just because. When I see a beautiful place to put my wire, I cannot resist.
News Reporter: [narrating] The story of my adventure was in the news all over the world. In France, when Papa Rudy heard of it, he was the happiest Papa Rudy in the world. And when Papa Rudy's angry, he's deadly angry. But when Papa Rudy's happy, his dogs get a double ration of food.
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Jean-Pierre: You know Philippe, the Towers seem different. They're different now.
Barry Greenhouse: That's right. They're different because you walked up there. Every New Yorker I talk to now says they love these towers.
Annie: [looking up at the towers] Perhaps you brought them to life, Philippe - given them a soul.