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Julie lives in Beverly Hills with the film’s prototype and World War II hero Luis Zampellini, and they are still neighbors, but they don’t have much overlap. Because of the filming of this movie, Julie and him became very good friends.
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The film "The Pentium Age" was adapted from 2010 work by Laura Hillenbrand, the original author of the film, and was originally known as "Indestructible: A World War II Story About Survival, Resilience, and Redemption", which was on the bestseller list of the "New York Times" Supported for 108 weeks.
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Laura Hillenbrand interviewed the character prototype Zampellini 75 times in order to write this novel well.
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Universal planned to shoot a biopic of Luis Zampellini in 1957, starring Tony Curtis. Nicholas Cage also considered playing this role many years later.
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After Laura Hillenbrand’s biography of Zampellini was on the bestseller list in 2010, Universal only officially gave the film the green light.
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In order to get the chance to be a director, Julie spent several months personally making display boards, colorful display boards, graphics, and maps to show how she wanted to present the story in order to persuade Universal to agree to her directing.
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Julie waited for Universal’s response and waited for 3 days. During these 3 days, she felt very bad. When she finally got Universal’s phone call, she asked Pete to wave the American flag on the roof to let Zampellini know that it was finally It was (she and Zampellini agreed on such a signal).
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Dean De Haan is one of several final candidates to play Luis Zampellini.
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In the fighting scene in the film, you can see an actor named Mark Foran, who is the long-term stand-in for the superstar Channing Tatum.
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Due to chickenpox, Angelina Jolie was unable to attend the premiere of the film she directed.
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In the film, Luis Zampellini's grandson Clay Zamperini starred as an Olympic torchbearer.
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Unable to wait until the film was officially released, the film’s character prototype Zampellini passed away in July 2014 at the age of 97.
Unbroken behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Phil: Remember that story in LIFE magazine? about Eddie Richenbacker? Him and his crew ran out of fuel over the Pacific and were drifting in a raft for twenty-four days... twenty-four days.
Louis Zamperini: They made it, right?
Phil: Yeah... most of them lost their minds, but they made it.
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[first lines]
Phil: [in cockpit] We are here.
Cup: [over radio] At 8,000 feet. This is it, boys.
Phil: [over radio] You got it, Zamp?
Louis Zamperini: [dialing in bombing scope] Roger.
Lambert: You hit this one, drinks are on me.
Louis Zamperini: I ain't going to a bar with you, handsome. You confuse all the broads.
Mac: [wolf-whistles]
Phil: Get your cameras, boys. I'm gonna light it up like Christmas.