dominick
11-10-2006, 09:24 PM
I don't know about you guys, but trivia makes a movie I've seen a hundred times seem new again.
Courtesy of imdb.com
Hero Boy has a pennant on his bedroom wall of the Milwaukee Beers. The Beers are the main team from BASEketball (1998).
The locomotive in the movie is based on the Pere Marquette 1225, a restored steam locomotive located in Owosso MI. In fact, many of the sound effects of the train are recordings of the actual train. The train is often run between Owosso and nearby Chesaning, MI for rides during festivals.
The film used 3D motion capture techniques to digitally record the physical performances of the actors before "skinning" them with their animated forms. All the children's roles were acted by adults using over-sized props to get the movement right.
The premiere was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, author Chris Van Allsburg's hometown.
A close examination of all the ticket numbers reveals that they all contain the number "1225" in them. Pere Marquette No. 1225 was used as a model for the Polar Express locomotive.
The visuals for North Pole City are based on the architecture of Pullman (the company town for the Pullman rail company), in Chicago, Illinois, near the childhood home of Robert Zemeckis in the Roseland neighborhood. The clock tower that Santa comes out of is based on the Pullman factory Clock Tower and many of the other buildings are based on Pullman's unique architecture.
In a news photo of Santas on strike, their placards say they're picketing Lone Pine Mall, the mall at Back to the Future Part III (1990), also directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Hero Boy says, "I've wanted to do that my whole life," after tugging on the trains whistle. This is the same thing Doc Brown says in Back to the Future III, also directed by Robert Zemeckis.
The train set seen at the end is a recreation of the new Lionel Polar Express train set combined with the older Lionel Berkshire and the older tubular track.
The address spoken by the conductor early in the film "11344 Edbrooke" is the real address of Robert Zemeckis' childhood home. The home is in a south side of Chicago neighborhood called Roseland.
Courtesy of imdb.com
Hero Boy has a pennant on his bedroom wall of the Milwaukee Beers. The Beers are the main team from BASEketball (1998).
The locomotive in the movie is based on the Pere Marquette 1225, a restored steam locomotive located in Owosso MI. In fact, many of the sound effects of the train are recordings of the actual train. The train is often run between Owosso and nearby Chesaning, MI for rides during festivals.
The film used 3D motion capture techniques to digitally record the physical performances of the actors before "skinning" them with their animated forms. All the children's roles were acted by adults using over-sized props to get the movement right.
The premiere was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, author Chris Van Allsburg's hometown.
A close examination of all the ticket numbers reveals that they all contain the number "1225" in them. Pere Marquette No. 1225 was used as a model for the Polar Express locomotive.
The visuals for North Pole City are based on the architecture of Pullman (the company town for the Pullman rail company), in Chicago, Illinois, near the childhood home of Robert Zemeckis in the Roseland neighborhood. The clock tower that Santa comes out of is based on the Pullman factory Clock Tower and many of the other buildings are based on Pullman's unique architecture.
In a news photo of Santas on strike, their placards say they're picketing Lone Pine Mall, the mall at Back to the Future Part III (1990), also directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Hero Boy says, "I've wanted to do that my whole life," after tugging on the trains whistle. This is the same thing Doc Brown says in Back to the Future III, also directed by Robert Zemeckis.
The train set seen at the end is a recreation of the new Lionel Polar Express train set combined with the older Lionel Berkshire and the older tubular track.
The address spoken by the conductor early in the film "11344 Edbrooke" is the real address of Robert Zemeckis' childhood home. The home is in a south side of Chicago neighborhood called Roseland.