Movie Trivia for the movie 127 Hours
Memorable Movie Quotes
Aron Ralston: You know, I’ve been thinking. Everything is… just comes together. It’s me. I chose this. I chose all of this. This rock… this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. In its entire life, ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago up there In space. It’s been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I’ve been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath I’ve taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the earth’s surface.
Aron Ralston: Don’t lose it. Aron, do not lose it.
Aron Ralston: [to camera] What I could really use is about 20 meters of static wrap rope, 9.8 mil. Uh, three or four pulleys, a rack of carabiners, a sling, power drill, and bolt kit. Oh, and uh, eight burly men to do all the hauling.
Aron Ralston: Hey there, Aron! Is it true that you didn’t tell anyone where you were going?
Aron Ralston: I’m in pretty deep doodoo here.
Trivia
Aron Ralston filmed a daily video diary while he was stuck in the canyon; parts of the video diary were shown on a televised special about his entrapment, however most of the footage has only been shown to close friends and family and is kept in a bank vault for safety. Before shooting began both James Franco and director Danny Boyle were allowed to view the footage in order to accurately portray the events in the movie.
The camcorder used by James Franco in the film was the actual one Aron Ralston used when he was trapped in Blue John Canyon.
Since Ralston did not tell anyone that he was going hiking, no one knew that he was missing or even where to look for him. However, this lesson seems to have been lost on readers of his biography and audiences of the subsequent movie. One of them, 64 year old Amos Wayne Richards ventured to the same spot Ralston did also without telling anyone. While climbing down a 70-foot-deep ravine, Richards slipped and fell the last 10 feet to the bottom. During the fall, he dislocated his shoulder, bumped his head on a rock, and broke his leg. It took Richards four days to crawl out of the ravine and by the time the park rangers found him he had no remaining water. In the end, it was the hysteria of 127 Hours fans that saved Richards. The park rangers at Blue John Canyon knew where to look for Richards because of the influx of hiking enthusiasts to the canyon since 127 Hours was released. In fact, since 2005 (Ralston’s biography came out in 2004), more than two dozen rescues have been performed in that same area – between 1998 and Ralston’s incident there were none.
In the last scene, Aron Ralston’s real-life friends and family are by the swimming pool.
To make James Franco’s portrayal of Aron Ralston as accurate as possible, the real Ralston told director Danny Boyle to have Franco recite lyrics from the jam band Phish, Ralston’s favorite band.
Terry Mercer, who portrays the helicopter pilot that rescues James Franco as Aron Ralston in the film, was the actual helicopter pilot that rescued Aron Ralston.
Terry Mercer, who portrays the helicopter pilot that rescues James Franco as Aron Ralston in the film, was the actual helicopter pilot that rescued Aron Ralston.
127 hours is the length of uninterrupted activity from when Aron Ralston awoke on the day of his accident to when he is put under anesthesia during his rescue. It is equal to 5 days and 7 hours.
Aron Ralston wrote an autobiography about his ordeal, titled “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”. As the opening credits state, the film is based on this book.
Goofs
During the flashback to the game where Aron’s girlfriend walks out on him, an ad for the Motorola phone, Droid, can be seen although there was no such thing at the time.
Though the film takes place in 2003, modern-styled (2008) Mountain Dew and Pepsi cans can be seen during Aron’s dream sequence when he attends the party.
When Aron takes the Capital One credit card out of his wallet, the logo that is on the card did not come out until 2008.
During the Utah Jazz game, the logo on the court is one that was not used until 2004, when the Jazz changed their color scheme.
The film takes place over 6 days, however, Aron’s facial hair never increases in length over the course of the movie. No stubble appears and his mustache and chin hair remained the same.
When Aron is watching the film of Kristi and Megan in the pool on his camera, it moves too far to the left, so a hand is seen pushing the camera back into shot. This can’t be Aron’s hand as he’s holding the camera.
When Aron rides his bike off the top of his truck, the camera pushes through the back doors of the vehicle. This vehicle appears to be a cargo van (similar to one that crew may use for transport) with doors that open from the center. This cannot be Aron’s vehicle as he drives a truck with tailgate and a canopy.
In the Credits
At the very end of the credits is the following paragraph: “Cycling is prohibited in Horseshoe Canyon, and in certain other specific areas of Canyonlands National Park. The filmmakers wish to make clear that neither Aron Ralson, a dedicated wilderness advocate, nor James Franco who portrays Aron in the film, cycled or condone cycling outside of the authorized trails within National Parks.
Captions appear just before the end credits: “Aron’s premonition came true. He met his wife Jessica three years later. Their son, Leo, was born in February 2010. Aron continues to be a climber and canyoneer. He always leaves a note to say where he has gone.” During these captions, the cinematographer shows us the real Aron and Jessica, who are sitting silently on a couch outdoors, on green grass near a stand of green trees. The couch has colors suggesting the hues of the canyon Aron was trapped in. Aron slowly smiles, and then breaks into a grin.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $18,000,000
Opening Weekend $264,851
Gross $18,335,230
Filming Locations
Moab, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA