a) How many years did it take to film
6 9 12 15
Set in modern-day Texas, the film was shot over a period of 12 years with the same main cast.: Ellar Coltrane as Mason (the boy), Lorelei Linklater (as his older sister, Samantha), Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke as his divorced parents.
b) How many days in total did it take to shoot the film over that time?
39 49 59 69
Filming began in the summer of 2002 with a general storyline mapped out but without a completed script. Each year the crew and cast gathered for 3 or 4 days filming until shooting finished in October 2013
c) What was the yearly budget for making the film?
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000
Linklater managed to find an independent film distributor (IFC Films) willing to put up $200,000 a year ($2.4 million) to finance the film’s production.
d) According to film website CriticsTop10.com, Boyhood was included on 536 ‘Best Films of 2014’ lists, and topped a record number of them. How many ?
129 149 169 189
Boyhood appeared on more film critics’ annual “best-of” lists in 2014 than any other film and gained the most first-place votes. According to CriticsTop10.com, it was included on 536 lists and topped 189 of them– both records by that site’s count
e) How many other films did director Richard Linklater make and release whist working on Boyhood?
4 8 12 16
During the 14 years spent bringing it to the screen, Linklater directed and released 12 other films – including Before Sunset, Before Midnight and School of Rock.
f) How many films has actor Ethan Hawke (who plays the boy’s father) made with Richard Linklater?
2 4 6 8
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