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Damon's stunts and combat training, the red bag, the death count, Liman's family history, Prague locations, Swiss-bank tropes, and Tony Gilroy's later scripts
In the discussion (13)
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- Damon performed many stunts after three months of weapons, boxing, and martial-arts training. — Chris Ryan
- He performed the hand-to-hand combat and climbed the safe-house walls. — Chris Ryan
- The red bag later appears as a hanging planter in Marie's scooter-rental shop. — Chris Ryan
- The panel counts eight deaths in the film. — Chris Ryan
- Liman's father served as chief counsel during the Iran-Contra hearings. — Chris Ryan
- Chris Cooper's character was allegedly modeled on Oliver North because Liman's father interrogated him. — Chris Ryan
- Much of the film was shot in Prague while representing Switzerland and Paris. — Chris Ryan
- The panel questions whether Swiss banks are as anonymous and permissive as movie convention suggests. — Chris Ryan
- Tony Gilroy made a one-draft, no-notes, no-rewrites deal for the third film and was paid an amount Damon called exorbitant. — Chris Ryan
- Damon publicly called that draft unreadable and embarrassing while blaming the studio for accepting the deal. — Chris Ryan
- Gilroy later directed the non-Damon franchise entry. — Bill Simmons
- The panel speculates that making the non-Damon entry helped prompt Damon and Greengrass to return for Jason Bourne. — Bill Simmons
- One participant ranks Identity above Supremacy, Legacy, and Ultimatum despite calling Supremacy technically better made. — Bill Simmons