Probably Unanswerable Questions
Deborah Kara Unger’s name, a possible real-world death linked to the film, and the game’s final cost
In the discussion (6)
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- The panel asks whether using a shorter professional name would have changed Deborah Kara Unger’s career. — Bill Simmons
- An Unsolved Mysteries case is recalled in which online speculation linked a man’s death to an obsession with this film. — Bill Simmons
- The final-bill question is framed by 1997 prices, the brothers splitting payment, and the belief that fifteen to twenty million dollars would be unaffordable.
- Five million dollars is proposed, then questioned because even a wealthy character would notice that cost. — Chris Ryan
- A San Francisco commercial lease, hundreds of extras, and actor day rates add substantial overhead. — Chris Ryan
- Permits, a cab driven into the ocean, and gunfire through an apartment building raise public-incident concerns.