![]() It took writer/director Mark Romanek 30 tries before he found a fortune cookie that fit the scene when the Yorkin family are eating Chinese food. The actor was a big fan of the Japanese anime and wanted it incorporated into the movie in some way.ġ4. The Neon Genesis Evangelion action figure that Sy tries to give to young Jake was actually from Robin Williams’ personal collection. Sy offers Jakob Yorkin a Neon Genesis Evangelion action figure during their walk through the park, but Jakob turns it down.ġ3. Other famous photographers who got this treatment in the film include Nancy Burson, Ellen von Unwerth, and Aaron Siskind. ![]() The detective’s on Sy’s case, Van Der Zee and Outerbridge, are named after famous American photographers James Van Der Zee and Paul Outerbridge. Yoshi Araki, who works with Sy at the photo lab, is named after Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Many characters are named after famous photographers. The actor would play off scenes in a comedic way in between takes, breaking up some of the tension on set.ġ2. Though the tone of One Hour Photo is incredibly dark, that didn’t prevent Robin Williams from lightening the mood. The bright overhead lighting of the SavMart scenes provide a contrast to the otherwise dark storyline.ġ1. ![]() For One Hour Photo, he entered the doorway of a chase scene completely naked. Robin Williams was well-known for playing practical jokes on the set of his movies. When Robin Williams’ character Sy is being booked at the beginning of the movie, the stats list him as being 5’9″ when the actor was 5’7″ in real life.ġ0. In the end, Reznor used some of the music for his band Nine Inch Nails’ record Still. Trent Reznor created an entire score for the film, but the director decided not to use it. One Hour Photo was going to have a very different soundtrack. He also played Alan Parrish in Jumanji (1995). Does the last name Parrish sound familiar? Playing Sy Parrish in One Hour Photo isn’t the first time Robin Williams has played a character with this last name. It turned out to be a good choice as he’s said it was a great experience.ħ. Gary Cole accepted the role as the SavMart manager Bill Owens because he always wanted to work with Robin Williams. Gary Cole plays Bill Owens, Seymour Parrish’s boss at SavMart.Ħ. But when he read the script, he asked to play Sy Parrish instead and Gary Cole got the role of the manager. Robin Williams was cast as Bill Owens, the manager of SavMart. The film was potentially going to be very different. In addition to shaved body hair, Robin Williams dyed his hair blond for the role of Sy Parrish.ĥ. He had to shave large portions of his back, chest, and arms for the role.Ĥ. Robin Williams had notoriously thick body hair, which didn’t fit the aesthetic of the character of Sy. His voiceover line in the film is a direct nod to this experience: “They actually believe that any idiot that attends a two-day seminar can master the art of making beautiful prints in less than an hour.” Robin Williams’ bodily transformation made him look different from any previous characters.ģ. Robin Williams trained for two-and-a-half days on an Agfa MSC 101-D development machine for the role. Writer/director Mark Romanek originally wanted Jack Nicholson in the lead role, but when Nicholson read the script he turned it down for seeming too close to his role as Jack Torrance in The Shining.Ģ.
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