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 Anderson, Paul Thomas
| What length of time did Paul Thomas Anderson attend New York University's Film School before dropping out? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Two days. Paul decided NYU was not the place for him after a professor stated that students wishing to make the next 'Terminator' were not welcome.
'Sydney'. Production company and distributor Rysher Entertainment changed the title of Paul's first film and recut the print to Paul's dismay. Paul went behind the company's back and submitted HIS cut to Cannes, which earned a spot in the prestigious film festival's lineup and received critical acclaim. Afterward, Rysher agreed to let Paul's cut stand, but retained the right to release the film under the title Hard Eight. They would later go out of business.
| Paul's father, Ernie Anderson, was a well known late night horror B-movie host in the 1960s. What was his character's name? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Ghoulardi. Paul's production company is named after Ghoulardi.
| What actor showed interest in playing the role of Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights', but was thought too old for the part? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Warren Beatty. Warren was reported to be 'half-joking and half-serious' about playing the part of Dirk Diggler. Warren's complete abandonment of the project after Paul's reaction is proof enough to give this rumor validity.
| If Paul had been given the budget, cats and dogs would have fallen from the sky instead of frogs, in the film 'Magnolia'? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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t. While doing press for 'Magnolia', the most frequent question asked was, 'What did the frogs mean?' Paul, after answering one too many of these questions, shot back at one interviewer, and I'm paraphrasing, 'It doesn't mean anything. The frogs don't have any significance. Only the fact that they fell has significance. If I had the budget, they would have been cats and dogs.'
| The Dirk Diggler private dick alter-ego Brock Landers was based on what John Holmes' character? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Johnny Wadd. The film 'Boogie Nights', was loosely based on the 1981 documentary 'Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the real story'.
4. Paul can only write four hours a day, due to his habit of chain smoking while at the computer.
26. Paul was born New Year's Day in 1970.
| In the film 'Magnolia', which star did Paul cast as one of the dental assistants in the scene which introduces Wiz Kid Donnie Smith? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Veronica Hart. Ironically, she also had a role in 'Boogie Nights', that of a Judge who finds Amber Waves to be an unfit mother.
| Who was Paul's first choice to play the role of Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights'? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio passed on the project after deciding to make 'Titanic'. He did, however, suggest his 'Basketball Diaries' co-star, Mark Wahlberg, for the part.
8 2. There are over 50 known inclusions of the numbers 8 2 in Magnolia. They allude to Exodus 8:2.
| In the film, 'Magnolia', there are paintings hanging on the walls of Claudia Wilson Gator's apartment. Who is the artist? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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| In 'Magnolia', young Stanley Spector can be seen reading (three of) the following books, except _______ ? | Paul Thomas Anderson
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Where's Waldo. The three books detail strange phenomena.
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