Quotes
Nikola Tesla: Nothing is impossible, Mr. Angier. What you want is simply expensive.
Mistakes
This mistake occurs when Borden crashes Angier's act. Borden emerges from the trick door for the Transported Man trick, feigns surprise, and then "discovers" the bound and gagged double suspended above the stage. When Bordon says "Ah, the Great Danton" you can see the ring and pinkie fingers on his left hand moving, even though he had already lost them by this time in the movie. We know that it has to be after the time BOTH twins lost their fingers because Olivia observed Bordens trick and says that "it is the same man" because she was fooled by both Bordens having their gloves stuffed. See more...
Trivia
The "Chinaman" in the movie was based on a real-life magician. He wasn't Asian at all, he just dressed and lived the part. The first English he ever spoke in his career were his last words. When a bullet catch went awry, he uttered the words, "My God, I've been shot" just before his death. See more...
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| Title | The Prestige |
|---|---|
| Original entry | What significance do the melted hats have on the field outside scientist's lab? [They weren't melted. They were duplicated hats and they were there because the transportation machine Tesla was working on worked more like a fax machine instead of a mere transporter, creating a copy in another location.] |