The Bourne Identity

Trivia: In the beginning, after Jason gets off the train, there is a shot of Jason outside at night looking up a snow-covered street with some footprints in the snow leading away from him. These footprints belong to director Doug Liman. (00:10:29)

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Trivia: In the final scene at the scooter shop, look at the hanging plant behind Marie. The red bank bag used throughout the movie is the pot. (01:50:23)

Trivia: The motel/hotel in Paris, where Matt Damon and Franka Potente are spending some nights is called "Hôtel de la paix" ("Peace Hotel"). The right spot for a spy and his companion in deep trouble, isn't it? (01:04:44)

Trivia: This film highlights Franka Potente's trademark for having her hair dyed a lot in her films. In fact, she sometimes shaves her head after a film in order to let it grow back normally, as it gets dyed so often.

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Continuity mistake: This is the scene where Jason is on the fire escape platform in the consulate in Zurich. Before he goes down below the platform we see that the platform is cleared of all the snow. Then moments later, when security guard opens the door and Jason is under the platform, the top of the platform is fully covered with snow again. (00:23:46)

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Question: On the DVD main menu, does anyone know what song is playing? And is it on the album?

Answer: The artist is "Genuine Childs", the song is just called "The Bourne Identity DVD menu music score". It's not on the Bourne album, but you can find it on their soundcloud page: soundcloud.com/genuinechilds.

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