Factual error: When hero boy and girl and Billy are on the runaway car at the north pole, they crash into the stopper at the end of the tracks. They are flung backwards when in reality, due to inertia, they should have been flung forward into the guard rail.
The Polar Express (2004)
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Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Chris Coppola, Leslie Zemeckis
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The Polar Express is a whimsical tale about a magical train that takes young children to see Santa Claus and all the wonders of the North Pole...or is it a dream? Along the way they meet elves, a kind Conductor, Santa himself and several others while enjoying an adventure that resembles such things as roller-coaster rides, sleigh rides, and skis. They learn life lessons including the power of belief, facing danger, memory and more through the characters of Hero Boy, Hero Girl, Lonely Boy and the Know-It-All. Uncanny at times, very ambitious, baffling and a bit strange in others but always entertaining film will leave everyone full of Christmas cheer.
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Hero Boy: At one time most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. And though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.
Trivia: The ticket that gets lost often times floats almost exactly like the feather does in the beginning of "Forrest Gump" (1994), another Robert Zemeckis-Tom Hanks film.
Question: What kind of instrument was the bum playing when we first meet him?
Answer: Violin.
Answer: The instrument is called a Hurdy-Gurdy. It is a type of wound string instrument.