Man on Wire (2008)
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
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The helicopter reporter heard describing the tightwire walk (at 1:20:50 on the DVD) is Neil Bush, traffic helicopter pilot/reporter for WCBS NewsRadio88.
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Philippe Petit:
As a child, I loved to climb everywhere. I'll let the psychiatrists decide why. Maybe I wanted to escape my time. Maybe I wanted to see the world from a different perspective and I was an explorer at heart. Who knows and who cares? But I was a ...
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In the reenaction of Philippe Petit and his friend hiding from the night watchman at the WTC, a box on the floor has a present-day USPS logo.
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Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to ShepherdsWritten by Michael Nyman
Performed by The Michael Nyman Band
Published by Chester Music Limited
Courtesy of MN Records Ltd.
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Genres
Documentary | BiographyDetails
Release Date:
29 August 2008Language
English, French
Country of Origin
UK, USAFilming Locations
Paris, FranceBox Office
Budget:
£1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$51,392 (USA) (27 July 2008)
Gross:
$2,957,978 (USA) (1 March 2009)
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