Talk:A Perfect World

Good man?
I'm not so sure Red thought Butch was a good man, just that he thought he didn't deserve Death. —Preceding unsigned comment added by John Duncan (talk • contribs) 02:41, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes to make great news for both me victory's are a cool thing Don&#39;t forget gg7 (talk) 14:05, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Trivia
This section is unsourced and should be converted into proper prose. I've moved it here for the time being until it can be sourced and integrated back into the article in appropriate sections.--J.D. (talk) 15:30, 14 August 2008 (UTC)


 * The song "Sea of Heartbreak" can be heard in this movie, as well as in Heartbreak Ridge, another Eastwood movie.
 * The photo on the movie poster is not a photo from the film. Never in the movie is Phillip dressed normally (in the beginning he wears underwear and after he wears a Casper the Friendly Ghost suit).
 * Kevin Costner received top billing over Clint Eastwood for A Perfect World. Incidentally, this was Eastwood's first film since 1969's Paint Your Wagon for which he did not receive top billing.
 * Denzel Washington was Eastwood's original choice to play the role of Butch Haynes.

Inexact portrayal of Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs
I removed the following from the article and bring it here for discussion.


 * The fact that Phillip has never had cotton candy or a party (not birthday) is attributed to his religion when in fact Jehovah's Witnesses have never condemned either of these activities. Additionally, when questioned by Butch about his theft of the Casper costume, Phillip says he is afraid of going to hell. However, Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in hell as a punishment for sin.

This film might misrepresent the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses, I wouldn't know, but these references are not appropriate or adequate to prove the point. If reliable, third party sources can be found that address the issue, that is another story. ---  RepublicanJacobite  The'FortyFive' 04:02, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

How can references that factually state these are not beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses be 'inappropriate' to the subject? I could understand if it was a page from the witnesses claiming X about the movie, but it's simply a statement of belief that is not in dispute and is repeated at the primary witnesses wikipedia entry. 76.175.0.214 (talk) 00:41, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Why 1963?
Why is the plot set exactly three weeks before the Kennedy assasination? Is there a special reason for this? The action could as well have taken place decades before or after.80.141.26.172 (talk) 08:40, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Because Clint wanted to, obviously. If you'd like to make a movie set decades before or after, feel free. 203.160.80.156 (talk) 16:05, 8 September 2020 (UTC)