The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Fran]

Randy Quaid:  In 1997, I was in a gym, on a treadmill, and I was looking for something to read. I saw a copy of The New Yorker, opened it up, and started reading this story. I was just so taken with it that I swiped the magazine, took it home, and finished the story. I think what impacted me the most was the fact that we’re all alone in this world, and we all have that same human need for love -- to find somebody that fulfills us.

Brokeback Mountain Production Notes

[southendmd]

Ennis was a tortured soul who had difficulty expressing his inmost feelings.

=aside= Fran
 

[Meryl]

Ennis and Cassie were the leftmost couple dancing to the juke box during their afternoon out with Junior.

[memento]

In the midst of an unsafe time and culture, Jack and Ennis fell in love in their only real place of refuge - Brokeback - after which life never got any better.

[Fran]

Brokeback Mountain's opening -- which was, in almost every way, cautious, low-profile, and carefully protected -- was followed by astonishing first-weekend grosses:  more than $109,000 per theater -- the highest per-screen average ever recorded for a non-animated picture.

Selling 'Brokeback':  A Tough Mountain to Climb

[Meryl]

As Aguirre raised his binoculars for a better view, Ennis outmuscled Jack during a playful tussle outside their tent.

[memento]

James Schamus:  The wonder of the boys’ performances is how they relate and grow off each other as the film progresses. We see them age over the course of two decades, and watch the weight of their experience accumulate sometimes in the most quiet, intimate ways as their relationship changes.

Brokeback Mountain Production Notes

[Fran]

James Schamus:  This was probably the most pleasant film shoot that Ang and I have ever worked on. There was almost an inverse proportion between our lack of money and the abundance of spirit in our crew and cast. Everything was done simply -- not only because we didn’t have the budget but also because, artistically, everything needed to be honest, direct, and clear... from the rawness and vulnerability of our actors to the presence of the natural environment.

Brokeback Mountain Production Notes

[southendmd]

Ennis and Jack spooned in the blue tent; that was the most affectionate we see in their later lives.

[Meryl]

While working a job on the county roads, Ennis judged it better to remain silent in the face of Timmy's barrage of small talk, confining himself to wiping the trickles of sweat from his brow.