Talk:Michael Clayton

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Controversy and Rumors

I believe that there should be some mention of the strangeness of the release of this film. I was made aware of it watching the YouTube review from "Reel Geezers" where it is mentioned in passing that the non descriptive name "Michael Clayton" may have been chosen to detract attention from the film (wouldn't "The Janitor" have been better?). It must have been brought up elsewhere as well. Also, the movie was pushed from small theaters to a much wider release within a much shorter period than the norm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.222.117.10 (talk) 00:41, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Page move

Shouldn't this page be moved to "Michael Clayton" and have that article go to "Michael Clayton (American football player)"? This film is probably more notable than some nobody receiver on the Bucs. -albrozdude 21:02, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Add to it, don't delete it

This summary of the film is well written, like it was written by somebody working on the script. I don't see what problem there is with the "tone" of the writing except the mention of the swear word. The film is quite good and deserves a more complete article. Get working, y'all.Markemory 23:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most plot summaries on wikipedia seem very complete, often containing spoilers. The old plot summary just should have been cleaned up and had a spoilers tag. This new plot summary reveals less information than the movie's trailer

The summary here is absolutely TERRIBLE. It goes into great detail and then summarizes the whole movie in 3 sentences. It goes from the breakdown, Clayton being assigned the case, and then the end. It is horrible and needs to be fixed immediately.

I restored the older, completer version. There was no claim that it was a copyright violation.--Patrick 14:29, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Schools

Is the film based on a true story? Just wondering why the Michael Clayton character is specifically mentioned as a graduate of St. John's and Fordham, since neither of these schools have the "brand name" cachet of, say, Harvard or whatnot. Wl219 17:01, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if it's based on anything. As far as schools go, you'd be surprised. Most influential people don't go to Harvard, and many don't go to Ivy League schools at all. Dick Cheney, for example, went to the University of Wyoming of all places. His (rather famous) daughter went to Colorado College. Larry Page (founder of google) got his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Michigan. Many people who attend Ivy League schools never make much of themselves.

The Three Horses

The review makes no mention that the reason Michael Clayton stops by the side of the road to look at the three horses standing between two trees is because he saw that exact image inside the book his son has read and wanted him to read (and also thru a phone conversation Michael's friend Arthur had also read, it is inside Arthur's loft that Michael finds a copy of the book and while flipping thru it for clues comes upon that image). It was luck, but also because thematically Michael was thus "saved" by his son in a way, since at that point of the story Michael was likely fed up with his existence and how his life has turned out, but seeing those horses reminded him of his love for his family and his son's innocence and probably helped put the chaotic past few days into perspective for him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.181.134.212 (talk) 09:14, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added that, briefly.--Patrick 10:54, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Geographic Disparity

I noticed that there was a large geographical disparity in the movie. Clayton's car gets blown up in Washingtonville, New York (41.428490, -74.098277), yet he gets picked up by his brother in Nanuet, NY, in front of a shop called "Michael's Tuxedos" (41.097412, -74.012079) in the Rockland Plaza. The name of the store is not known by the audience, but as a local resident, I know the scene's location and name. The two locations are 35 miles apart, and that is a long way to walk. -wjs23 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.84.35.213 (talk) 03:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, but this page is for discussions about the film's article. What you observed likely falls within the realm of artistic licence, a fairly common practice in fiction, especially movies.
Jim Dunning | talk 05:00, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Headlines

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Headlines. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 01:49, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What do the 3 separate sections mean? Why are there 3 numbered sections? Does it mean something? Why are these headlines distincted by sections separately? Is there any reason? I can't figure it out but am interested to know. THANKS 76.254.86.157 (talk) 22:41, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it's just my way of breaking up the batch of headlines into chunks of ten each. That way, it's easier to click [edit] in a certain chunk and strike out a headline that's been used up. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 16:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HD-DVD release

Since Warner Bros publicly announced that they will choose Blu-Ray exclusively, is this movie still coming out on HD-DVD? --Scuac (talk) 03:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]