Talk:North by Northwest

message: Eva Marie Saint's age in 1959 was 35, her character's age was stated in the film as being 26. If anyone has any extra info on that topic it would enhance the article. (Cary Grant's age was 55, quite an age gap in that relationship) EdX20 (talk) 15:36, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps May-December romance will explicate "quite an age gap". I (a male), for one, admit (but never discuss) my exceedingly brief personal experience (in the opposite direction that our article seems to suggest). ... Whether the older female would is beyond my willingness to speculate.--JerzyA (talk) 12:58, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Female Lead's Age

message: In an iconic sequence, Thornhill travels by bus to meet Kaplan at an isolated crossroads in the middle of the perfectly flat, open Iowa countryside.
I'm pretty sure that the directions that Thornhill receives direct him south and east, which would put the location of the biplane ambush in Indiana, not Iowa.
I'm not sure enough, however, to go ahead and edit the page. Opinion?
Dave (talk) 20:40, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you find a source that indicates (1) where he was when he received the instructions; and (2) exactly what the instructions say? →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 00:16, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do we even need to state the state? Seems like a pretty minor detail to me. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:07, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It probably is, I'm just curious to know. I should add point (3) Does the film actually say that he went to Iowa? Or is this just all inference? The film climaxes in South Dakota, which is closer to Iowa than to Indiana. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 08:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If this script  is faithful to the film, it was in fact Indiana. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 09:15, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: And if you put ["north by northwest" indiana] into Google, all kinds of references pop up. However, you also get references by googling ["north by northwest" iowa]. Looks like it's desparation time - someone needs to get the film and learn what it actually says. However, this entry from the University of Iowa states that it's an Indian cornfield. I think Indiana wins this one, barring further evidence. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 09:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It was on TCM last night. As per the script, Eve does tell Thornhill to take the bus from Chicago to Indianapolis and get off partway, so that puts it either in Illinois or Indiana. She informs him it's about an hour and a half by car from Chicago. Is Indiana within about 90 miles of Chicago? (P.S. the direction from Indianapolis to Chicago: northwest.) Clarityfiend (talk) 20:23, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  From Chicago, it's only about 15 miles south south-east to the Indiana border. So even at 30 miles per hour, that would only be about 30 minutes driving time before reaching the border by the most direct route. A 90 minute drive toward Indianapolis from Chicago would place the passenger most definitely within the state of Indiana. -- John Broughton  (♫♫) 19:26, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

text: This article states "Hitchcock placed replicas of square Indiana highway signs in the scene." So that settles that, but it's still trivia, so I've removed it from the synopsis. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot synopsis / Biplane sequence

message: Great article unfortunately the following comment is partially incorrect.
"The title refers not to a compass position (NNW doesn't exist)"
NNW is a compass point, so it does exist.... not sure why that was mentioned in the first place. Best to just say the title refers not to a compass point...
NNW is a compass point - correct but that is not the film's title. There is no compass point North by Northwest, the correct name would be Northwest by North (NWbN)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.131.95 (talk) 07:32, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: There was uncertainty about Landis's birth year (Talk:Jessie Royce Landis#Disputed birthyear) which decided in favor of 1896 over 1904, but that didn't get propagated to here until now. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:24, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  In the CAST section there is an incorrect entry.... 

message: As mentioned in Archive1, there is a held shot of the NORTHWEST sign for the counter for Northwest Airlines at the airport. Are we sure that the title doesn't simply mean "traveling north by Northwest Airlines"? Remember, it was only a working title, so it didn't really have to imply Shakespeare. Note: my original idea, so no good without a source. David Spector (talk) 20:53, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe Hitch himself made reference to that also.. in the movie trailer, re: his AH Travel Agency. 2602:304:CDAF:A3D0:F146:2A94:DBC3:4E30 (talk) 14:32, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Another possible source for the title

message: The following coordinate fixes are needed for
The map coordinates are incorrect. 
—98.24.240.31 (talk) 14:51, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: for now. The only coordinates in the article—those indicating the location where the crop-duster attack was filmed—match the location (Garces Hwy. near Dairy Ave./Corcoran Rd.) stated in California State Route 155 and also on this page. If you have reliable information that this location is incorrect, please create a new thread on this page, including the  template and specifying the location where you think the filming took place, along with a reliable source for the information. Deor (talk) 18:50, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

message: i dont know if this line was improvised or scripted.. but it alludes to an infamous 1948 'MacGuffin' that also contained microfilm & etc. It was to be the start of Tricky Dick Nixon's political career, founded on consistant mud-slinging towards his opponents. (you can google or wiki "pumpkin microfilm nixon", read the wiki entry re: Richard Nixon, and the years 1948 - 1950) That's when he got labeled 'Tricky Dick' for his nefarious campaign tactics. 2602:304:CDAF:A3D0:F146:2A94:DBC3:4E30 (talk) 15:20, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "I see you've got the pumpkin" - R.O.T. 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect North by Northwest (moive). Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Regards, SONIC678 04:41, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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message: In the 80’s show Hart to Hart in episode 3.21 it references NxNW very nearly explicitly and knowingly: “and old Cary Grant film”. The fake suit storyline is even lifted, and made-up CIA agent idea also. 2600:8802:380A:3400:8C6E:E2F3:C042:DEC7 (talk) 17:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Per WP:IPCV there would need to be an independent source that discussed that reference before we could add it to the article. NxNW has been frequently referenced and we shouldn't bloat the article by including every trivial reference to the film, or any article by including every pop culture reference to its subject. DonIago (talk) 14:19, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influences - Hart to Hart 

message: Cary Grant called his mother to get him out of jail, but he was trying to send her a telegram from the hotel where he was kidnapped because she had no phone! Kilcreggangeorge (talk) 15:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you suggesting a change to the article? We don't typically just point out goofs, especially not unless sources have pointed them out. DonIago (talk) 21:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continuity  

message: There should be mention in this article about the similarities that North by Northwest shares with Hitchcock's 1942 film Saboteur. See the Wikipedia entry for Saboteur for the details. 65.60.129.28 (talk) 00:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: This article isn't protected. If you feel adding such information would improve the article, I'd encourage you to be bold and add it. DonIago (talk) 05:58, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: But remember you need to have a reliable source for such similarities.  Otherwise, it's your own observation/conclusion which runs against WP:NOR. - kosboot (talk) 10:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similarities with Saboteur (1942 Hitchcock film)