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2 unusual facts about 2005 in film


Bayonne Bridge

The bridge was featured in the 2005 science fiction film, War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise, appearing in the background several times in the scenes set in the lead character's Bayonne home, and is destroyed in an attack by aliens.

Kinky boots

The film Kinky Boots was released in 2005 and told the story of an ailing company of high quality traditional men's shoe manufacturers that found a new lease on life making high heeled footwear for transgender people and drag queens.


A Trip to Karabakh

A trip to Karabakh (Gaseirneba Karabaghshi in Georgian) is a 2005 Georgian film directed by Levan Tutberidze and based on the 1992 book by Aka Morchiladze.

Akaneiro no Yūhi

The track "Shinkirō" was featured as the ending theme in the 2005 film Scrap Heaven.

Carl Yastrzemski

A record album of the Red Sox's 1967 season, aptly titled "The Impossible Dream", featured a song by DJ Jess Cain of praise for "The man they call Yaz", which included the line "Although 'Yastrzemski' is a lengthy name / It fits quite nicely in our Hall of Fame." (A link to the song appears below.) The song can be heard, and the album cover can be seen, in the apartment of Ben Wrightman (played by Jimmy Fallon) in the 2005 film Fever Pitch.

Eric Kripke

He later developed and wrote for The WB's 2003 television series Tarzan, which was cancelled after eight episodes, and followed this by writing the 2005 film Boogeyman.

Everything Is Illuminated

It was adapted into a film by the same name starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz in 2005.

Ken Carter

The story of the 1999 season is the basis for the 2005 film Coach Carter, with Carter played by Samuel L. Jackson.

Pamela Tola

She appeared in the 2005 film Paha maa (Frozen Land), and starred as the main character in the 2006 film Saippuaprinssi (Soap Prince), both times working with Mikko Leppilampi.

Robin's Big Date

Written by Will Carlough and directed by James Duffy, it was shown at the Fantasia Film Festival in July 2005.

Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem

A heavily fictionalized version of Sibylla is played by Eva Green in the 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven.

Sun Green

Sun Green is also the name of a character played by Pell James in the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers.

Takako Tokiwa

Tokiwa was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her performance in Akai Tsuki.

Terence Jay

He is best known for co-starring as Jeremy Van Holden in the 2005 film Green Street, playing alongside Elijah Wood, and for writing and performing several songs on the film's soundtrack, including the one played during the film's final sequence, "One Blood".

The River King

The River King is a 2005 film starring Edward Burns, Rachelle Lefèvre and Jennifer Ehle as a policeman, student and teacher all searching for the truth behind the apparent suicide of a young man at a small private school.

The Tennors

The Tennors were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group in the 1960s and '70s. Among the band's hits was "Ride Yu Donkey" in 1968. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Broken Flowers.

Vivian Naefe

Her films include the Die wilden Hühner series (based on novels by Cornelia Funke), Wellen (2005, based on a novel by Eduard von Keyserling), and two Tatort episodes.


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