A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood trivia: 41 amazing facts about the movie

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a new film directed by Marielle Heller. In the film Tom Hanks stars as the television icon Fred Rogers.

The new movie is bound to make its mark on the Oscars 2020. So let’s dig into some trivia and facts about it.

1. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama film
2. It is directed by Marielle Heller
3. It is written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster
4. The film is inspired by the 1998 article “Can You Say… Hero?” by Tom Junod, published in Esquire
5. The film stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper
6. It depicts Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile beloved television icon Fred Rogers (Hanks)
7. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019
8. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing
9. It received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances (particularly that of Hanks and Rhys), Heller’s direction, screenplay, and its heart-warming messages
10. On January 29, 2018, it was announced that Sony’s TriStar Pictures had bought the worldwide distribution rights to the film You Are My Friend
11. A biographical film based on a 1998 Esquire magazine article about television personality Fred Rogers, who would be played by Tom Hanks
12. The film’s script by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster appeared among the 2013 Black List of best unproduced screenplays
13. It would be directed by Marielle Heller
14. While producers would be Big Beach’s Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf along with Youree Henley
15. In July 2018, Matthew Rhys joined the cast of the film to play the journalist Tom Junod
16. With production set to start in September 2018
17. In August 2018, Chris Cooper was added to the cast to play Junod’s father
18. And in September, Susan Kelechi Watson was added
19. In October 2018, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Carmen Cusack, Harpster and Maddie Corman joined the cast of the film
20. In 2018, Nate Heller was chosen to score the film
21. Principal photography on the film began on September 10, 2018 in Pittsburgh, with several sets converted into New York City
22. Filming also took place in Fred Rogers Studio at WQED (TV)
23. Where the late television host recorded Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill
24. The crew consulted with original crew members from Rogers’ television series
25. And also brought in the same broadcast cameras and monitors used in the original production
26. The film received tax credits of approximately $9.5 million against a production budget of $45 million for filming in Pittsburgh
27. Production wrapped on November 9, 2018
28. On October 12, 2018, sound mixer James Emswiller had a heart attack and fell from a second-story balcony
29. He was taken to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy
30. There he was pronounced dead
31. On December 27, 2018, it was announced the film had been officially titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
32. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019
33. The film was originally going to be released on October 18, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing
34. But in May 2018 was pushed back a month to November 22, 2019
35. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 96%
36. Based on 103 reviews
37. With an average rating of 8.09/10
38. The website’s critical consensus reads: “Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding”
39. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100
40. Based on 23 critics
41. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”