Packet 2: Tossup 9

This film’s lighting is compared to Wong Kar-wai movies in a 2024 video essay by WatchingTheAerial about the “Death of Neon.” In this film, a man jokes that “‘Sorry’ won’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again,” before explaining how (-5[1])Black Peter helps Santa. Paul Oakenfold re-recorded “Ready Steady Go” in Korean for this (15[1])film, which uses fortuitous (15[1])footage of coyotes running on the set in a scene set to (15[1])“Shadow on the (15[1])Sun” (15[1])by Audioslave. (15[1])This film’s villain (15[1])asserts that (*) Charlie Parker, not Juilliard, taught Miles Davis (-5[2])jazz. Javier Bardem (10[1]-5[1])made his Hollywood debut (10[1])in this film, which began its director’s switch to fully digital photography. This film uses the raw noise of fired blanks in a scene in which its villain asks, “yo homie, is that my briefcase?” (10[1])For 10 points, name this 2003 Michael Mann film (10[1])in which a cabbie drives a hitman (10[2])played by Tom (10[1])Cruise. ■END■ (10[3])

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