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Suggested move

I would suggest moving this article to Public Enemies (2009 film) due to the existence of the 1996 film. I'm sure there are arguments that this film is more important than the other one, but it's not a primary topic. It would involve a mere additional click to the 2009 film's article. Anyone in agreement? —Erik (talk • contrib) - 23:30, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good idea to me. By the way, when are you going to finally submit your RFA? Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 23:50, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good as long as a disambiguous page is created. Royalbroil 00:08, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, we'll be bold and go ahead with the move. As for the RFA, I'm not in a rush to seek the tools. If I wanted to nominate myself, I would probably spend some time reviewing the administrative tasks first. I'm a mainspace editor and probably would stay that way, using tools in a limited way. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 00:09, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song in Trailer #2

The song at the beginning is Black Heart by Calexico. The second is Ten Million Slaves by Otis Taylor. For the Marketing part !--Brown Shoes22 (talk) 01:57, 9 May 2009 (UTC) s♂[reply]

Historical accuracy

Having seen the film last night, there seem to be some serious deviations from actual historical events, specifically the presentation of the events in Little Bohemia, and the death of Baby Face Nelson specifically (e.g. combining the two). At the same time the "Plot" section is woefully inadequate. I'd also question the current wording in the introduction describing, "the focus on the FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd," given that there is very little of the latter. Nick Cooper (talk) 11:25, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saw the film earlier, would have to agree. Pretty Boy Floyd has minimal screen time. --93.96.19.132 (talk) 15:25, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm curious if anyone else has noted discrepancy in the dates of Pretty Boy Floyd's death and that of John Dillinger? The movie has in two places emphasized that killing of Floyd occurred before Dillinger. Sources here(in Wikipedia) indicate Dillinger death happened in July while Floyd was killed in October 1934. This is also borne out in the book on Pretty Boy Floyd written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, pg 388. The movie was great but for a history purist like me, I don't get it. Nfergusclan426 (talk) 21:05, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The same applies to Baby Face Nelson, who died after Floyd, let alone Dillinger! It's notable that the 1973 film also has both Floyd and Homer Van Meter (for two) being killed before Dillinger. Nick Cooper (talk) 08:16, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Budget

Is $100m (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090705/film_nm/us_boxoffice) according to Yahoo! Movies. So have modified the figure on the article. Armuk (talk) 11:22, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Digital video?

I've been reading that portions or perhaps all of the movie was shot digitally. (The place where I read this, the author felt that the visual clarity wasn't there, but that's not relevant.) Under "Filming", can someone cite a reliable source regarding how the film was shot (i.e. what digital camera system, etc), not just where shoots took place? Dave (talk) 22:27, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

here is an article that covers the digital aspects of the film.--J.D. (talk) 18:19, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB has the specs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/technical - anyone who's seen it can tell it's filmed on video. Personally I thought it really detracted from my enjoyment but my less film geek friend really loved the documentary sort of feel it gave.--TheoGB (talk) 09:08, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

characters

First you guys said Purvis died when he commited suicide and that Billie lived the rest of her life in jail which is actually true The Movie Master 1 (talk) 04:36, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Purvis did in fact die when he committed suicide (in 1960; it was likely due to him discovering he had inoperable brain cancer). Billie didn't spend the rest of her life in jail; she only served a two-year sentence for harboring Dilinger and was released from jail in 1936 (she lived until 1969). 75.70.188.29 (talk) 10:35, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Visual effects

Public Enemies: Fast and Loose VFX at VFXWorld. —Erik (talk • contrib) 16:14, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ESSCO Signal Controversy

Oddly, I searched on the internet for a controversy about Public Enemies, and suddenly, a recent news column surfaced about Universal renting a man's rare "1920" ESSCO Traffic Signal, and after the movie had been finished, Universal responded with a horrid false story that they bought it and will not refund him of any value. Could this be a good edit for the page? Ryou Hashimoto (talk) 04:03, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't really relevant in the overall encyclopedic treatment of the film, especially to a global audience. While unfortunate, this is not that unique or unusual as to warrant a mention. --Ckatz^chat_spy 22:35, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then most of the other movies with occurences like this that isn't relevant in the global audience must be deleted. Ryou Hashimoto (talk) 20:55, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jazz Goodbye

Is there any historical backup for Dillinger having any last words?

I'm assuming this is pure filmmakers' fiat, but maybe some of you have a better idea? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.74.240.121 (talk) 22:40, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty Boy Floyd mention?

Is there really any point in mentioning Pretty Boy Floyd in the summary sentence in the first paragraph? It's not like he appeared much.173.95.138.76 (talk) 03:58, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fonts?

Someone added an entire paragraph about the font on the poster. This isn't notable enough for inclusion. I've removed it. 75.95.47.110 (talk) 19:16, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]