Other mistake: In the scene where they're loading Tom Cruise's first victim into the trunk, as Max lifts at the arms you can see the "dead" guy holding onto Max's forearms. (00:20:55)
Collateral (2004)
Plot summary
Directed by: Michael Mann
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
Jamie Foxx (Max) is a cabbie who picks up pretty Jada Pinkett (Annie) as his fare. They have a nice conversation and she gives him her card. After he drops Annie off, Tom Cruise (Vincent) gets in and offers Max $600 to be his driver for the night. Vincent says that he's in real estate and has to make 5 stops to sign paperwork. Max realizes after the first stop that he is driving Vincent to different locations for Vincent to kill people. Max keeps trying to get out of it, but Vincent keeps catching up to him. Vincent sends Max into a club as Vincent and the police, who have set up surveillance, now suspect Max. Max realizes that Vincent's last victim will be Annie, so Annie tries to get to Annie before Vincent does. Max saves Annie and they run away from Vincent down to the Metro.
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Trivia: The film was almost entirely shot in high definition. Director Michael Mann states he did this to capture the night scenes more vividly.
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Suggested correction: The number of movies shot in less-than-HD could be counted on one hand.
I believe it refers to the fact that Collateral is considered to be the first major movie to use a digital camera, not the traditional film support.
Answer: The coyote may be a metaphor for Vincent's life. A lone predator lost in a world that doesn't understand him.
Answer: In many Native American cultures, seeing a coyote cross the road ahead of you means bad luck. So I think he knows everything is going to go south.
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