Based very loosely on Robert Ludlum's novel, the Bourne Identity is the story of a man whose wounded body is discovered by fishermen who nurse him back to health. He can remember nothing and begins to try to rebuild his memory based on clues such as the Swiss bank account, the number of which, is implanted in his hip. He soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with Marie on a search to find out who he is and why he is being hunted.
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Despite prominent billing, Clive Owen only gets about three minutes of screentime, broken up throughout the film. He doesn't talk until an hour and 25 minutes into the film and even then its in his last scene. The credits only list him as The Professor. We never find out his real name. When Owen was describing his part, he remarked: "I basically put on a pair of glasses and pose to the camera!"
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Goofs
Continuity:
Just before the car chase, we see a police car pull up behind the Mini. When the chase starts, the police car is gone.
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Quotes
Giancarlo:
[Picking up an intricately done knot of rope]
What's this? You tie these knots? So it starts to come back, huh? Jason Bourne:
No, it doesn't start to come back. The knot's like everything else, I just found the rope and I did it. The same way I can, I can read, I can write. I can add, subtract. I can make coffee. I can shuffle cards. I can set up a chessboard. See more »
Crazy Credits
A thunderstorm sounds in the background of the Universal logo.
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"Tous Les Bateaux, Tous Les Oiseaux"
Written by Jean-Loupe Dabadie, Paul De Senneville Performed by Claudia Polley Courtesy of Delphine Productions S.A.
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