The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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For TAXI DRIVER, Robert DeNiro worked 12 hours a day for months driving a cab in New York City. And for RAGING BULL, he learned to box and gained 60 pounds. For APOLLO 13, Tom Hanks learned to work in zero gravity. For CAST AWAY, he lost 55 pounds and grew a long, ragged beard. For THE CUTTING EDGE, Moira Kelly and D. B. Sweeney learned to ice skate. For THE KARATE kid, Ralph Macchio learned karate. For THE SOLOIST, Jamie Foxx learned to play the cello and violin. For THE BROTHERS BLOOM, Rachel Weisz learned to do complicated card tricks. For THE LAST SAMURAI, Tom Cruise spent two years learning to speak Japanese and wield a samurai sword. For SUPERCOP, Michelle Yeoh learned to drive a motorcycle only a day before her hair- raising high-speed bike jump. For SHOOTER, Mark Wahlberg, who played a sharp shooter, learned to hit a target 1,100 yards away both right and left-handed. For THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster, neither of whom had licenses or even learner’s permits, learned to drive. For THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, Matt Damon spent a month training with a golf pro. For SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, the stars endured a brutal basic training, which included hiking five miles a day lugging 40 pounds of gear, and getting only three hours of sleep a day. For THE MACHINIST, Christian Bale lost nearly 70 pounds in three months. His daily intake consisted of only coffee, water and either a can of tuna or an apple. For the classic SINGING IN THE RAIN, Debbie Reynolds was taught how to dance by Gene Kelly. For THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, Frank Sinatra, who played a drug addict, visited a rehab clinic to see what a heroin addict going through withdrawal really looked (and acted) like. For IRON MAN, Robert Downey, Jr. spent five days a week for months weight training and practicing martial arts. Pe Peer to Pe to Peer the quarterly magazine of ILTA 13 1