I, Tonya Totally Useless Movie Trivia –
Each week we countdown the top ten interesting behind the scenes pieces of movie trivia from our weekly movie review picks. This week, it’s all about I, Tonya.
10. ‘First runner-up’ at the ‘People’s Choice Award’ of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
9. In real life, Margot is not considered “white trash”.
8. Wrapped filming on March 10, 2017 according to Margot Robbie’s Instagram account.
7. First film where Margot Robbie says “Suck my dick!”.
6. Offscreen, Margot Robbie cannot perform a triple axel.
5. Kaiser Permanente provided the oxygen tube and canister for Allison Janney’s character.
4. At the time of this “article”, it is unknown if Jeff Stone (Gillooly) has seen I, Tonya.
3. This film breaks the fourth wall.
2. Margot Robbie took several of the scrunchies used throughout filming.
1. The Lloyd Center Skating Rink in Portland, Oregon offers a Platinum Birthday Party Package starting at $225.
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Allison Janney had seriously trained to become a figure skater throughout her childhood and adolescence. However, when she was 17, she accidentally walked into a sliding glass door and gravely injured her right leg. In 2014, during an interview on “Fresh Air,” Janney told interviewer Terry Gross that her leg came close to being amputated. “I lost like three-quarters of my blood. I lost an artery and cut tendon….I was in the hospital for like seven–seven, eight weeks. I missed my first year of college. You know, and after that, of course, I didn’t really–I didn’t skate for a very long time.”
To prevent damaging her hair, Margot Robbie wears wigs as Tonya Harding. Surprisingly, the hair team used beer to achieve the “crunchy” permed look when regular hair products didn’t produce the desired result.
I, Tonya (2017)
R | 2h | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 19 January 2018 (USA)
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Steven Rogers
Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney
