'Good Time' trivia and fun facts
Big success
After the screening at the Cannes Film Festival, the film received a six-minute long standing ovation.
Passing unknown through the crowd
The scene in the subway was shot during rush hour with real passengers. In order to shoot unnoticed, they directed Pattinson by text messages while the camera and crew was filming in the same wagon.
Working in a car wash
Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie working and prepared their roles at a car wash in Queens
Absolute freedom
All actors didn't read the script but were given a detailed backstory of their characters and were told to improvise every scene, while Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie had scripts but were still told to react to the others as well as they could.
Using the correct vocabulary
The title 'Good Time' is prison slang. It refers to a reduction in a prisoner's sentence for good behavior.
A very real chasing
In the mall-chase scene, real police officers were hired to act in the movie. They didn't shut down the mall from the public, but filmed when the daily business was going on, so they had real reactions from real customers. Some even tried to stop the cops from chasing the actors.