No Country for Old Men Trivia Questions

The title comes from Yeats' poem 'Sailing to Byzantium,' but the line is 'That is no country for old men.' Many assume it's a folk song reference.

The coin toss is directly from Cormac McCarthy's novel, including the dialogue about 'what's the most you ever lost on a coin toss.' It was scripted, not improvised.

The Coens chose New Mexico for tax incentives and similar terrain, but scenes like the border crossing were filmed in Texas, so it wasn't shot entirely in one state.

Cormac McCarthy's novel describes Chigurh as having a youthful appearance. The age was not changed for the film; Bardem was cast at 38, close to the book's description.

Composer Carter Burwell created only sparse ambient sounds. The sole traditional score appears briefly during the opening title shot and the final credits, leaving the film otherwise musically silent.

The film's final scene, featuring Sheriff Bell's monologue about his dreams and an abrupt cut to black, closely follows the novel's conclusion.

The Coen brothers cast Brolin after being impressed by his self-made audition tape, not because of The Goonies. They later discovered he was the child star of that film.

Jones has said the character was inspired by his own experiences and observations of aging lawmen, but there is no specific real-life sheriff he modeled Ed Tom Bell on.