How big was John in The Green Mile?

How big was John in The Green Mile?

7 feet tall He's big -- 6-foot-5, 320 pounds big. But for once in his life, Michael Clarke Duncan wasn't big enough. The role of John Coffey in the movie adaptation of Stephen King's "The Green Mile" called for someone huge -- 7 feet tall, around 350 pounds.

How tall is John Coffey in real life?

6 ft 5 in

Michael Clarke Duncan
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1995–2012
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Partner(s)	Omarosa Manigault ( esp. 2010; his death 2012)

What happened to the big guy in The Green Mile?

Encouraged by his mother to pursue acting, he made several minor TV and film appearances before landing a role in 1999's The Green Mile, which earned him an Oscar nomination. On Septem, Duncan died of complications from a heart attack that he had suffered two months prior, on J.

What does John Coffey represent in The Green Mile?

A lot of people have guessed, and correctly as later Stephen King himself said, that the initials of John Coffey stand for Jesus Christ. He represents the new Messiah, someone sent to us two thousand years after by Mighty God.

What does John Coffey say at the end?

What does John Coffey say at the end? The final few lines that come out of Coffey's mouth, seconds before his execution are, "He killed them with their love. That's how it is every day, all over the world".

Who is John Coffey in the Green Mile?

• John Coffey is a protagonist character from the book The Green Mile. In the film adaptation, he was portrayed by the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan. He was an innocent inmate placed on deathrow at Cold Mountain Penitentiary for a crime he never committed. His date of birth is unknown.

What did they change in the Green Mile?

• They downsized his prison bed a bit to make him look bigger, and they even switched out the electric chair that had been used for most of the movie for a smaller version when it was John's turn up to bat.

How big was Michael Clarke Duncan in the Green Mile?

• To really sell his size they even made smaller versions of some of the typical props in order to make the already huge Michael Clarke Duncan look even bigger.

Who was the biggest man in the Green Mile?

• So in that same vein, the film production didn't just use some creative film techniques to make John Coffey look like the largest man who ever lived in comparison to everyone else in the cast.