What came out of Coffey's mouth?

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".
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What comes out of John Coffey's mouth when he heals?

In the movie "The Green Mile", John Coffey heals the prison guard Paul using his special power. He then opens his mouth and hundreds of "flies" appear buzzing away.
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What comes out of his mouth in Green Mile?

Whenever he exercises his healing power on someone, he lets a swarm of flies out of his mouth, meaning he expels injury or disease out of his body. Now, there are a lot of flies-related references in the Bible, as you might recall.
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What disease did Tom Hanks have in Green Mile?

We meet Edgecomb in 1935, the year, he says in a voice-over narration, of the worst urinary tract infection of his life, and the year that John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), moves to the Green Mile. (The movie's title refers to the stretch of green linoleum between the men's cells and the electric chair.)
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What was John Coffey's powers?

Powers and Abilities

Healing: John has the power to take away diseases, but either must take them on himself or transfer it to another person. Resurrection: John possesses the power to reverse death if he does in a time shortly after death occurs.
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Why did Percy shoots Wild Bill?

When Coffey is returned to prison, he regurgitates the disease into Percy who, either through John controlling him or willingly out of disgust for Wharton's actions, then shoots Wild Bill to death before going into a catatonic state. When asked why he did this, John said that "[He] punished them bad men.
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How did they make John Coffey look so big in The Green Mile?

In reality, Michael Clarke Duncan was of a similar height to his co-star David Morse, and was a couple of inches shorter than James Cromwell. Amongst other things, creative camera angles were used to create the illusion that Duncan, as John Coffey, towered over the prison staff, even "Brutal" Howell and Warden Moores.
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Why couldn't Tom Hanks pee in The Green Mile?

Paul Edgecomb from The Green Mile (Tom Hanks' character) didn't have an urinary tract infection...he actually had a sexually transmitted disease. Stay with me on this one. He had stinging when he peed, which most people associate with UTI's, but it's also a symptom of many STD's.
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Is The Green Mile based on a true story?

Since this kind of tragic, unfair derailing and taking of a life has been documented in great quantities over the years, the question naturally arises as to whether The Green Mile is based on a true story or not. Technically, the answer is "no." The movie is an adaptation of the 1996 Stephen King novel The Green Mile.
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What infection did Paul have in The Green Mile?

After John heals Paul's severe bladder infection by touching him and later resurrects Mr. Jingles, Paul gradually realizes that John possesses a supernatural ability to heal others.
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Is Paul Edgecomb immortal?

Paul Edgecomb & Mr Jingles (the mouse) were granted unnatural long life from Jon Coffey. If Paul was 44 when Jon died and is 108 at the end of the movie, then he has been alive for 64 years. Mr. Jingles is alive for the duration of the movie.
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Does John Coffey have the shine?

Other notable characters that shine include Louis Creed from Pet Sematary, who sees and speaks with the ghost of one of his students, John Coffey from The Green Mile, with healing and intuitive powers, and Mike Noonan from Bag of Bones, who has dreams and visions.
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Was Mr Jingles a real mouse?

A fake mouse was used when Paul picks up the dead Mr. Jingles and also when John blows into his hand to revive the mouse. A real mouse was placed in the actor's hand for the shot when John places the revived mouse on the floor. When the mouse is shown lying on the floor dying, animatronic and CGI techniques were used.
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What is the point of The Green Mile?

The Green Mile focuses on the lives of the Death Row guards at a Southern penitentiary, where Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) and the rest of the correctional guards witness supernatural events surrounding a certain prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan).
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What is the message of The Green Mile?

John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) seems to represent a Christ-like martyr, William "Wild Bill" Wharton an embodiment of evil and the Devil, and the Mile itself likely symbolizes life and all of the suffering that comes with it until death is reached.
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What comes out of John Coffey's mouth Reddit?

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".
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What was Arlen Bitterbuck crime?

Other inhabitants include Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American convicted of killing a man in a fight over a pair of boots; Arthur Flanders, a real estate executive who killed his father to perpetrate insurance fraud; and Mr. Jingles, a mouse, to whom Del teaches various tricks.
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Who was the youngest person to get the electric chair?

George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person ever to have been executed by electric chair in the United States when he was just 14 years old, but 70 years later, he was officially exonerated for his alleged crime.
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Was John Coffey innocent in The Green Mile?

As The Green Mile reveals that Coffey is innocent of the crime he was convicted for, his execution makes a sad ending for the character. However, despite his powers and his substantial size, Coffey makes no real attempt to resist his fate.
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Did Tom Hanks have an STD in The Green Mile?

Paul Edgecomb from The Green Mile (Tom Hanks' character) didn't have an urinary tract infection…he actually had a sexually transmitted disease. He didn't go to the doctor for the UTI, because he didn't want his wife to find out he actually had an STD.
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Why did Percy pee his pants?

In spite of this, Percy is also extremely craven. As aforementioned, he cried and wet his pants after Wharton had groped him, showing his cowardly nature despite his perceived authority over the inmates.
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Why is The Green Mile an 18?

The MPAA rated The Green Mile R for violence, language and some sex-related material.
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Who is Percy in The Green Mile?

The Green Mile (1999) - Doug Hutchison as Percy Wetmore - IMDb.
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Does Stephen King like The Green Mile movie?

King's Consensus: “I would have to say that I was delighted with The Green Mile. The film is a little “soft” in some ways. I like to joke with Frank that his movie was really the first R-rated Hallmark Hall of Fame production.
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