What happens to Mr Jingles in The Green Mile?

He becomes a friend to Eduard Delacroix, who renames him Mr. Jingles, in the few days before the man is executed. He is healed by John Coffey after being stomped on by Percy Wetmore. This gives him increased longevity and he finally dies 64 years later.
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Is Mr. Jingles alive at the end of The Green Mile?

Does the mouse die at the end of Green Mile? Both, the mouse, Mr. Jingles and the film's protagonist, Tom Hanks' Paul Edgecomb are discovered to be alive at the end of the movie. At this point in the film, Hanks' Edgecomb is all of 108 years old and has seen/lived a full life.
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Was Mr. Jingles a real mouse in The Green Mile?

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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Where did Mr. Jingles Go Green Mile?

In the movie, Mr. Jingles lives right up until the credits roll, but in Stephen King's The Green Mile book, he breathes his dying breath only moments after Paul introduces him to his friend Eileen.
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What does Mr. Jingles represent in The Green Mile?

Jingles represents how small humans are in front of God. Its contrast with John Coffey, it being a little white mouse and John being a black giant, emphasizes the point.
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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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What comes out of John Coffey's mouth?

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 crime did Eduard Delacroix commit?

Biography. Eduard Delacroix was a death-row inmate incarcerated at Cold Mountain Penitentiary for raping and killing a young girl, then trying to cover up his crime by burning her body. The fire was near an apartment building that caught on fire and killed six more people, including two children.
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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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Is Green Mile a true story?

The Green Mile Is Based On A Truth-Inspired Stephen King Book. While not a true story, The Green Mile is based on a book. The heart and plot of the book remain intact for the movie adaptation.
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Who killed the mouse in Green Mile?

Jingles is a mouse in the The Green Mile. Both the guards and the prisoners become attached to the mouse. When Percy Wetmore kills him by crushing him with his boots, John Coffey resurrects him. Paul Edgecomb takes care of him since.
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Is The Green Mile about Jesus?

'The Green Mile' (1999), directed by Fank Darabont and based on the novel of the same title by Stephen King, is an allegory of Christian healing and freedom. It represents Jesus Christ for today's society in a world poisoned and imprisoned by perception, injustices, and a more deep-set malady—the darkness of the heart.
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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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Is The Green Mile One of the saddest movie ever?

The most depressing Stephen King story ever told

Movies based on Stephen King novels (the good movies, anyway) generally do one of two things: make you scream or make you cry. The Green Mile definitely falls in the latter category. Directed by Frank Darabont, this prison drama is one big heartache after another.
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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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Why is it called The Green Mile?

His domain was called the "Green Mile" because the condemned prisoners walking to their execution are said to be walking "the last mile". The floor of the holding area was covered with faded green linoleum.
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What did Arlen Bitterbuck do?

Arlen Bitterbuck is one of the Death Row prisoners in The Green Mile. He is a Native American who was found guilty of killing another man during an extremely violent bar fight over a pair of boots. Because of the seriousness of the situation, he was sentenced to death by means of electrocution in Old Sparky.
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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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Is the electric chair painful?

Possibility of consciousness and pain during execution

Witness testimony, botched electrocutions (see Willie Francis and Allen Lee Davis), and post-mortem examinations suggest that execution by electric chair is often painful.
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Why do you have to wet the sponge before the electric chair?

The electrodes were fastened to his feet. Large wet sponges were placed between the metal contacts and Daryl's' skin so as to assure that the electricity had as little resistance as possible. The guards sopped up the excess salt water on the floor and put the wet towels into a bucket.
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Who heals John Coffey?

Warden Moores's wife, who is dying of a brain tumor and is cured by John Coffey. She dies of a heart attack ten years later. The assistant warden.
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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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Who is Brad Dolan in The Green Mile?

A nursing home employee who reminds Paul of Percy Wetmore, Brad Dolan finds pleasure in cruelty and harasses Paul throughout his time at the nursing home.
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Did Coffey save Melinda?

She is healed by John Coffey, after which she lives another ten years, ultimately outliving her husband by two years and dying peacefully of a heart attack. After Coffey heals Melinda, she gives him a medal as a token of appreciation.
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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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