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Brokeback Mountain (2005) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American romantic drama film. It was directed by Ang Lee and stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. It's based on the eponymous 1997 short story by Edna Ann Proulx.

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What happened to Jack Twist at the end of Brokeback Mountain?

At the end of Brokeback Mountain Ennis calls Jack Twist's wife and she tells Ennis that Jack died in some freak tire change accident. They flash to a scene of Jack getting beaten by a gang of men --...
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What was the significance of the tire iron?

In Brokeback Mountain, there are references made to a tire iron that coincides with hate crimes. Ennis explains to Jack about an incident involving a tire iron involving a homosexual when he was ...
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Was Jack in love with someone else right before his death?

At the end of Brokeback Mountain Ennis visits Jack's parents after he learns of Jack's death. Jack's father tells Ennis about Jack's plans that he had before he died. Jack used to say ENNIS DEL ...
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What is the significance of the ending line of Brokeback Mountain?

The last words in Ang Lee's movie Brokeback Mountain (2005) are: Jack, I swear... said by the protagonist, Ennis del Mar. What is he going to swear?
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Goats in Brokeback Mountain

I have heard the reason the movie brokeback mountain take place at Big Horn Mountains is because of the Goats that lives on the mountain actually are homosexual (sorry if I did not use the correct ...
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