Discussion Guide for Tony
The following are questions that can be used in guiding a discussion about the film Tony
1. If Michael’s son Josh wasn’t sick, do you think Michael would have gone to such lengths to find Tony?
2. Why wasn’t it good enough for Michael to simply get Josh a new bear?
3. At what point does responsibility collide with reality?
4. Why doesn’t Michael give up when the odds of finding Tony are stacked against him?
5. What role does inadvertent peer pressure play in keeping Michael going and rallying the other searchers to join in and be responsible?
6. Is personal responsibility easier to undertake when there’s a leader or an example to follow? Why or why not?
7. If the lost object was something other than a child’s toy, do you think the group would have undertaken such an enormous search? Why or why not?
8. Do you think people are more likely to act responsibly when there’s a deadline to do so, like the limited 15 minutes of garbage search time the group had?
9. Why does the loss of Tony become Michael’s responsibility and not Josh’s?
10. What lessons does Michael learn?