Best movie trivia of 1984

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Trivia: In the opening scenes Paul Reuben, driving a camp bus, is passed by a motorized "wheelchair." This was the world's first "Personal Mobility Vehicle", invented in 1959, named the "Ramble Seat." This prop has never been seen again, despite the family looking for decades.

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Trivia: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert labeled this as one of their most hated movies of 1984.

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Suggested correction: How is someone being in the cast a piece of trivia? Unless it's something notable like one of an actor's earliest roles, or a final appearance, it's not really interesting enough to be considered trivia.

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Trivia: If you listen to the music throughout the movie, you will notice it is the same music and theme that was used in Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter.

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Trivia: The scenes of Billy and Christie gawking at the final battle between the two ninjas were filmed months after principal photography. Lucinda Dickey is wearing a wig because she had already cut her hair short for her role in Breakin'.

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Trivia: The woman who helps Miss Piggy when her purse is stolen is Muppet performer Kathryn Mullen.

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Trivia: During filming, the relationship between Alec Guinness and David Lean deteriorated. The final straw came for Guinness when he realised that a large chunk of his scenes had been left on the cutting floor by Lean. After filming was complete, the two never met or spoke to each other again.

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Trivia: The Grand National sequence towards the end of the film combines filmed footage with real footage of the 1983 Grand National.

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