Best sci-fi movie trivia of 1985

Trivia: The farm where Marty arrives in 1955 belongs to a man called Peabody, and he calls his son Sherman; the names are a tribute to "Sherman and Mr. Peabody," two cartoon time travellers from a 1960s American TV show.

Trivia: Real pig guts were used for the scene where Joe Pilato (Rhodes) is ripped in half. The guts were accidentally left out of the freezer for the weekend and so were rotten when they were used. The stench was so bad that everybody ran off the set once they finished.

Trivia: The eye test sign in the office where Burt tells the Army story reads 'Burt is a slave driver..'

Trivia: When Gary is first telling Wyatt of his idea to make a woman, Wyatt asks,"What about your girl[friend] in Canada?" a reference to Anthony Michael Hall's character in "The Breakfast Club." In the Breakfast Club when Bender is asking Brian if he is a cherry, Brian says that he had slept with a girl from Canada that he met at Niagara Falls. (00:07:00)

Trivia: Based only very loosely on the story "Herbert West: Reanimator" by H.P. Lovecraft, taking great liberties with the original story. This was, reportedly, one of Lovecraft's least favorite among his stories, one that he only wrote in order to "pay the bills."

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Trivia: When the helicopter pilot is looking at the newspaper, one of the headlines reads, "Kingston Falls Riot Still Unexplained." Kingston Falls is the location for the movie Gremlins, also by Joe Dante.

Trivia: Some of the cloud effects were created by dumping colored dyes in tanks of water which were then superimposed into the shot.

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Trivia: The evil count is named "Magnus Lee." His surname is nod to famed actor Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dracula in a number of horror films.

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Trivia: When Mitch first arrives on campus, he's talking with a professor. After the conversation, Mitch takes a step back and bumps into another student. This student is played by Tom Hanks.

Trivia: Aunty Entity's name is never mentioned in the film. She is only referred to as just "Aunty."