Best comedy movie trivia of 1987

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Trivia: The filmmakers used two different shopping malls for the scene where the doctor injects Tuck into Jack's rear. The opening scenes where the doctor runs in and heads for the elevator were shot in the Northridge Mall in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The scene where he reaches the top and rams the syringe into Jack was filmed on the top floor of the Sherman Oaks Galleria, another mall several miles away.

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Trivia: Stephen King novels are visible, on the male prostitutes bed-head. (00:56:30)

Hamster

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Trivia: This film is based on Pentagon lawyer Adrian Cronauer's life as a DJ during the Vietnam War. He is worked in the Pentagon in its MIA/POW office until his death on July 18, 2018.

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Trivia: This is a remake of a French movie, "Trois hommes et un couffin". The sequel, though, was original.

Sereenie

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Trivia: Director Garry Marshall appears in the film as the drummer in the band that's playing at the Fish Bowl, when Annie is looking for Dean.

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Trivia: The house number of the strict, God-fearing mother superior is "666" - the number of the beast.

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Trivia: For some strange reason, the film was originally given an R-rating by the MPAA despite the fact it contains very little violence or profanity. The studio appealed, and the MPAA thankfully gave the film a much more appropriate PG rating without requiring any editing.

TedStixon

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Trivia: For her role in this film, Cher became the first person to win an acting Oscar by being known by one name (Cher which is her legal name). She is also the first actress of both Armenian and Native American (Cherokee) descent to win an Oscar for an acting role.

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Trivia: Jackie Chan hadn't originally planned on making a sequel to "Project A." However, the Japanese Emperor personally told him he was a fan of the first film and wanted to see a sequel, leading Chan to decide to make this film.

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Trivia: Although portraying high school kids in the film, Casey Siemaszko (Jerry) was 26 years old, and Richard Tyson (Buddy) was around 31 years old during the film's release.

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Trivia: Kristy McNichol was the first choice for Christy Wills, but the studio fired her two weeks before filming began due to fears she might be difficult to work with due to her bipolar disorder.

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