Best movie trivia of 1987

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

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Trivia: Jack Nicholson appears in this film, although he was uncredited, and unpaid.

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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: At the dinner party, while somebody is recording with a camera, there a lady with blonde short hair, she is Concepcion Valenzuela, Ritchie Valens' real life mother.

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Trivia: Even though they play mother and daughter in this film, Kay Lenz (born 1953) is only thirteen years older than Dana Barron (born 1966).

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

Mercury

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.

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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: Bud Fox's name was originally Joe Fox, but it was changed after it was discovered Joe Fox was a real stockbroker, who wouldn't give permission for his name to be used.

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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.

Trivia: When Caleb attempts to leave the gang for the first time, just as he gets to the bus station you can see a cinema behind him that is playing Aliens (1986). Near Dark was released a year after Aliens and it shares most of the same cast. The director of Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, was also married to Aliens director James Cameron at the time. (00:22:28)

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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.

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: When Pythona comes out of the river and breaches Cobra's defenses, she uses a 4 headed eel like creature to bite through the electric fence. As sparks fly, the highly recognizable sound effects used here were obviously pulled from a lightsaber duel in Star Wars. (00:07:05)

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Trivia: Even though Anne Ramsey plays Nick Nolte's mother in the movie, she was only 12 years older than him.

Trivia: Lupe Ontiveros was just four years older than Cheech Marin, despite them playing mother and son.