Best comedy movie trivia of 1994

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The Flintstones picture

Trivia: Mel Blanc did the voice of Dino. This is only significant if you consider the fact that this film was made in 1994 but Blanc died five years previously in 1989. The film-makers used tapes of his original sounds from the 1960s TV show.

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Muriel's Wedding picture

Trivia: Gabby Millgate, who plays Muriel's sister, also took part in an Australian version of 'Celebrity Big Brother'. Until she was voted off, she took on the personas of different characters and occasionally resurrected this character, telling the viewers to vote off the other housemates because 'they're terrible'.

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Beverly Hills Cop III picture

Trivia: The guy whose spot was stolen on the ride "The Spider", by Axel, is George Lucas. Appearences are also made by Joe Dante as Jailor, Barbet Schroeder as the guy in the Porsche, John Singleton as the fireman and Arthur Hiller as the bar patron.

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The Paper picture

Trivia: Many of the extras on the film were actual NYC journalists (reporters, columnists, and editors). One was Donna Hanover, a former reporter who, at the time, was married to NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

K.C. Sierra

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I Love Trouble picture

Trivia: The sinister plot of Chess Chemical, in the movie, to falsify the lab tests to show that the LDF hormone is safe to inject into cows and thus for it to get into the milk supply is based on a true story. Chess Chemical is Monsanto. LDF is the controversial "bovine growth hormone," also known as BGH. BGH was found to cause cancer in the cows that were injected. But the FDA approved it anyhow in the 1990s with its full stamp of approval.

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Richie Rich picture

Trivia: The Rich mansion was later used in "Hannibal," as the home of Mason Verger.

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In The Army Now picture

Trivia: Brendan Fraser once again reprises his role as Encino Man in this film, as the soldier who tells Bones "don't eat the chicken, it tastes just like frog," and then eats something off Bones' tray.

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City Slickers 2 picture

Trivia: Just as in the first film, Mitch (Billy Crystal) wears a Mets hat the entire movie, yet Billy Crystal is a die hard Yankees fan.

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Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas picture

Trivia: This film marks the first time Zack's parents were seen on-screen together at the same time. In the original series, only one parent or the other was seen in certain episodes (but never the two together).

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Serial Mom picture

Trivia: Despite the opening claiming that the film is based on a true story; based on court testimony, sworn declarations, and interviews and the assurance no one involved in the crimes received financial compensation; it is entirely fictional.

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Greedy picture

Trivia: Johnny Petraglia, from the Cincinnati tournament, is a real PBA Hall of Fame bowler. He has an uncredited role as himself in the film.

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Wagons East picture

Trivia: This was John Candy's last film he made. He unfortunately passed away in his sleep before filming wrapped up. Re-writes and stand-ins were used to finish the film. Candy had finished filming "Canadian Bacon", but "Wagons East" was released 13 months before "Canadian Bacon."

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Legend of the Drunken Master picture

Trivia: The original title of this Jackie Chan film was "Drunken Master 2" when it was first released in Hong Kong in 1994 (it was not actually a sequel but was a remake/reboot of the 1978 Jackie Chan film "Drunken Master"). The title "Drunken Master 2" was changed to "The Legend of Drunken Master" when it was released in America in 2000.

Charles Austin Miller

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Angels in the Outfield picture

Trivia: At the end of the movie, Carney Lansford spits out chewing tobacco. In reality, they used black liquorice to obtain the same look without having to use the real thing.

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Major League II picture

Trivia: The line the biker chick says in the beginning, "Say it ain't so, Rick" (after being disappointed in Wild Thing's clean cut look and using the word, cute), is from the legend of a kid saying "Say it ain't so, Joe" to Shoeless Joe Jackson when the White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series. Joe Jackson also played for the Indians before the White Sox.

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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead picture

Trivia: A. Michael Baldwin was allowed to return to the role of Mike as the film was not funded by studios. He had not been allowed to star in "Phantasm II" due to a studio mandate. Universal agreed to distribute the film once it was completed, but left the production to director Don Coscarelli.

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