Trivia: Director Steven Spielberg obtained permission from the museum that holds Abraham Lincoln's original pocket watch to record the sound of the watch for use in the movie. So, in several scenes where Lincoln is in contemplative thought and fiddling with his watch, the ticking watch sound is actually the same as Lincoln heard 150 years ago.
Trivia: Emily Blunt signed on to the film after reading the first half of the script. She hadn't even gotten to the scene where her character was introduced.
Trivia: The movie offers tribute to Scooby Doo when the Sheriff mentions "Meddling Kids" followed by Velma's classic line "Jinkies" when the car she is in almost crashes. Her teenage partner also speaks in the same manner as Shaggy with his high-pitched, squeaky voice.
Trivia: In 2013, this became the first film since 1989's Driving Miss Daisy to win the Academy Award for Best Picture without also earning a Best Director nomination.
Trivia: This is Colin Farrell's second role in a movie adopted from a story by Philip K Dick; his first performance was in 2002's Minority Report.
Trivia: During filming of the movie's opening scene, the water Jeremy Renner swims in was so cold that his facial hair frequently iced over.
Trivia: Eva Amurri and Susan Sarandon who play the young and older Mary McGarricle are real life mother and daughter.
Trivia: Gemma Arterton, who plays Clara, is only eight years older than Saoirse Ronan, who plays her daughter Eleanor.
Trivia: A point in the score from this, by Joe Kraemer, inspired The Batman's signature motif by Michael Giacchino. After the phone call between Jack and Helen when he warns her potentially not to trust her father, he's driving across a bridge and the music is almost identical to the "bom...bombom...bom" theme from The Batman.
Trivia: Brad lied to his friends about how his face got banged up, saying he was jumped by some kids outside of the "O." The "O" refers to the Original Hot Dog Place, which was located close to the University of Pitsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and was very popular among the students and others. It had been in operation for about 60 years but closed on 4/18/20 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban (owner of the Dallas Mavericks) tried to buy the "O" but it was sold to a chain. (01:09:52)
Trivia: Although Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren share top billing, they have no scenes together in the film.
Trivia: Hidden Mickey: One of the red tattoos on Dejah's right arm.
Trivia: When The Pirate King learns of Pirate Captain's royal pardon, he exclaims, "Is this true?" in exactly the same way that Richard IV does in 'The Foretelling'; the first episode of Blackadder Series 1. Both The Pirate King and Richard IV were portrayed by Brian Blessed.
Trivia: This made-for-TV movie was originally entitled "Home Alone: Alone in the Dark" and was produced by the same producers (ABC and Fox) as "Home Alone 4" (2002).