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Trivia: The odometer on Barbie's car shows 031959 - the first Barbie was launched in March 1959.

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Trivia: This film features appearances from WWE alumni John Cena and Dwayne Johnson. There used to be real-life acrimony between the two, as Cena was critical of Johnson for leaving the WWE to pursue a film career, alleging he abandoned his fans and the business he claimed to love. Cena would later apologize for this disposition after pursuing a film career of his own, acknowledging that he didn't make the effort to view things from Johnson's perspective.

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Trivia: The way Donna attempts to get the bus stopped is a direct nod to the 1994 movie Speed. The bus driver is even named Sam, the same as the driver in that film.

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Trivia: Lance Reddick, who played Charon in this series of films, died one week before this film was released.

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Trivia: The IMAX prints of the film are 11 miles long, weighing 600lb.

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Trivia: Following the release of "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", co-star Jim Carrey stated that he was considering retiring from acting, as he felt he had "done enough" in the film industry and was becoming somewhat burned out. However, he eventually agreed to star in this film because he loves playing the evil-genius Dr. Robotnik. Carrey also laughingly admitted that the huge paycheck he got was one of the deciding factors, especially because he "buys a lot of stuff."

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Trivia: The packaging for the Mattel toys for this film mistakenly contained a URL for a pornographic website. A mother in South Carolina filed a class action lawsuit against Mattel after her daughter visited the website.

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Trivia: This is the first Willy Wonka movie not to receive any Academy Award nominations.

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