Factual error: In the movie, when the elevator ("the fall") reaches the middle of the planet, everything turns weightless. In reality, everything should have turned weightless as soon as the elevator was dropped, given they're in freefall.
Total Recall (2012)
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Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine
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Total Recall never leaves Earth in this 2012 re-imagining-the plot ditches the Mars story-line for one where most of the Earth has been devastated and only two viable territories remain: The United Federation of Britain (Western Europe) and the Colony (Australia). The character of Douglas Quaid/Hauser gets caught in the middle of espionage and a revolution as one man wants to conquer the world with an army of tough robots and another wants to free the Colony from its servitude. Colin Farrell shoots, brawls and falls many, many times in this Action Adventure/Science Fiction smash-'em-up that is strangely without the humor, creativity or cleverness of its predecessor. You'll see shades and nods to other Science-Fiction films galore but little of the fun. Stick with the original.
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Matthias: It it each man's quest to find out who he truly is but the answer to that lies in the present, not in the past. As it is for all of us.
Doug Quaid: But the past tells us who we've become.
Matthias: The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present. Look there. You'll find your answer.
Trivia: Douglas Quaid's line of "who the hell am I" and Lori's reply are the exact same lines from the original Total Recall.
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Chosen answer: According to the director, Len Wiseman, the "president" on the $1000 note is his own father, Loren.
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