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Trivia: Writer/Director Parker Finn has a cameo as the photographer during Skye's photo shoot.

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Trivia: Near the beginning of the movie, as the SWAT vehicles are approaching, a billboard is visible in the background advertising the movie "The Watchers", which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan's daughter, Ishana.

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Trivia: The burned-out car, along with John Candy's trunk, from "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", can be seen as part of the debris littering The Void. Ryan Reynolds has repeatedly stated how much he loved John Candy and his Del Griffith character, and there is a reference to him in every "Deadpool" film.

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Trivia: Both of Ryan Reynolds' and Blake Lively's children have cameos in the film. Olin Reynolds plays Babypool and Inez Reynolds plays Kidpool.

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Trivia: Michael Bay, director of the first two films in the franchise, has a cameo as a pissed off driver who almost runs over Mike. He's driving a black 964 Porsche 911 Turbo, which is the same car Mike drove in the first film.

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Trivia: David Letterman auditioned and screen-tested for the role of Ted Striker, which ultimately went to Robert Hays.

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Trivia: Composer Jerskin Fendrix has a cameo as the musician playing the strange instrument in the Lisbon restaurant dance scene.

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Trivia: Musician Jack White, of the White Stripes, has a cameo as one of the actors in the radio stage play at the end of the film. Another well-known musician, Pete Yorn, has a notable role as Acie Kirby.

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Trivia: The radio play scene at the end of the film was shot at Martin Scorsese's alma mater, Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, NY, after principal photography had wrapped in Oklahoma.

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Trivia: The older woman sitting on the bench with Barbie is played by Oscar-winning costume designer Ann Roth. This was her first credited role as an actress.

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Trivia: Christopher Nolan's daughter, Flora, has a cameo as the girl whose skin is flaking off in Oppenheimer's vision of the effects of dropping the bomb.

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Trivia: The stunt driver in the car crash scene is Chuck Norris' son, Eric.

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Trivia: When Ralphie comes down the stairs in the pink bunny outfit, the line spoken by the old man, "He looks like a deranged Easter bunny," was ad-libbed by Darren McGavin. Director Bob Clark liked it so much he kept it in. (Source: Quest Capsule).

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Trivia: When The Old Man is outside directing the placement of the lamp, and he talks to Swede (director Bob Clark), Swede is wearing a Miami Dolphins snow hat. It was turned sideways to hide the logo, since the Dolphins didn't come into existence until 1965.

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Trivia: Nick Castle (the original "Shape") has a cameo as the partygoer who flashes his costume at Corey and says "see anything you like?" This is the same line said by Lynda in the original 1978 "Halloween."

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Trivia: In a multi-layered homage, the movie that Corey and Jeremy are watching is 1982's "The Thing" which is a remake of "The Thing From Another World", which is the movie that Laurie and Tommy are watching in the original "Halloween." Oh, and of course, "The Thing" was also directed by John Carpenter.

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Trivia: Any skeleton-faced alien that you see on screen in "They Live" that had a close up shot or a speaking part was portrayed by stunt coordinator/fight choreographer Jeff Imada. (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: Co-director Daniel Scheinert has a cameo as one of the patrons in the universe where Evelyn works as a dominatrix.

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Trivia: In the universe where Evelyn is a movie star, real, archival footage of Michelle Yeoh from the premiere of "Crazy Rich Asians" is used.

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Trivia: According to Roddy Piper, he came up with (arguably) the film's most famous line. While driving one day, he scribbled various versions of the line on a pad, based on interviews he had done as a wrestler and gave them to John Carpenter. The line selected was from when Piper faced Playboy Buddy Rose, and said, "I'm here to chew bubble gum and kick ass." "And I'm all out of bubble gum" was added on. (Source: ScreenRant).

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