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Trivia: The homeless "camp" seen in the movie is real. To save money, and for realism, director John Carpenter shot the scenes at an actual homeless encampment. The people living there were paid as extras. (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: Tiffany's husband Chad is played by Chad Stahelski, who directed Keanu Reeves in the "John Wick" films. He was also Reeves' stunt double in "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded."

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Trivia: In one scene, we learn that 22 had many previous mentors who tried to help her find her spark. One of the names is Joe Rantf. Rantf was one of the original writers and animators for Pixar, and tragically died in a car accident in 2005. (Source: Cinemablend).

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Trivia: The character of Dani Clayton is named after Jack Clayton, who directed "The Innocents." "The Innocents" is the film adaptation of the stage version of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw." (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: The opening scene, depicting Brad and Janet's dull life, was originally going to be filmed in black and white, with the first color shot being Frank N Furter's red lips in the elevator. The studio rejected the idea. (Source: Mental Floss).

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Trivia: The role of Hannibal Lecter was originally supposed to go to Gene Hackman, who bought the rights to the source novel and had planned on directing the film himself. He backed off the project when he decided that the role was too dark for his taste, and he felt that he had already played an unlikeable character in "Mississippi Burning."

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Trivia: Though he became famous as the piano player at Rick's Café Américain, Dooley Wilson, the actor who played Sam, was an experienced musician and bandleader, but not a piano player. He was a drummer, and mimed the piano playing. "As Time Goes By" was dubbed in later.

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Trivia: Pom Klementieff, who plays Mantis in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, also directed by James Gunn, has a cameo here as one of the patrons inside the club on Corto Maltese.

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Trivia: In Shang-Chi's apartment, there is a poster for the 2004 film "Kung Fu Hustle." Wah Yuen, who plays Master Guang Bo, played the landlord in that film.

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Trivia: Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon actually were a couple at the time the film was made. 20th Century Fox wanted some Americans cast in the British production which is why they were hired. (Source: The Guardian).

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Trivia: The iconic song "The Time Warp" was not in the original production of the show. It was added to pad out the the 40 minute play to feature film length, along with allowing a dance number to be added to the film. (Source: The Guardian).

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Trivia: At one point, the character of William Burke is reading "Weaveworld", by Clive Barker. The character of Candyman was created by Barker in his short story "The Forbidden."

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Trivia: At one point, Amanda Waller says that she is supposed to play golf with Senator Cray. Cray is a notable character in the comics and after he dies, his son, The Atom, joins the Suicide Squad.

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Trivia: John Ostrander, who created the Suicide Squad team in the comics, has a cameo as the doctor who implants the brain bomb into Michael Rooker Savant.

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Trivia: Mark Hamill's three children have cameos as Resistance fighters.

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Trivia: Director Jared Hess and actor John Heder were college roommates at BYU. Heder didn't consider himself an actor, but he could relate to the character of Napoleon, so he agreed to be in Hess' short film "Peluca" and the rest is history. (Source: BYU Magazine).

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Trivia: Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) actually nailed John Heder in the face with the steak throw. The impact gave Heder two black eyes that are visible in multiple scenes in the film. (Source: Slashfilm).

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Trivia: Due to the low budget, most of the wardrobe was found at thrift stores. Napoleon's moon boots were 20 years old and borrowed from Jerusha Hess' uncle, and his glasses were a thrift store find and the prescription made John Heder's vision very uncomfortable. (Source: UTV).

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Trivia: Wyatt Russell (John Walker) auditioned for Captain America in 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger." It was his first-ever movie audition.

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Trivia: During the book burning scene, the Nazi uniforms worn by the extras are real, authentic uniforms. The costume designer, Anthony Powell, located them in Germany and had the extras wear them. (Source: CheatSheet.com).

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