Trivia: Blade's tattoos were designed by director Stephen Norrington.
Phaneron
31st Aug 2021
Blade (1998)
31st Aug 2021
X-Men (1992)
Trivia: Cedric Smith and Catherine Disher - who voiced Professor X and Jean Grey, respectively - were married at the time the show was in production.
31st Aug 2021
The Simpsons (1989)
Trivia: In celebration of this episode's 25th anniversary, Homer Simpson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, complete with an exhibit highlighting the episode.
31st Aug 2021
Family Matters (1989)
Continuity mistake: The Winslows' front porch as seen from inside their house features a lattice wall with vines and furniture. However, establishing shots of the house show no such features.
31st Aug 2021
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
31st Aug 2021
Seinfeld (1990)
Deliberate mistake: When George is watching Home Alone, the sound effects and music that are heard aren't actually in the film.
28th Aug 2021
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Trivia: This film is infamous for an onset altercation between Christian Bale and cinematographer Shane Hurlbut. Hurlbut walked onto the set during the filming of a scene, which led to Bale - known for being an intense method actor - going on a profanity-laced tirade against Hurlbut.
27th Aug 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Trivia: Spider-Man asking Doctor Strange to cast a spell in order to make people forget that he is Peter Parker is similar to the comics storyline "One More Day." After the events of "Civil War" where Spider-Man revealed his secret identity to the world, he made a deal with Mephisto to save Aunt May's life in exchange for Mephisto nullifying Peter's marriage to Mary Jane Watson. As part of the deal, Mephisto erased everyone's memory of Spider-Man being Peter Parker.
26th Aug 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
25th Aug 2021
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
24th Aug 2021
Ghost Rider (2007)
Question: The trivia page on IMDB says Nicolas Cage's hairpiece took three hours to apply every day. If this is true, why would it take three hours to apply a hairpiece? Don't they just use adhesive to bond it to the skin? And why would they apply it everyday instead of having him wear it for the duration of the shoot and adjusting it as needed?
Answer: You are right to question the unattributed trivia blurbs on IMDB. The truth is more likely that the hair took 3 hours to apply only on the first day. After that, about 20 minutes max to reapply and touch up as part of the overall makeup process. The goal is optimize the actor's appearance for that day's scenes and lighting, given that the post production colorization will also hide a lot. The hairpiece would be attached with a temporary glue and it's unlikely that the actor would wear the hairpiece home because it's uncomfortable and looks fake.
23rd Aug 2021
Goosebumps (1995)
Stay Out Of The Basement (2) - S1-E13
Stupidity: When the real Dr. Brewer is found in the basement, he has duct tape over his mouth and needs his daughter to remove it for him. His hands are tied around the wrist, but not behind his back, so he could have easily removed the tape from his mouth himself long before he was found.
22nd Aug 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Trivia: This film sees the return of Abomination for the first time since 2008's The Incredible Hulk. His physical appearance is also much closer to the comics than it was in the aforementioned film.
14th Aug 2021
Blade II (2002)
12th Aug 2021
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
11th Aug 2021
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Factual error: When Drake is about to go into the Dracula shop, you can see a marquee that says "Hastings, V6B 1H6" indicating it is in Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia. Later in the scene when he throws the man through the window, the sign next to the window mentions Canada's Labour Party, and also says "Canadian International" on it. The movie was filmed in Vancouver, but is supposed to take place in an unspecified city in the United States, given that the FBI is trying to bring Blade down, plus the chief of police mentioning the vampires are pulling the homeless off the streets of America. (00:48:40 - 00:50:25)
10th Aug 2021
Blade II (2002)
Question: If Blade knew the bomb on the back of Reinhardt's head wasn't actually a dud like Scud believed it to be, why didn't he detonate it and kill Reinhardt instead of using it to kill Scud? Surely Reinhardt is a bigger threat than Scud. Blade could kill Scud with his bare hands if he wanted to.
Chosen answer: Killing Scud with it probably was more satisfying for Blade than Reinhardt, who he easily beat as well. He hates familiars and that moment he used the bomb to have Scud reveal his betrayal, and then kill him, so he won't get away. Reinhardt he knew would not try to run, he was killing him anyway.
Agreed. I saw it as he was waiting for Scud to show his hand. Like Blade said, he knew Scud was a traitor/a familiar the moment they turned him. He was waiting for the perfect time to let Scud know that he was already well informed on his betrayal, and that his azz was now cooked. Doing it that way was way more satisfying for Blade.
10th Aug 2021
Blade II (2002)
9th Aug 2021
Blade (1998)
Question: At the end when the Russian vampire has his would-be victim in a choke-hold, she says something to him, and he says something in return, but neither lines are subtitled. What are they saying?
Chosen answer: I have taken the Russian subtitles and machine translated them, then edited for clarity. Here they are with and compared to the hard subs from the theatrical release of the movie. Russian version is in brackets. Here is the full conversation... MOSCOW Woman: (A good show. I'm glad we went.) Vampire: (It went well, I thought?) Woman: (Yes, keep up the good work.) Vampire: (I will try.) Woman: It's cold. Where are we going? (I'm so cold. Where are we going?) Vampire: It's a surprise. Woman: Surprise? (Surprise? Really?) Man: (Yes.) Woman: I like surprises. (You know, I like surprises.) Vampire: Then you'll like this - (Then you'll like it very much.) Vampire: (You have such sweet skin!) Woman: (Peter, what are you doing? You're hurting me!) Vampire: (You will live forever.) Woman: (Don't touch me!) Blade: (Hey, good evening.) Blade: Catch you at a bad time - Blade: - Comrade? Vampire then growls until blade draws his sword and it cuts to credits.
9th Aug 2021
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Trivia: Sean Connery never appeared in another live action film following this one. The stress he experienced making it is what led him to retire from acting until his death in 2020, with the only exception being a voice role for an animated film in 2012 called Sir Billi. He strongly considered coming out of retirement for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but ultimately declined, as he found retirement to be a lot of fun.
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Answer: It's a parody of those Romance Novel advertisement commercials. The young beauty searching for her true love. FYI, that particular scene was originally part of the trailer only. It was never part of the film, but fans protested after an early preview of the movie. They demanded it in the film and it was put in.