Trivia: The story about the Mexican man working in his field in 1943 when a volcano rose under his feet is true. It is the Paricutin Volcano in Mexico. It rose over 1,000 feet in a week and is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/ParicutinHistory.html.
William Bergquist
17th Nov 2004
Volcano (1997)
8th Nov 2004
License to Drive (1988)
Trivia: When Corey Feldman is banging the dent out of the hood of the Cadillac, he says not to worry about waking his parents as they are vampires. Feldman's movie before this one was Lost Boys where he was a vampire killer.
1st Oct 2004
Fargo (1996)
Trivia: The storyboard artist for the movie has a small role. He is the driver of the car that slowly passes by when Buscemi is dragging the state trooper's body off the road.
4th Aug 2004
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Trivia: The "zombie" butterflies flailing about on the board after the gas is leaked are really cut out pictures from a butterfly book. The production designer was waving a piece of cardboard off camera to get them to move as if they were alive. DVD Commentary.
15th Jul 2004
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Trivia: In the 1950 version of Cheaper by the Dozen, the father, played by Clifton Webb, dies.
4th Jul 2004
The Right Stuff (1983)
Trivia: An obvious reference to the news media being an annoying swarm by the sounds of swarming locusts in the background whenever the media shows up.
21st Jun 2004
Contact (1997)
Trivia: John Hurt (S.R. Hadden) and Tom Skerrit (Dr. Drumlin) were both in 1979's Alien. They both died in each movie as well.
2nd May 2004
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Trivia: In the opening when the punkers are walking along the sidewalk, the bum curled up on the sidewalk is the production designer - DVD Commentary.
24th Apr 2004
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Trivia: In the opening, the two guys are discussing TV shows including Twilight Zone. They specifically mention the episode with Burgess Meredith when his glasses broke. Meredith was also the narrator during the movie.
15th Mar 2004
Death Wish (1974)
Trivia: A very young, tall and thin Jeff Goldblum plays one of the thugs that murders Bronson's wife. He is credited as Freak 1.
11th Mar 2004
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Trivia: Another indicator that the people weren't real: The little girl runs among some pigeons on the ground and none of the pigeons fly off.
24th Feb 2004
WarGames (1983)
Trivia: Broderick changes school information from his home computer just as he does in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Both mothers were also real estate agents.
24th Feb 2004
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Trivia: The little blonde girl Elliott kisses when the frogs are released is Erika Eleniak, who went on to become a Baywatch babe.
24th Feb 2004
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Trivia: Two people actually supplied the voice of ET - Debra Winger and Pat Welsh.
27th Jan 2004
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Trivia: The bad guy, Fraker, real name Gavan O'Herlihy, is the lost son "Chuck Cunningham" on the first season of Happy Days in 1974.
12th Jan 2004
Boogie Nights (1997)
Trivia: Don Cheadle is talking to a customer about the TK421 stereo system. TK421 was also a storm trooper's call sign in Star Wars when Han and Luke beat up the troopers and put on their uniforms.
12th Jan 2004
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Trivia: The pretty girl in the corvette that pulls up next to Hamilton, when he is wearing the Pirate uniform, is Nancy Wilson of the rock band Heart. At the time Wilson was dating Cameron Crowe, who wrote the film's screenplay, and later got married.
12th Jan 2004
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Trivia: At the beginning, there is a nameplate on an office desk that says R. Hashimoto. Richard Hashimoto is the production supervisor.
16th Dec 2003
Ally McBeal (1997)
Trivia: Elaine, played by Jane Krakowski, played cousin Vicky in the first "Vacation" movie - her first onscreen appearance.
16th Dec 2003
Grease 2 (1982)
Trivia: The little pesky sister, Dolores Rebchuck, does the voice for Bobby Hill on King of the Hill.
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