Trivia: In the first scene of the 2023 timeline, the TV has the news on, and behind Michael is the "Freedom Tower" in the background. It's also seen at wedding scene in 2030, although there are now two towers instead of one very large tower, which is the way the "real" Freedom Tower is supposed to be built. In the same shot, a 147-year-old Brooklyn Bridge is seen in the background as well.
Jazetopher
9th Mar 2007
Click (2006)
9th Mar 2007
The Mask (1994)
Trivia: After The Mask sings the Cuban Pete song, he runs down an alley and kisses an old lady. This was not in the script, and Jim Carrey completely surprised the extra, as she had no idea he was going to kiss her.
9th Mar 2007
Cars (2006)
Trivia: George Carlin, the voice of Fillmore, was born on May 12th of 1937. This is why his license plate reads "51237." It is also the zip code of George, Iowa.
9th Mar 2007
Cars (2006)

Trivia: The train which almost crashes into McQueen when he was on his way to Radiator Springs has the number A113 on it. Mater's license plate is also A113. This is a recurring inside joke in several animated shows and films, referring to the number of the classroom used by animation students at CalArts.
9th Mar 2007
Cars (2006)
Trivia: In small print on the racecar tyres, it says "Gamma Quadrant Sector 4," a reference to where Zurg's base is in Toy Story 2.
8th Mar 2007
Donnie Darko (2001)
Trivia: After taking lessons to prepare for her role in the film, Tiler Peck (Beth Farmer of Sparkle Motion group) pursued more lessons after the film, and is now a soloist with the New York City Ballet.
8th Mar 2007
Cars (2006)
Trivia: When all the places are shutting down for the day of the last race, a sign can seen that says: "City of Emeryville - Closed." This is a reference to Emeryville, California, where the Pixar studio is located.
8th Mar 2007
Wayne's World (1992)
Trivia: Noah's commercial for Noah's Arcade has the video game "Sonic The Hedgehog" in the background, which was released on the Sega Genesis, and is not an "arcade" game. This is a deliberate pun as to just how clueless Noah Vanderhoff is to the video game market.
7th Mar 2007
Madagascar (2005)
7th Mar 2007
Madagascar (2005)
Trivia: The movie references the novel "The Lord of the Flies" several times: They land on an island and quickly split into two groups. One wants to signal for help, and the other wants to stay on the island. A line is drawn between the two sides. The dead parachuter in the trees is the directly-channeled "beastie" in the book. Maurice assumes the floor in the meeting by blowing the conch shell.
5th Mar 2007
Wayne's World (1992)
Trivia: After using Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the movie, it sent the song to #2 on the Billboard Singles chart, nearly 20 years after the song was released. The soundtrack to the film made it all the way to #1.
3rd Mar 2007
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Trivia: Sleepy Hollow was the last film in America to be released on LaserDisc.
3rd Mar 2007
Strange Days (1995)
Trivia: Rapper Jeriko One's name is a reference to an Israeli missile.
3rd Mar 2007
Strange Days (1995)
Trivia: To stage the year 2000 New Year's countdown, four city blocks were closed off near the Bonaventure Hotel in L.A. To get the estimated twelve thousand extras needed for the scene, a concert was put together. The "Millennium Event" was advertised in local newspapers and on the local radio stations, bringing people from all over to the show. Live music, including Aphex Twin and Doc Martin, kept the energy level high, while the production raffled off trips to Hawaii and other door prizes.
28th Feb 2007
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Trivia: Christopher Walken doesn't speak a single word in the entire course of the movie.
28th Feb 2007
Grindhouse (2007)
Trivia: The first posters for the "Planet Terror" segment of this film showed Rose McGowan's left leg with the machine gun leg, while the movie trailer shows it as her right. Newer posters had to be made to fix this mistake, as it is her right leg in the film.
28th Feb 2007
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
28th Feb 2007
Bedazzled (2000)
Trivia: When Elliot returns home during the wish where we find out he's gay, his boyfriend mentions the movie The Pajama Game, which was directed by Stanley Donen, the director of the original Bedazzled film.
28th Feb 2007
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Trivia: The gag from the first film with the John Denver song playing before someone's death returns for this film with the song "Turn Around, Look At Me" playing instead.
28th Feb 2007
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Trivia: Since a blue camera filter was used to make the movie appear darker, the fake blood was actually made as a bright-orange to appear red on film.
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