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Revealing mistake: When Hellboy drops the giant cog on Kroenen and kills him, there's a bizarre mistake. As the cog falls towards camera, it sort of half-rotates in mid-air and you can see Hellboy in one of the little gaps for about one second. And you can see him standing above... holding the exact same giant cog that is currently falling towards camera. According to the YouTube series "VFX Artists React," it's likely the result of the VFX program just looping the footage to insert behind the cog.

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Trivia: Some of the film was cut in post for pacing/sequel potential. It was originally revealed that Tyler was the reincarnation of a Native American who knew Kane in the 1800s, explaining how they knew each other. Kane would confront Tangina and Diane and attempt to get them to let him inside, and would taunt Diane by alluding to remembering her being the one who "took Carol Anne away" (when she rescued her in the first film). And a slightly extended ending would have shown Kane being sent to Hell.

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Trivia: Supposedly, a few early shots and effects were filmed for 3D, but this idea was scrapped early on.

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Trivia: Reportedly, the clown from the original film was going to make a surprise appearance during the garage scene. He'd reportedly spring up out of nowhere and begin pounding on the hood of the car, cackling wildly. But it was cut as it was worried it would feel a bit too "back to the well" and unoriginal.

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Trivia: The rumors that Steven Spielberg secretly directed the film got so bad that an investigation had to be opened, and he actually posted an open letter in the trades thanking director Tobe Hooper for all the great work he did making the film, and stating that he believed people misinterpreted the creative partnership they had on the film.

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Trivia: Barbara Sachs, one of the producers, was widely disliked by the crew, who saw her as utterly delusional. Among other things, she wanted this to be a "prestigious" film and pushed for it to remove most of the gore and nudity audiences expected, along with wanting to change Jason's entire look. She also thought it could be "the first 'Friday the 13th' to win an Academy Award!" and attempted to hire famed filmmaker Federico Fellini to direct it. Needless to say, Fellini politely declined.

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Trivia: The crew hated producer Don Behrns, who was (allegedly) a total cheapskate who would rush the production and often refuse to rent equipment to save money. But the crew got their revenge. When they filmed the RV flip, Behrns demanded the crew remove the expensive swamp cooler attached to the RV so he could keep it and put it on his RV. Director Tom MacLaughlin and the crew left it on, and you can see it get utterly destroyed in the film. Behrns was furious while everyone else was deeply amused.

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Other mistake: When Lydia tells the ghost Nadia that she's having a "really shitty day" with her back to the camera, you can see she's not really talking and is actually putting a pill in her mouth. The dialogue was just dubbed over it. It then cuts to a different angle and we see her repeat the exact same motion as she takes the pill a second time between cuts.

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Deliberate mistake: When Sub-Zero is talking to Liu and Kitana, he says, "Legend has it that the princess is the key to stopping Kahn's plot!" This line literally makes no sense. Where did this supposed "legend" come from? Kahn's plot was a last-ditch attempt to conquer the Earth after his warriors lost the tournament, which happened mere hours before this scene. Legends can't be made in a matter of hours. And if there was a legend, his attack wouldn't have been a surprise then. Absolutely nonsensical writing.

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Revealing mistake: When the shop teacher walks up to Millie at the start of the film and slams the book, as he begins to step in front of her table, you can see him subtly "step down" even though he's on an even floor. Due to technical limitations, there needed to be a raised surface on the floor for the camera, a few inches off the ground. It was painted out digitally, but you can still see the actor step off the platform, making it look like he's "stepping down" on even ground. (Confirmed in Blu-Ray commentary.)

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Trivia: During the Blumhouse company logo at the start of the film, the ghostly little girl is actually holding La Dola, the cursed dagger. It was added in as an Easter egg for fans when they rewatch the movie. Additionally, the Universal logo is glowing blood red. It's the same shade of red that's in the glowing eye of La Dola.

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Question: SPOILERS: When Sonic and Shadow land on the moon, they have a heart-to-heart conversation and appear to be breathing. But there's no air on the moon. Are we to assume that the Chaos Emeralds (which have given them both powers) are giving them the ability to breathe and speak in the environment?

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Trivia: SPOILERS: There are two credits sequences. In the first sequence, Sonic encounters a group of Metal Sonics that try to kill him. However, he is saved by Amy Rose, a character from the games. A post-credits scene shows Shadow's feet walking up to a crater where one of his gauntlets landed, revealing that he survived his apparent demise.

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Trivia: Dr. Robotnik's main ship is shaped like a crab. In the video games, Robotnik creates multiple enemies that resemble crabs.

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Trivia: The mascots at the restaurant are based on the Chaos, a race from the video games.

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Trivia: During the race at the start of the film, Sonic runs by a goal sign, making it spin. He did the same thing at the end of every level in the original video games.

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Trivia: Prior to release, the film was seen as something of a "last hurrah" and last hope for Sony's Spider-Man cinematic universe after a string of critical and commercial failures, leaving the future of the franchise up in the air. Unfortunately, the film ended up having one of the worst opening weekends of all time for a big-budget comic book movie, with only $11 million in domestic sales.

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Trivia: During the final montage, when Cassandra says the line "standing up for what you believe," we see a shot of a camera swooping upwards towards a building's rooftop. The shot of the building is actually reused footage from the movie "Spider-Man 2," in a scene where Peter suits up and swings upwards in an alleyway. The only difference is that "Madame Web" sped up the shot ever so slightly.

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Trivia: When Jim Carrey announced he was considering retiring from acting, he jokingly said he would consider returning to act if "angels" delivered a script "written in gold ink." In order to get Carrey back for this film, director Jeff Fowler had a copy of the script made that was printed in actual 24 karat golden ink to show how serious he was about the movie and the character.

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Trivia: Director Jeff Fowler, who directed all three "Sonic the Hedgehog" movies, actually worked on the game "Shadow the Hedgehog" as an animation director. Given his past with the character, he was excited and honoured to be the one who got to introduce Shadow on the big screen.

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