TedStixon

1st Mar 2023

Scream 2 (1997)

Trivia: SPOILER: There's a "blink and you'll miss it" clue to one of the killer's identities. When they discover Randy's body, there's a quick shot of his bloody hand. Among the smears of blood, you can also very briefly see a distinct red lipstick mark on his hand. It's similar to the lipstick shade Debbie Salt wears in a few scenes. Debbie is later revealed to be one of the killers, and mentions that she killed Randy. (Presumably he got her lipstick on his hand while they were struggling).

TedStixon

1st Mar 2023

Scream 2 (1997)

Trivia: Gale's cameraman Joel leaving was actually an idea actor Duane Martin had. He pitched the idea to Wes Craven, saying that there's no way his character would actually stick around once the bodies started piling up. Craven asked him how he'd leave, and Martin replied that he'd "take a cab." Craven found this idea so funny that he actually worked it into the film, and also added the moment where Joel returns at the very end once the killers were dead.

TedStixon

1st Mar 2023

Scream 2 (1997)

Trivia: Various endings were considered, including one where almost all the protagonists die, and an ending where it is revealed that there was another killer whose identity we never discover.

TedStixon

1st Mar 2023

Scream 2 (1997)

Trivia: The film's title was originally "Scream: The Sequel" during filming. Other titles considered included "Scream Louder" and "Scream Again." Eventually, they settled on the simplest title: "Scream 2."

TedStixon

21st Feb 2023

Scream 3 (2000)

Trivia: Originally, the ending was a bit different. Sidney's battle with Roman was shorter, with Sidney being more savage and easily killing him due to her trauma making her fight harder. Detective Kincaid was also absent. The studio felt that the ending was anticlimactic, and requested that it be reshot to show Sidney struggling more, and to give her a fake-out "death" to raise the stakes. They also added Kincaid to the final battle and last scene since they felt his character needed resolution.

TedStixon

21st Feb 2023

Scream 3 (2000)

Trivia: The first "Scream" film not released around Christmas. It was meant to be released in December, 1999, but had to be delayed by two months due to reshoots.

TedStixon

21st Feb 2023

Scream 3 (2000)

Trivia: Due to scheduling and casting issues, Patrick Dempsey was reportedly hired the night before he began filming and had to stay up most of the night trying to memorize lines for his first day.

TedStixon

14th Feb 2023

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Trivia: When the film was released on home-video, it shattered the previous record and became the fastest-selling DVD ever, with 2 million units sold in its first week of release. This is actually a significant achievement, as DVD was still in the early stages of taking over, and more people bought VHS tapes than DVD's in 2001. Unfortunately, this record was very short-lived... it was surpassed by "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" only two weeks later, which beat it with 2.2 million units.

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Trivia: The film's title is derived from the 1963 song of the same name. Ironically, even though the song was featured in the movie's trailers, it wasn't featured in the film itself. Additionally, the title is a bit of a misnomer, as the two romantic leads weren't in a relationship until the very end of the film, so Johnny wasn't technically Missy's boyfriend when he came back from the grave.

TedStixon

7th Feb 2023

Silent Hill (2006)

Trivia: Director Christophe Gans intended to make a sequel, but stepped away due to other commitments. He also disagreed with the producers over the direction of the sequel. The 2012 sequel "Silent Hill: Revelation" was released to poor reception and effectively ended the series. However, 16 years after this film, Gans confirmed that he was finally returning to the franchise with a new film, "Return to Silent Hill," that would serve as a soft reboot and adapt the fan-favorite game "Silent Hill 2."

TedStixon

7th Feb 2023

Run (2020)

Trivia: There are several subtle references to the 2018 film "Searching" in this movie. Most notably, the stock-photo model Hannah from "Searching" is briefly seen in this film in a thumbnail image for a YouTube video. Director Aneesh Chaganty has stated that this was intentional, and that "Searching," "Run" and by extension, "Missing" (the semi-sequel to "Searching") are all set within the same cinematic universe.

TedStixon

2nd Feb 2023

Dancing Ninja (2010)

Trivia: There were great difficulties between original director Mitchell Klebanoff and the studio, which lead to Klebanoff being fired early on and the film being completed by a different director. It was alleged that Klebanoff was utterly incompetent. He would reportedly make inane demands, tried to force an actress with a no-nudity clause to do full-frontal nudity, wasted money and ran behind schedule every day. Klebanoff countered by claiming the producers were stealing money and were "scoundrels."

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Trivia: An exec, Sidney Sheinberg, hated the title because he thought it would limit the movie's appeal. In all seriousness, he repeatedly suggested changing the name of the movie to the nonsensical title "Space Men from Pluto." The filmmakers were all utterly dumbfounded. Steven Spielberg replied by sending Sheinberg a note saying they all thought his "joke" about the title was hilarious, greatly embarrassing Sheinberg. He quickly backed off.

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Prophecy Girl - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: In the beginning, when Xander is practicing asking Buffy out with Willow, at once point Willow puts one of her snacks (candies, I think) into her mouth and starts chewing in a medium/wide profile shot of the two. It then cuts to a closeup of her and instantly she's no longer chewing, and immediately places a second candy in her mouth. She didn't have time to stop chewing and swallow between cuts.

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Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Buffy finds the invisible girl's "home" in the ceiling and picks up her flute, the position of everything on her bed changes between the initial closeup we saw and the shot of Buffy picking up the flute. Ex. In the initial closeup, the flute is on an open case, while in the shot where Buffy picks it up the case is closed. All the sheet music is in a slightly different position. A cylindrical object appears next to the flute that wasn't there in the initial closeup, etc.

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