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Trivia: Chris Rock is reportedly a big fan of the "Saw" film series, and came up with the basic story for the film, which he pitched to Lionsgate. Lionsgate loved his new take on the series, and not only let Rock star in the film, but also made him an executive producer on the project.

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Trivia: Michael Keaton and Arnold Schwarzenegger were reportedly both considered for the role of Koopa, but both turned it down.

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Revealing mistake: In the beginning of the film, watch closely when Sindel says the infamous line "Too bad YOU... will die!" When Sindel says the words "will die," two of her teeth suddenly turn gray and become blurred. (One tooth on top and one on the bottom.) The best I can figure is that it was some sort-of slip up with the special effects rendering, since the background has a CGI sky replacement effect. It can be hard to notice at first, but if you know where to look, it's pretty obvious.

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Trivia: Directors Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel were reportedly widely despised by the cast and crew, who found them arrogant, difficult and unpleasant. Morton reportedly once even poured scalding hot coffee on an extra, burning them, because he wanted their costume to look dirtier. It came to a head one day when co-star Dennis Hopper had enough of their attitude and spent over three hours screaming at Morton and Jankel, berating them over and over and refusing to shoot his scene.

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Trivia: Among the actors considered for the role of Mario were Danny DeVito and Tom Hanks. DeVito was reportedly interested but wouldn't commit as no script had been written yet. And Hanks was also interested, but was considered a risk at the time due to several high-profile flops, so he was taken off the project.

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Trivia: The "fungus" that the king coughs up when he turns back into a human is actually just Rice Crispy cereal he was holding in his hand.

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Trivia: Harold Ramis, a fan of the video-games, was originally interested in writing and directing, but a deal was never reached.

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Trivia: The film went notoriously over schedule and over budget. For example, Dennis Hopper was only supposed to be on-set for five weeks... but due to production troubles, he ended up being on-set over fourteen weeks.

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Trivia: Stars Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper were reportedly all furious while making the movie, as the script was constantly being changed (to the point it bore no resemblance to the one they signed up for) and the two directors were reportedly extremely difficult to work with. Hoskins and Leguizamo reportedly combated their fury by often getting very, very drunk during filming.

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Trivia: The final film of prolific actor Bob Hoskins, who retired from acting shortly after completing the film due to being diagnosed with Parkinson's. Hoskins had more than one hundred film and television credits to his name. He sadly passed away in 2014.

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Trivia: Barry Morrow, the writer of "Rain Man," wrote a draft for the film that went unused. It was noted that his draft strayed very far from the source material, and was reportedly a low-key drama about the relationship between the two brothers that was described as being very much like his script for "Rain Man." When producers asked him to write a more adventurous script like the video-games, he refused, and was booted from the project.

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Trivia: Due to the film's notorious reception among fans and audiences, Nintendo refused to make another live-action Hollywood film until the release of "Detective Pikachu" 26 years later.

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Trivia: Spoilers: There's an extra humorous scene after the credits involving Ben finding out he's going to be charged full-price for both weddings.

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Trivia: The film's original title was "Red Rain" and the Peter Gabriel song of the same name was meant to be featured in the film. However, they couldn't get the rights to feature the song, so the song "Red Harvest" was commissioned and written specifically for the film. Shortly before the film's release, the studio decided that the title "Red Rain" no longer made any sense without the Gabriel song in the movie, and instead retitled the film "Jack's Back."

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Trivia: Jack Reynor himself suggested that he run away nude after the sex scene. He was originally scripted to have grabbed a robe. Reynor felt this would make him look more pathetic and vulnerable. He also reportedly was influenced by seeing numerous women in horror movies run around naked, be sexually assaulted, etc. He felt it only made sense that male characters should also be forced into similar compromising and undignified situations.

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Trivia: At one point in time in the early 2000's when direct-to-DVD sequels were quite popular, a direct-to-DVD sequel focusing exclusively on Fairuza Balk Nancy was considered, but it was never made.

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Trivia: Throughout the early scenes, Dani's clothing is all loose, ill-fitting or otherwise unflattering. However, when she is given clothes by the cult, they all fit her perfectly. It has been widely speculated that this is a very subtle hint that she fits in better with the cult than normal society.

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Trivia: Was originally meant to be a theatrical release in the US, but it was shifted to a straight-to-VOD release due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with a DVD/Blu-ray release later on. It did get a limited theatrical release in select international markets, however.

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Trivia: The mural seen at the beginning of the film actually foreshadows the main plot of the entire movie. Pause and give it a look next time you watch.

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Trivia: The flower dress Dani wears at the end of the film took weeks to build, and included over 10,000 artificial flowers. The crew wanted to use real flowers, but it would have been impossible to keep them all alive. It was reportedly incredibly heavy and unwieldy, and actress Florence Pugh could barely move in it.

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