Trivia: In the original script by David S. Goyer, the Reapers were much larger, more intricate in design and had many more monstrous features. Director Guillermo del Toro eventually reworked them into being much simpler creatures that were similar to regular vampires save for their pale skin and split jaws. He felt this made them scarier since they could blend in better.
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3rd Mar 2021
Blade II (2002)
3rd Mar 2021
Blade II (2002)
2nd Mar 2021
Blade II (2002)
2nd Mar 2021
Blade (1998)
2nd Mar 2021
Blade (1998)
Trivia: This film, along with 2000's "X-Men" and 2002's "Spider-Man," are often cited as the three movies that helped revive the comic-book-movie genre after several poorly-received 90's movies like "Batman and Robin" and "Steel" had effectively killed it for a few years.
2nd Mar 2021
Blade (1998)
Trivia: Blade's somewhat infamous one-liner "Some mother****ers are always trying to ice-skate uphill" was something that star Wesley Snipes once casually said in conversation while trying to describe the character of Deacon Frost. Director Stephen Norrington and writer David S. Goyer thought it was such a bizarrely unique expression, they vowed to work it into the script somehow.
2nd Mar 2021
Blade (1998)
Trivia: Donal Logue, who plays Quinn, fell and dislocated his jaw during the filming of the hospital scene, where his severely-burned character attacks Karen. He had to be rushed to a real hospital while still in full burn makeup, which caused a panic among the staff, as they thought he had really been severely burned over his entire body.
26th Feb 2021
The Craft: Legacy (2020)
24th Feb 2021
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Trivia: At one point, Blade sarcastically asks the Nightstalkers if they think hunting vampires is like "a sitcom." Both Ryan Reynolds and Patton Oswalt, who play two of the Nightstalkers, starred in sitcoms either before or while this film was made. ("Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" and "The King of Queens" respectively).
24th Feb 2021
Spider-Man (2002)
Trivia: Up until the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home," this was the highest grossing film in the "Spider-Man" franchise domestically. It managed to hold the record for nearly a full 20 years.
19th Feb 2021
24 (2001)
Trivia: As initially conceived, the series was meant to be a family drama about the 24 hours that passed before a wedding, with each episode being in real-time. However, the creators worried that this idea wouldn't be exciting enough to hold an audience's attention. So they began to brainstorm other ways to use the real-time format idea they had come up with. They ultimately decided to change the series from a drama to an action-thriller, and thus "24" was born.
19th Feb 2021
The Craft: Legacy (2020)
18th Feb 2021
Mystery Men (1999)
17th Feb 2021
Freaky (2020)
Trivia: The original title was "Freaky Friday the 13th," but it was shortened to "Freaky."
17th Feb 2021
Freaky (2020)
Trivia: Director Christopher Landon has subtly implied that this film takes place in the same universe as his two "Happy Death Day" films.
14th Feb 2021
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Trivia: According to actress Kate Beckinsale, a few years after the release of "Blade: Trinity," Sony/Screen Gems approached New Line and tried to pitch a crossover movie in which Blade would appear in an "Underworld" film, but New Line declined the offer.
14th Feb 2021
Mystery Men (1999)
Trivia: Danny DeVito was originally attached to direct the film and co-star as "The Shoveler," but left due to creative differences. Co-star Ben Stiller was also approached to direct, but he decided against it due to the size of the production. Finally, commercial director Kinka Usher signed on. It wound up being the only feature film he ever directed.
14th Feb 2021
Mystery Men (1999)
Trivia: Ever since the film came out, there has been a conspiracy theory that it was secretly directed by Tim Burton, and that director Kinka Usher was a pseudonym he used. Alleged "evidence" includes the fact it was the only film Usher ever directed. In truth, Usher is a very real person (in fact, he's a famous TV commercial director) and did indeed direct the film... he simply decided to go back to commercials after the movie came out as he didn't enjoy the experience making a feature film.
29th Jan 2021
General questions
I saw a movie years and years ago. I think it was a kids or family movie from the early/mid-90's. I just remember either the opening scene or the second scene introducing the hero (who was like a teen or pre-teen boy) playing Nintendo... and he was using his index fingers on the controller instead of his thumbs. I could swear the main character was played by Tobey Maguire, but I can't seem to find the scene anywhere, so it was probably someone else. (Maybe he was in the movie but didn't play the main character?) Does this ring anyone's bell?
Answer: It sounds like "The Wizard" (1989) starring Fred Savage and Luke Edwards. It's about kids playing Nintendo. Tobey Maguire has an uncredited role in the film as a "goon."
29th Jan 2021
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
Trivia: The initial cut of the film came in at under one hour. Original director William Lustig refused to shoot any new scenes and walked away from the production. Joel Soisson was brought in to direct several new scenes to pad the film out. Additionally, outtakes and clips from "Maniac Cop 2" were also spliced into the film to lightly pad the runtime.
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Answer: As has happened a few times now, I stumbled onto the answer between submitting the question and it actually being posted, haha. It was evidently "Revenge of the Red Baron" that I was remembering. I was going through Maguire's filmography trying to find the answer and found that someone had gone ahead and posted the whole movie on YouTube. Watched a few minutes and the scene I remember was there. (I thought it might have been "The Wizard" too at first).
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