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Trivia: Part of the reason Haley Joel Osment won his part was because he impressed director M. Night Shyamalan during the audition with his dedication to the movie - he mentioned offhand that he "read it three times last night." Shyamalan asked if he meant his lines... to which Osment replied that no, he read the entire script front-to-back three times the night before.

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Trivia: Jonah Hill was reportedly up for the role of either Penguin or the Riddler, but he dropped out early in production.

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Trivia: Robert Pattinson auditioned for the role by wearing Val Kilmer's batsuit from the film "Batman Forever." Warner Bros. had several old batsuits in storage that have been used when new actors screentest for the role. In fact, one of Kilmer's batsuits was also used when Christian Bale auditioned for the part for Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins."

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Trivia: Robert Pattison's casting as Batman was met with some backlash online. Some fans even created online petitions on websites like Change.org to try to get him fired. Former Batman actor Christian Bale supported Pattison, and likened the situation to the casting of Heath Ledger as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," as Ledger's casting was met with initial disdain. And, just like Ledger, Pattinson's performance was similarly met with typically stellar reviews when the film was finally released.

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Trivia: Similar to his film "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot," rather than a traditional theatrical release, the movie will instead be toured around as a roadshow, with screenings in select cities before a DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital release later on.

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Trivia: The script was inspired by two things: an unproduced animated movie called "Clerks: Sellout," which would have been about Dante and Randall making a movie, and writer/director Kevin Smith's own experience with a heart-attack, which made him re-evaluate his life.

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Trivia: The original script was very different, and much more downbeat. It would have focused on Randal spiraling into depression after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Quick Stop and much of the town. A sort-of shantytown village is started in the parking lot of a movie theater by displaced locals, where Randall would make a new makeshift Quick Stop. Smith described it as a movie about dealing with grief. Kevin Smith ended up re-writing it into a more hopeful, upbeat film a few years later.

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Trivia: Bafflingly, despite having little sex or profanity, and only minor cartoonish violence, the film was slapped with an NC-17 rating when it was first submitted to the MPAA. Everyone involved with the film was shocked. Turns out, a single 1-second shot of a little black, blood-like goo splashing onto a wall following a decapitation was the reason the MPAA gave the film an NC-17. Once it was cut, the film was reduced to an R.

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Trivia: Spoilers! In addition to the mid-credits scene with Captain Burnside, there are actually two post-credits scenes. A humorous scene right after the final credits scroll. Then, about 30 seconds later, right after the Pixar company logo plays, there an extra brief scene involving Zurg.

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Trivia: Features several nods to producer Kevin Smith's View Askew film universe, including references to Walt Flannagan's dog, the number 37, and characters named after View Askew cast and crew members like Ben Affleck and Scott Mosier.

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Trivia: The movie is inspired by "Vulgar the Clown," the original mascot for Kevin Smith's production company View Askew. The mascot was created for Smith's breakout hit "Clerks." Smith, director Bryan Johnson and their friend Walt Flannagan (who designed the clown) had fun one boring night by making up a dark backstory for the character. Johnson fell in love with the story and asked Smith if he could write and direct a film about it. Smith happily gave Johnson his blessing.

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Trivia: While not named on-screen, the official name for the baby Graboids seen is "Grablites" according to the old website for Stampede Entertainment.

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Trivia: The scene where a kid accidentally refers to a Graboid as a "Tremor" was a bit of an inside joke, as it's a common misconception among people who aren't fans of the series that the monsters are called "Tremors." It's always slightly annoyed the cast and crew, so they added the scene as a goof.

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Trivia: The woman who accidentally calls Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) "Mr. Goober" is actually played by Michael Gross' sister Mary. Like her brother, she's an actress who was a co-star on Saturday Night Live for several years in the 80's, and has done a smattering of film, television and voice-acting roles since.

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Trivia: The movie was shot in 1994 but shelved until 1996. Reportedly, this was partially because early test screenings got fantastic audience feedback, and the studio tinkered with throwing a little extra money at the movie and releasing it in theaters. However, they were unable to find a good spot in their release schedule, so it was eventually just released direct-to-video as they had initially intended.

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Trivia: The design of the main arachnid-like "bugs" from "Starship Troopers" is actually a slightly modified version of an earlier unused design for the "Shriekers" from this film. Some of the same effects artists worked on both movies.

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Trivia: In the first movie, Val and Earl talk about being on magazine covers like People and National Geographic. If you look in the background of Earl's home, you can see various magazine covers with Val and Earl on them - looks like they made it.

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Trivia: Early in production, the film was reportedly intended to be a theatrical release as the first film became a huge hit on VHS and on cable. However, when original co-stars Kevin Bacon and Reba McEntire were unable to commit for various reasons, the budget was lowered and it became a direct-to-video feature. While this was initially disappointing, it paid off in the long run, as it launched a continuing franchise with a further five sequels and a popular (but short-lived) TV series.

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Trivia: The studio reportedly forced a number of changes during the production, including adding more fantastical elements (such as the Voodoo witch), toning the film down to a PG-13 and adding a child character to try to make it appeal to younger audiences. Director John Landis and star Dan Aykroyd hated these changes and nearly walked off the film, but begrudgingly agreed to remain on board. They both reportedly aren't very fond of the final film.

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Trivia: To make the effects of Audrey II look convincing, the animatronic was usually shot at a lower frame-rate, such as 12 frames per second, and then played back at the standard 24fps. This sped-up the shots and made the animatronic's motions look more fluid and lifelike. In order to compensate, whenever a human actor would be in-shot with Audrey II, they would have to act in "slow motion" in order for their movement to look right at 24fps. (You can kinda tell in a few shots if you look closely).

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