TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Trivia: Claudia Christian did not want to make the film and only took the job for the paycheck. Reportedly, she frequently got into fights with the director and other cast members, threw a tantrum when she found out she didn't have the biggest trailer, refused to shoot certain scenes, and would often refuse to take direction. She also hadn't disclosed that she was pregnant at the time to the producers, and as a result suffered a miscarriage while filming a strenuous stunt scene. Since she hadn't disclosed the pregnancy, the producers were not held liable for the incident. They reluctantly allowed her to return to the film with the condition that they wouldn't sue her for the monetary losses she had cost the production, amounting to around $200,000.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Game Night (2018)

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Trivia: Spoilers: There's a pretty subtle bit of foreshadowing in Gary's house. When he's seated and the group is playing Jenga, if you look behind Gary, there are two old-fashioned guns on the mantle. The way the shots of Gary are framed throughout the scene, both guns are pointed right at him several times. Later in the movie, Gary ends up being shot twice by two different guns - once by a gun loaded with blanks and once by a gun loaded with live ammunition.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop (1988)

Trivia: Bruce Campbell reportedly only took the job working on this film for the paycheck, and he isn't very keen on the finished product despite it being a cult-classic and warmly received by the horror community.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Game Night (2018)

Trivia: Danny Huston plays the mobster Donald Anderton, who hosts an underground fight club. He briefly mentions that his fighter is named "Logan." Danny Huston also played William Stryker in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," in which he was the commander of Wolverine - aka "Logan." This is either a bizarre coincidence or a subtle reference... either way, it's pretty amusing.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Trivia: (Spoilers) Despite his prominent billing, Bruce Campbell only appears on-screen in three minutes of new footage before he's killed off.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Trivia: Director William Lustig reportedly told investors that Robert Davi was the star of the film to get them interested in the movie... before Davi had even been cast. Luckily, Davi subsequently agreed to be in the film.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Trivia: It took three full days to shoot the scene where Cordell is engulfed in flames and rampages through the prison.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop (1988)

Trivia: The footage of the parade was shot well before production officially began or a script was written. The crew just decided to shoot footage of the parade for production value, then wrote a scene around it.

TedStixon

29th Jan 2021

Maniac Cop (1988)

Trivia: The reporter during the parade scene is played by famous film director Sam Raimi in a cameo appearance.

TedStixon

22nd Jan 2021

Ant-Man (2015)

Trivia: When Scott goes sub-atomic during the climax, pay close attention. For a very brief instant, there are a few flash-frames of a human figure, and a human silhouette can briefly be seen reflected on Scott's mask. It's very easy to miss the first time you watch the movie. These are indeed meant to be hints that Hank's wife Janet is still alive in the quantum realm.

TedStixon

Trivia: Ghost is typically portrayed as an unnamed male in the comic books. Director Peyton Reed said the decision to make Ghost a woman was made simply because they thought it was "more interesting." They felt that given the fact that Ghost in the comics has never been given a definitive true identity, they could completely reinterpret the character to fit the film.

TedStixon

21st Jan 2021

Game Night (2018)

Trivia: In order to prepare for the film and get to know each other, the principal cast actually held a game night shortly before shooting began.

TedStixon

21st Jan 2021

Game Night (2018)

Trivia: Major Spoilers: In the beginning of the movie, when Max and Annie are kissing on the subway, there's a scrolling LED display behind them. If you pay attention, the screen reads "Don't trust Gary." This is (pretty blatant) foreshadowing towards the twist where Gary is revealed to have staged the kidnapping of Brooks to create his own "game night."

TedStixon

20th Jan 2021

Game Night (2018)

Trivia: Natalie Portman originally exited the MCU due to her being unhappy with the production of "Thor: The Dark World" for various reasons, including the firing of original director Patty Jenkins. After she agreed to do a small voice-over cameo in "Avengers: Endgame" as a favor to the production, she agreed to take a meeting with director Taika Waititi. According to producer Kevin Feige, Waititi quickly won her over and convinced her to return to the MCU by the end of the meeting.

TedStixon

Trivia: With this movie, Thor will become the first MCU hero to have four stand-alone movies. He's also the first Marvel character overall to have four stand-alone movies within the same franchise. The closest before then was when Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 was in pre-production before being canceled and rebooted.

TedStixon

8th Jan 2021

Thor (2011)

8th Jan 2021

Apocalypto (2006)

Trivia: As a bit of an easter-egg, Mel Gibson included a single-frame of an actor dressed as Wally/Waldo from the "Where's Wally/Waldo?" book series in the theatrical version of the film. It was reportedly seen as being in poor taste, so it was removed from the initial DVD release. However, he was allegedly added back into the film for the Blu-Ray release.

TedStixon

8th Jan 2021

Thor (2011)

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