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Trivia: In Sonic's cave, he has repurposed a street-sign into a ping-pong table. If you look closely, the sign reads "Hill Top Rd. Next Exit." This is a reference to the level "Hill Top Zone" from the video game "Sonic the Hedgehog 2." (00:07:07)

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Trivia: The (quite bad) picture of Sonic that "Crazy Carl" holds up is a reference to "Sanic," an internet meme involving a poorly-drawn picture of Sonic.

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Trivia: The "Mushroom Planet" is a reference to the level "Mushroom Hill Zone" from the video-game "Sonic and Knuckles." (Although some have speculated it may also be a sly nod to the "Mushroom Kingdom" from the Nintendo video-game "Super Mario Bros.").

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Trivia: There is a mid-credits bonus scene featuring the popular character "Tails" from the video-game series.

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Trivia: The town in the movie is called "Green Hills." This is a reference to "Green Hill Zone," which was the name of the first level in the very first "Sonic" video-game. Additionally, a piano rendition of the "Green Hill Zone" music is played towards the end of the film. (00:03:55)

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Trivia: On the rooftop in San Francisco, at one point Sonic starts tapping his foot and looks at his wrist. This is a reference to the "idle animations" from the first few "Sonic" games for the Sega Genesis, in which he does something similar if the player doesn't push any buttons for a while.

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Trivia: The film was originally written to be an introspective, existential dramedy geared towards adults about a troubled man who is turned into a cat. As originally planned, the cat also wouldn't speak/the audience wouldn't hear his thoughts. However, after a change in leadership at the studio, the film was rewritten into a more generic family movie.

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Trivia: Director Peter Medak stated that part of the reason he took the job directing the film was because the screenplay terrified him.

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Trivia: George C. Scott actually learned how to play several classical piano pieces for his role in the film.

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Trivia: Co-writer Russell Hunter has alleged that the film was loosely inspired by actual supernatural events he experienced while living in the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion in the 1960's.

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Trivia: Martin Scorsese called "The Changeling" one of the eleven scariest movies ever made in a list he published.

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Trivia: The deformed baby's nickname on set was "Spike."

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Trivia: David Lynch has never explained how the disturbing "baby" was created for the film, even coyly suggesting at one point that it was something he found that had been "born nearby." A popular theory is that the baby is actually an animal fetus that had been hollowed out and made into a puppet, but this has never been confirmed.

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Trivia: "Twister" was the first theatrical Hollywood feature-film released on the DVD format. While a few other films had been released on the format prior, they were primarily direct-to-video B-movies and documentaries that were never shown in theaters.

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Trivia: Originally, there were many more scenes set in Kansas at the start of the film, including a scene of Dorothy and Aunt Em painting their faces and Belina getting into the kitchen of the farmhouse. They were removed for pacing reasons, so Dorothy would arrive in Oz earlier and the story could get moving.

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Trivia: The scenes featuring Ozma at the end of the film had to be reshot months later after filming had wrapped. Originally, Ozma wore a long, regal golden-colored gown. During editing, the crew realised that due to the lighting and all the gold paint used on set, Ozma blended in too much with the background, like she was wearing camouflage. They then scrambled to reshoot the scene, with Ozma now wearing a white and green dress to help her stand out.

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Trivia: Director Walter Murch's daughter redubbed the voice of Princess Ozma, as it was decided in post-production that the original actress' British accent didn't quite suit the role.

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Trivia: The film's interpretation of the Emerald City and Mombi's castle are featured as a location on the Storybrook Land Canal Boat attraction at Disneyland Paris.

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Trivia: Among others, Drew Barrymore and Alanis Morissette auditioned for and were considered for the part of Dorothy before Fairuza Balk was cast.

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Trivia: Fairuza Balk did all of her own stunts in the film, which is something of a rarity for child actors.

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