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Trivia: During story brainstorming sessions, writer Lawrence Kasdan suggested a radical new ending for the film: Luke fools the Emperor into believing he's joined the dark side, puts on Darth Vader's helmet, mans the Death Star controls at the Emperor's behest so that Luke himself can destroy the rebel fleet... but instead Luke proceeds to blow up the Emperor's home planet! It's unclear just how serious Kasdan's suggestion was, but George Lucas vetoed it rather quickly.

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Trivia: For those wondering how Han Solo's proposed death (referenced in other trivia entries) would have gone: instead of Leia getting shot in the arm by a stormtrooper in the climactic battle on Endor, it would have been Han getting shot in the chest. The rest of the movie would run almost identically - same dialogue, everything - only Han quietly succumbs to his injuries after the Death Star blows, and he and Leia share a final kiss.

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Trivia: The entire cast almost got into a brawl with Vanilla Ice's bodyguards when one of the latter mistook the Michelangelo performer's approach and greeting for an attempted assault on the rapper and grabbed him by the arm to subdue him.

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Deliberate mistake: Mrs. Bates is in a rocking chair, but in the close-up that reveals her face her position smoothly rotates as though she were in a swivel chair.

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Trivia: Often touted as the first "summer movie;" what this refers to is the now-typical marketing practice of doing most of the advertising before the film's release to build up hype ahead of a big nationwide opening weekend (at the time most movies opened in a limited number of markets to build a reputation). By the 80s this model was followed by big tentpole "summer blockbusters," but nowadays is the norm for the majority of studio releases year-round.

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Trivia: Rey's name translates to "King" in Spanish. Though there's no evidence to suggest this was ever meant to be a clue to her heritage, you can still find internet posts from as far back as 2015 in which fans speculate that Rey could be a descendant of the Emperor based entirely on this sole bit of information.

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Trivia: To date, this is the only Star Trek movie not to use the signature fanfare tune from the original TV series (possibly because, when played real fast, Jerry Goldsmith's new theme for the movie already sounds a bit like it). However, the longer main portion of the original series theme (the opera singer's part in the TV intro) does make a few appearances in the score.

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Trivia: In 1983 this movie held the record for all-time best-selling home video release, largely owing to a then-bargain $39 price point. In the early 80s most movies on tape were priced around $70; the belief was that only enthusiasts and high-end customers were interested in owning movies and most people were satisfied renting. The stellar sales of Star Trek II proved there was a mass market for home video sales and the entire industry shifted in response.

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Continuity mistake: A pimple is visible on Sidney's chin as she says goodbye to Derek before getting into her ride with the two detectives and Hallie. Minutes later, in the scenes inside the car, the pimple has completely disappeared, even in the very extreme closeups.

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Trivia: In Tatum's room there is a black and white headshot of television actor Grant Goodeve. In the script Tatum explains she's always had a crush on Goodeve and that she'd fantasize that the title to his sitcom "Eight is Enough" was secretly a reference to his penis size.

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Factual error: At one point when the partygoers are watching Halloween, Randy alerts them about the "obligatory tit shot" and afterwards the viewers react with great satisfaction, however, in the referenced scene in Halloween, the naked breasts are actually kept out of frame.

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Trivia: A strange urban legend went around shortly after the film's release claiming the various references to Sharon Stone in this film were because Stone had once seduced and had an affair with Wes Craven's wife.

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Trivia: The first wave of ads for Scream worked hard to downplay that it was a slasher film. There were no clear shots of the killer in costume and emphasis was put on the killer's phone calls and characters trying to solve the mystery. Ads described it as a "thriller" and Wes Craven a "master of suspense" (rather than horror). Later ads proudly touted how "scary" and "terrifying" the movie was but still refrained from showing the killer's costume or using the word "horror."

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Stupidity: If Jill really wants to get away with it, she should probably wait to say "this is where the cameras turn off" until after she actually turns the camera off. (01:26:40)

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Continuity mistake: Sidney is rather inexplicably covered in blood when she reappears to stop Gale from driving off in the news van without her (even her hair is drenched!). It's true she'd been off-screen for a while and who knows what's happened to her, but it's hard to come up with an explanation from what we've seen, especially since the implication is that she's simply been hiding out in the fields this whole time.

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Trivia: The plot of Scream 3, which involves the predatory sexual history of the producer of the film-within-the-film "Stab 3," would unfortunately prove even more prescient years later as the predatory sexual history of studio head Harvey Weinstein was made public. His victims included Rose McGowan, who appeared in the first Scream. The Weinstein Company produced the first four Scream films, and after it was shut down the Scream series was bought by Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount.

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Continuity mistake: Valeris seems to appear out of nowhere during the thwarted assassination attempt on Khitomer. The Enterprise crew beam down without her, spring into action, and when Admiral Cartwright yells "Arrest those men!" Spock emerges from the crowd with Valeris in his custody as if she were always there with him or he'd pulled her out of a hat.

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Trivia: Early storyline development used essentially the setup for the Star Wars films only the villain was on the side of the rebellion. David was a (villainous, initially) version of Luke and it was a plot twist that Kirk is his father. The Genesis device was a planet-destroying weapon a la the Death Star, Khan lurked in the shadows dressed in a cloak and used psychic powers like the Emperor, and Spock would have died in the middle and at the end speak from beyond the grave like Obi Wan Kenobi.

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Trivia: Before the final script, Kirk and Khan were planned to have an extremely elaborate fight scene featuring swords, whips, and fireballs. Producer Robert Sallin has said "We had some characters that had electricity coming out of their fingertips. I was very, very concerned."

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Deliberate mistake: Despite it being demonstrated multiple times earlier in the film that vampires do not have a reflection, a key moment features the undead Mina being revealed in a reflection in water. The filmmakers said they were aware of the discrepancy but ultimately decided the visual was striking enough to bend the rules for.

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