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Trivia: When Sam kicks Frenzy's head, a "Wilhelm" scream is heard as the little maniac is sent flying into the distance.

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You Gotta Lose This Job - S3-E7

Trivia: When 'Hannah' has the casting meeting with the "hotshot Hollywood honcho" Rob Reiner, she calls him "Meathead". For younger viewers who likely have no idea of its connection, in the 70s Rob Reiner was on a TV show called All in the Family, in which his father-in-law gave him the nickname Meathead.

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Would I Lie to You, Lilly? - S3-E6

Trivia: When the power goes out at Rico's, Sarah goes to the back where we see Ed Begley Jr. in an uncredited cameo. In real-life, he is one of the staunchest environmental activists in the 'Hollywood' community. Here, he's riding on a stationary bike which is powering the new generator, the 'Green' way.

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Trivia: In Andy's room, when Buzz Lightyear tries to prove to everyone that he can fly, he bounces off the ball (red star/blue stripe) from Pixar's first film, Luxo Jr.

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Trivia: After Natalie shoves the 'ice cube' down Brinkman's throat, during the following melee, when Ronica Miles kicks one of Brinkman's men over the balcony the famous "Wilhelm" scream is heard as he falls.

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Trivia: Included in the film's soundtrack are the songs from performers/composers who have themselves committed suicide, such as Joe Meek and Rozz Williams.

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Trivia: When the boys are interviewing the prospective bodyguards, Adam Baldwin has a brief credited cameo as one of the bodyguard possibilities who states, "Kids hiring a bodyguard to take care of a bully? Stupidest thing I ever heard!" Particularly amusing since this references Adam's first film My Bodyguard, during which he becomes a fellow student's bodyguard.

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Trivia: Some notable cameos: The director of photography, Nick McLean, plays Mouth's father, Mr. Devereaux. The second unit's first assistant director, Newt Arnold, plays one of the men in the shower at the Astoria Country Club. The film's stunt coordinator, George Robotham, plays the guard at the County Jail. The executive assistant to director Richard Donner, Jennie Lew Tugend, plays Data's mother, Mrs. Wang.

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Trivia: At the end, when Danny is heard quoting from the paper he wrote for Dr. Sweeney, the quote which begins "We are not enemies, but friends..." is the closing paragraph from President Abraham Lincoln's first Inaugural Address on the 4th of March 1861.

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Trivia: According to the Director's commentary, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation did not want the film to be released under the title "Independence Day" to avoid legal complications (specifics weren't disclosed as to what the problems might be, but it's also why the abbreviation "ID4" was used). Roland Emmerich (director/writer) and Dean Devlin (writer) needed to justify the title, so they added the rousing bit right at the end of President Whitmore's speech at the hangar when he ends with, "The 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday...today we celebrate our Independence Day!"

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Trivia: Just after the first building in LA blows up, there is a close-up of a guy putting cash in a case and he's blown backwards in the blast. This is Volker Engel, the film's visual effects supervisor, who won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for this film.

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Trivia: At the moment Julius gives David the idea for the virus, David stands there, grabs his head and then turns his hand in a peculiar way. According to the commentary, "For those who can't quite figure out that weird thing he did, he just turned his thinking cap around. Goldblum comes up with the greatest, coolest, weirdest stuff. He's an absolute joy to work with." (01:44:10)

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Trivia: The real name of the high school seen in this 1999 film is Torrance High. Its campus was also used as the location for the exterior shots of Sunnydale High in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (seasons 1-3), which makes it a clever cameo by Sarah Michelle Gellar (mentioned in the other trivia entry).

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Trivia: A life-size bronze statue of Riff Raff dressed in the finale's space suit was erected in Hamilton, New Zealand in 2004, in a tribute to RHPS creator/writer Richard O'Brien. The following is inscribed on the plaque: "It's astounding! Where we stand is the birthplace of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. On this site stood the Embassy Theatre, the home of Hamilton's Late Night Double Feature show, and the barber shop where Richard O'Brien cut hair and daydreamed from 1959 to 1964." WETA Workshops, of Lord of the Rings fame, designed the statue.

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Trivia: When Narissa makes her appearance in Times Square, just before it cuts to Nathaniel in the taxi, a crowd stands beside a tall statue, behind Narissa. The statue is of George M. Cohan, a Broadway legend, and it is the only statue of any actor located in the Broadway district.

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Trivia: The exterior scenes at Robert's residence were shot at the Paterno, an elegant apartment building known for its long curved facade and its elaborate arched 'porte-cochère' at the front entrance. The Paterno is located across from the Colosseum (now owned by Columbia U.), another curved Riverside apartment building (albeit smaller), both down the street from Barnard College and Columbia U.

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Trivia: This movie premiered in the US at the end of summer '75, following the blockbuster premiere of Jaws in June '75. When the studio created theatrical posters for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, one was a send-up with the caption, "A different set of jaws" under the big red lips.

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Trivia: Just after Brad and Janet arrive at the castle, when Riff Raff opens the casket-clock, the skeleton inside is actually real. It is the husband of the woman who had this 'special' clock commissioned. (00:19:30)

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Trivia: A subtle reference to this film's 3D format: In Max's box, Trevor finds a pocket stereoscope, which are funky looking glasses that create the illusion of a three-dimensional image from two-dimensional photographs. It was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1840.

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Trivia: Young Tom Riddle is played by newcomer Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who is the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, the actor who plays Lord Voldemort, aka Tom Riddle.

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