Best movie trivia of 2013

Trivia: The events of the film are inspired by and loosely based on the real-life "Abscam" - an FBI sting operation during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Trivia: At the start when the UNIVERSAL writing comes around the Earth, the TET can be seen in orbit.

Trivia: Crimson Typhoon was originally planned to have four arms and be piloted by female quadruplets. However, the producers couldn't find any.

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Trivia: The first entirely English-language film made by acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-Wook.

Trivia: When the aliens are trying to escape from area 51, the general calls for two of his men to stop Gary. Their names are James and Cameron, ie. referencing director James Cameron.

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Trivia: When Jon throws the used tissue into the bin, it makes the same sound as you delete a file on a Macintosh computer. A small reference to the MacBook (and its sounds) that Jon is using in the movie. (00:03:35)

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Trivia: When Flint Lockwood's Party-in-a-Box goes off during an Inventor Presentation, two Wilhelm Screams can be heard.

Trivia: The shooting script for the film was written in three weeks.

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Trivia: Original novel author Dean Koontz loved the film, and was very happy by how it turned out.

TedStixon

Trivia: Ben Kingsley's Maori facial tattoos took about an hour to apply for the character Mazer Rackham.

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Trivia: At the start of the train chase the two men are shooting at Tonto and the shots break the glass in time with the music.

Trivia: Sylvester Stallone was about to hit some meat in an abattoir. This is part of how his character Rocky Balboa trained in the original Rocky. (00:47:00)

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Trivia: When Keller looks at the newspaper detailing Bob Taylor's suicide whilst at Holly's house, the reporter who wrote the article is called Aaron Guzikowski. Aaron Guzikowski is also the name of the movie's screenwriter. (01:51:15)

Casual Person

Trivia: The Boeing 747 (G-BDXJ) seen in the background during the climactic scene at the airport is the same one used in Casino Royale to depict the prototype aeroplane at Miami. It is also seen in many episodes of the UK television series Top Gear.

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Trivia: At the beginning of the film, we see Joe buying a "rubber ducky" for his daughter from a female street vendor. The street vendor is wearing a set of "Angel Wings" on her back. This is a reference to the original Korean film, in which the lead character had bought his daughter a similar set of "Angel Wings" to wear.

Trivia: This film was first made in Japanese, then dubbed to English. A significant change in the dubbing was the addition of profanity to Luka's speech.

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Trivia: The monkeys in the newspaper look exactly like the monkeys from Madagascar, another Dreamworks movie.

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Trivia: Although they played mother and son in this film, Debbie Reynolds (born 1932) was only twelve years older than Michael Douglas (born 1944).

Trivia: When a motorcyclist trips over a rock during a chase scene, he yells a Wilhelm scream.

Trivia: Final film of famed production designer Allan Cameron. Cameron got his start on television, and went on to be well-known for his work in sci-fi, action and fantasy films, such as 1999's "The Mummy," "Starship Troopers," "Willow" and "Highlander." He sadly passed away a few years after the film's release.

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