Trivia: The movie is loosely based on Sister Prejean's experiences with two real death row inmates, Robert Lee Willie and Elmo Patrick Sonnier. Both men were electrocuted. In the movie, however, Sean Penn's fictional character was killed by lethal injection--because the image of a man strapped down to be injected allows for all that Christ symbolism.
rbryant73
30th Apr 2003
Dead Man Walking (1995)
28th Apr 2003
Braindead (1992)
28th Apr 2003
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Trivia: According to veterans of the actual event, when the Rangers got the go-ahead for the mission and were getting their gear ready, "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses was playing on the base's loudspeakers. There were some half-serious comments among the men about the appropriateness of this song. However, the film's producers failed to secure the rights to use "Welcome to the Jungle," so they substituted Faith No More's "Falling to Pieces"--which is perhaps thematically in line with what happened on the raid. (00:27:28)
28th Apr 2003
The Terminator (1984)
Trivia: After the Tech Noir shootout, the Terminator takes out a hapless policeman (One-L-nineteen) and steals his car (and later impersonates his voice). This cop is played by Bill Wisher, a friend of Cameron's and co-writer of the script. Wisher also appears in "Terminator 2" as the shocked mallgoer with the camera, after the T-1000 throws the Terminator through the wall.
28th Apr 2003
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Trivia: After the T-1000 throws the Terminator through the window in the mall, a shocked man is seen shooting photos with his camera. This man is Bill Wisher, a friend of Cameron's and co-writer of the script. Wisher also appears in "The Terminator" - he's the cop whose car the Terminator takes after the Tech Noir shootout ("One-L-nineteen"). (00:31:50)
26th Apr 2003
Die Hard (1988)
26th Apr 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
26th Apr 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Trivia: Extended version - At the party, Bilbo hides from Lobellia Sackville-Baggins. Look closely and you may recognize the actress as Lionel's zombie mother from Peter Jackson's film "Brain Dead"/"Dead Alive."
26th Apr 2003
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
26th Apr 2003
Speed (1994)
Trivia: When the bus crashes into the plane at the end, the company logo on the plane is "Pacific Courier." This fictional company name also appears in "Die Hard"--it's on the truck the terrorists show up in (except Karl and Theo, who arrive by car). Jan de Bont, who directed "Speed," was DP on "Die Hard."
26th Apr 2003
Die Hard (1988)
26th Apr 2003
The Abyss (1989)
Trivia: The fictional company that owns and operates the undersea drilling rig is called Benthic Petroleum. In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also directed by James Cameron) after the escape from the mental hospital, our heroes hide out at a gas station. The pumps at the station feature the Benthic Petroleum logo.
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