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The Man Trap - S1-E2

Trivia: When Janice Rand brings him his plate of food, Sulu says to her, "May the great bird of the galaxy bless your planet." This is a reference to series creator Gene Roddenberry, whose nickname was "The Great Bird of the Galaxy."

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Trivia: The role of Elliott Wilhelm was written specifically for The Rock.

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Trivia: Doyle Lonnegan's limp was a result of Robert Shaw injuring his ankle. Rather than working around it, Shaw incorporated the limp into his performance.

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Trivia: While filming a fight scene, Barry Pepper accidentally broke Edward Norton's nose.

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Trivia: In the brain eating scene, the piece of brain Ray Liotta eats is actually a piece of cooked chicken.

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Trivia: Because of their roles in the film, both Brad Pitt and David Thewlis were banned from entering China.

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Trivia: To acquire the withdrawn, hollowed-out look of his character, Christopher Walken ate nothing but bananas and rice.

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Trivia: Brian De Palma was casting the film at the same time George Lucas was casting "Star Wars." Sissy Spacek was considered to play Princess Leia, and Carrie Fisher was considered to play Carrie.

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Trivia: Jared Svenning was not originally bald. This was a decision Michael Rooker made while trying to dye his hair gray.

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Trivia: Because his role was so emotionally exhausting, William Petersen did everything he could to rid himself of the Will Graham character after principal photography was completed. This included shaving off his beard, and cutting his hair and dyeing it blonde.

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Trivia: Kal Penn, who plays Kumar, is a vegetarian, so special veggie Castles had to be made for him.

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Trivia: According to the script, Jimmie's last name is Dimmick. This was revealed to be Mr. White's last name in a "Reservoir Dogs" deleted scene.

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Trivia: Christian Bale declined an offer to reprise his role of Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho."

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Trivia: Sam's line at the end of the film ("Well, I'm back") is also the last line of the novel.

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Trivia: The Thin Man, who doesn't speak at all, originally had lines of dialogue. They were removed at Crispin Glover's request, and the filmmakers agreed it would make the role more mysterious.

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Trivia: This film features an Albatross named Wilbur. The first film featured an Albatross named Orville. These two names (Wilbur and Orville) were the first names of the Wright Brothers.

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Trivia: The musical number "Cool Considerate Men" was removed from the theatrical release at president Richard Nixon's request. Nixon was given a private screening, and reportedly objected to the song. It has been edited back into the Director's Cut DVD.

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Trivia: Marge's mother's name is Jacqueline Bouvier, which was Jackie Kennedy's maiden name.

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Trivia: The pair of glasses that Michael Caine wears are the same glasses he wore as Harry Palmer in "The Ipcress File."

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Trivia: To get himself into character, Tom Noonan asked that none of the cast members, either people who are after him or whom he is after, be allowed to see him. The first time Noonan met William Petersen is the scene in which Will Graham crashes through the window of Dollarhyde's house. Noonan admits that, because of his request, the atmosphere on set became so tense, people actually became afraid of him. Noonan also asked that those crew members who were allowed to see him refer to him as "Francis."

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