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Trivia: Composer Jerskin Fendrix has a cameo as the musician playing the strange instrument in the Lisbon restaurant dance scene.

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Trivia: Musician Jack White, of the White Stripes, has a cameo as one of the actors in the radio stage play at the end of the film. Another well-known musician, Pete Yorn, has a notable role as Acie Kirby.

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Trivia: The radio play scene at the end of the film was shot at Martin Scorsese's alma mater, Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, NY, after principal photography had wrapped in Oklahoma.

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Trivia: The older woman sitting on the bench with Barbie is played by Oscar-winning costume designer Ann Roth. This was her first credited role as an actress.

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Trivia: Christopher Nolan's daughter, Flora, has a cameo as the girl whose skin is flaking off in Oppenheimer's vision of the effects of dropping the bomb.

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Trivia: The stunt driver in the car crash scene is Chuck Norris' son, Eric.

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Trivia: When Ralphie comes down the stairs in the pink bunny outfit, the line spoken by the old man, "He looks like a deranged Easter bunny," was ad-libbed by Darren McGavin. Director Bob Clark liked it so much he kept it in. (Source: Quest Capsule).

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Trivia: When The Old Man is outside directing the placement of the lamp, and he talks to Swede (director Bob Clark), Swede is wearing a Miami Dolphins snow hat. It was turned sideways to hide the logo, since the Dolphins didn't come into existence until 1965.

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Trivia: Nick Castle (the original "Shape") has a cameo as the partygoer who flashes his costume at Corey and says "see anything you like?" This is the same line said by Lynda in the original 1978 "Halloween."

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Trivia: In a multi-layered homage, the movie that Corey and Jeremy are watching is 1982's "The Thing" which is a remake of "The Thing From Another World", which is the movie that Laurie and Tommy are watching in the original "Halloween." Oh, and of course, "The Thing" was also directed by John Carpenter.

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Trivia: Any skeleton-faced alien that you see on screen in "They Live" that had a close up shot or a speaking part was portrayed by stunt coordinator/fight choreographer Jeff Imada. (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: Co-director Daniel Scheinert has a cameo as one of the patrons in the universe where Evelyn works as a dominatrix.

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Trivia: In the universe where Evelyn is a movie star, real, archival footage of Michelle Yeoh from the premiere of "Crazy Rich Asians" is used.

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Trivia: According to Roddy Piper, he came up with (arguably) the film's most famous line. While driving one day, he scribbled various versions of the line on a pad, based on interviews he had done as a wrestler and gave them to John Carpenter. The line selected was from when Piper faced Playboy Buddy Rose, and said, "I'm here to chew bubble gum and kick ass." "And I'm all out of bubble gum" was added on. (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: The homeless "camp" seen in the movie is real. To save money, and for realism, director John Carpenter shot the scenes at an actual homeless encampment. The people living there were paid as extras. (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: Tiffany's husband Chad is played by Chad Stahelski, who directed Keanu Reeves in the "John Wick" films. He was also Reeves' stunt double in "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded."

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Trivia: In one scene, we learn that 22 had many previous mentors who tried to help her find her spark. One of the names is Joe Rantf. Rantf was one of the original writers and animators for Pixar, and tragically died in a car accident in 2005. (Source: Cinemablend).

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Trivia: The character of Dani Clayton is named after Jack Clayton, who directed "The Innocents." "The Innocents" is the film adaptation of the stage version of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw." (Source: ScreenRant).

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Trivia: The opening scene, depicting Brad and Janet's dull life, was originally going to be filmed in black and white, with the first color shot being Frank N Furter's red lips in the elevator. The studio rejected the idea. (Source: Mental Floss).

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Trivia: The role of Hannibal Lecter was originally supposed to go to Gene Hackman, who bought the rights to the source novel and had planned on directing the film himself. He backed off the project when he decided that the role was too dark for his taste, and he felt that he had already played an unlikeable character in "Mississippi Burning."

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