Trivia: This movie is about finding Michael Jordan's old shoes, just happens to be written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet.
Bishop73
12th Apr 2024
Like Mike (2002)
4th Apr 2024
Bloodsport (1988)
Trivia: Bolo Yeung's (Chong Li) line "brick not hit back" is similar to Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" line of "boards don't hit back." Bolo Yeung was also in "Enter the Dragon" (as Yang Sze).
16th Feb 2024
Night Court (1984)
Trivia: When Eddie is unsure of the year, Harry says, "it's 1985. Reagan is President." Eddie replies, "the actor?" This is the same response Doc Brown gave Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" when he asks Marty who the President in 1985 was. This episode aired less than 5 months after "Back to the Future" was released.
15th Feb 2024
Night Court (1984)
Trivia: In this episode, the rock star Eddie Devon is played by Michael Ross. Ross was the real-life husband of Markie Post, who plays Christine Sullivan.
27th Jan 2024
Night Court (1984)
Trivia: John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan play husband and wife and Dan's Parents. In real life, McIntire and Nolan were married to each other.
27th Jan 2024
Night Court (1984)
Trivia: While there have been many actors on the show over the years who played multiple characters, the character of Mrs. Smith is particularly interesting. She's an elderly woman brought in on prostitution charges, and at the end, it's implied Dan might take her up on her offer for sex. Mrs. Smith was played by Jeanette Nolan, who had previously appeared on the show as Dan's mother.
23rd Dec 2023
Supergirl (2015)
2nd Dec 2023
Dredd (2012)
Trivia: During the scene at the theater, after Anderson is taken hostage and encounters Ma-Ma, there's a movie poster for "Krysler's Mark" with the tagline "A Quest for a child." Owen Krysler's is a character in the Judge Dredd comics. He's a mutant and child Judge. The poster shows it's "Directed by Ulf Suhrmuller." Suhrmuller was in the art department for "Dredd" as an art runner and model maker.
24th Nov 2023
RoboCop (2014)
20th Nov 2023
Blue Beetle (2023)
Trivia: Nana, who is Jamie's grandmother and Alberto's mother, is played by Adriana Barraza. In real life, she's actually 3 years younger than Damián Alcázar (who plays Alberto).
19th Nov 2023
Blue Beetle (2023)
16th Nov 2023
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Rise of the Blue Beetle! - S1-E1
Trivia: Near the beginning, when Paco is flipping through the stations, you see a stand-up comedian and he says "it's called The Aristocrats." This is the punchline to one of the world's dirtiest jokes. The closed caption (on the HBO MAX version) says "to get to the other side."
11th Nov 2023
Spider-Man (2002)
Trivia: The scene in the burning building with Green Goblin and Spider-Man plays out very similar to the scene in "Back to the Future 2" with Griff and Marty Jr. They both ask "are you in, or are you out?" and then reply "wrong answer." Goblin is also standing with his bomb behind his back, the way Griff stands with his bat behind his back.
17th Oct 2023
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Trivia: Netflix uses the International Theatrical Version of the film (which they tend to do a lot), that cuts a few jokes or changes some scenes from the US Theatrical Version. For example, instead of Tony Montana from "Scarface" in Ron's eyes, it's Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) from "Bloodsport", which is also a mistake since the film came out in 1988.
15th Oct 2023
Batman Begins (2005)
Trivia: The newspaper article about the Wayne Manor fire is listed as written by Julie Ochipinti. In real life, Ochipinti was an assistant set decorator for the film. She would go on to later be nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film "The Prestige", which also starred Christian Bale.
29th Sep 2023
Superman and Lois (2021)
The Thing in the Mines - S2-E3
Trivia: At the end, the Superman and Lois symbol seen before the credits is backwards (mirror image) to represent Bizarro Superman.
29th Sep 2023
Superman and Lois (2021)
Trivia: Tyler Hoechlin, who plays Clark Kent, is only 14 years older than Jordan Elsass, who plays his son Jonathan Kent.
4th Sep 2023
The Last of Us (2023)
Trivia: Ashley Johnson plays Anna Williams, the mother of Ellie. Johnson voiced Ellie in the video game the show is based on.
10th Aug 2023
Coming to America (1988)
Trivia: When the subway car is arriving, after Akeem asks Lisa to marry him, there's a poster for a movie called "See You Next Wednesday." This is a fictional film and a sight gag seen in many of director Jon Landis' films. This poster says it's starring Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis (among others), another reference to "Trading Places."
10th Aug 2023
Coming to America (1988)
Trivia: The man who plays "Stu", the man who falls down the stairs, is played by Uncle Ray Murphy, Eddie Murphy's uncle in real life.
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