Best movie trivia of 1983

Trivia: The US department of defence did not allow the producers to use stock footage of actual mushroom clouds so they had to rely on special effects of the time, which is why the clouds appear so fake. They also wanted the script changed to state that the Russians started the war.

Mercury

Trivia: Simon Williams, who plays Nigel Pennington-Smythe, is the nephew by marriage of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, who also helped in the creation of the original Man From U.N.C.L.E. TV series.

Cubs Fan ★

Trivia: This was David Niven's final film. He was so ill during production that his lines throughout most of the movie had to be overdubbed by impersonator Rich Little.

Jean G

Trivia: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Chuck Norris and David Carradine. The two actors demanded they did the scene themselves, in spite of strong protests from the producers.