Best movie trivia of 1991

Please vote as you browse around to help the best rise to the top.

Sleeping with the Enemy picture

Trivia: The beach house is supposedly in Cape Cod, but was actually filmed in Wrightsville Beach, NC on Figure Eight island.

More Sleeping with the Enemy trivia
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country picture

Trivia: The Klingon who defends Kirk and McCoy at the trial is Michael Dorn, the actor who plays Worf in The Next Generation. The Klingon makeup is also identical, even though it is supposed to be a different character. (The makeup is actually more subdued than the makeup for TNG [flatter] but it looks similar because he is actually playing one of Lieutenant Worf's ancestors.)

More Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country trivia
Thelma and Louise picture

Trivia: During the scene when Thelma decides to join Louise and flee to Mexico, the song playing in the background is "La Adelita", which is a tune dating from the Mexican Revolution celebrating women who fought alongside the men in battle.

More Thelma and Louise trivia
Madonna: Truth or Dare picture

Trivia: The film suggests that due to the Vatican ban on Madonna, all Italian shows were cancelled. Actually, only one show in Rome was cancelled,the other one proceeded, and there were also two shows taking place in Turin,Italy.

More Madonna: Truth or Dare trivia
More Doc Hollywood trivia
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China picture

Trivia: Ranma 1/2 is the creation of famed Japanese comic book artist Rumiko Takahashi.

megamii

More Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China trivia
Other People's Money picture

Trivia: Jorgy was based on Malcolm Baldridge, a prominent New England industrialist who served as Ronald Reagan's first Secretary of Commerce - right down to the moustache.

More Other People's Money trivia
More Cape Fear trivia
The Pope Must Die picture

Trivia: The film had to be re-titled "The Pope Must Diet" in the US, in order not to offend sensitive American movie goers.

More The Pope Must Die trivia
Problem Child 2 picture

Trivia: All of the pictures of Lawanda's many husbands are all of John Ritter in different costumes.

More Problem Child 2 trivia
More Naked Lunch trivia
Suburban Commando picture

Trivia: One of the bounty hunters is played by another pro wrestler, The Undertaker.

More Suburban Commando trivia
Hudson Hawk picture

Trivia: At the time this was one of the biggest box-office flops ever, making back less than $9 million from its $65 million budget.

More Hudson Hawk trivia
Point Break picture

Trivia: Johnny is reporting to Angelo on Bhodi's movements that day. He comments on how he goes and eats lunch at "Patrick's Roadhouse." There is an actual bar and grill on the Pacific Coast Highway right out of Los Angeles called 'Patrick's Roadhouse', but Patrick Swayze also starred in "Roadhouse" a few years earlier, so this seems like a deliberate nod.

More Point Break trivia
F/X2 picture

Trivia: Midway through the film, Rollie calls his step-son Chris. The film on the TV that Chris is watching is the opening shootout scene from the first movie F/X.

Soylent Purple

More F/X2 trivia
The Guyver picture

Trivia: Mark Hamill is depicted on the poster and cover art in such a way to suggest he's the "Guyver." In actuality, he merely plays a supporting character, while soap-opera actor Jack Armstrong plays Sean Baker/The Guyver. It has been suggested that this rather deceptive artwork was put together to lure in Hamill's fans from films like "Star Wars" by making him appear to be the lead character.

More The Guyver trivia
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead picture

Trivia: The house in the film was actually a very nice-looking and well-kept house in a wealthy area. It was purposefully trashed and "dumbed down" to look like a run-down "poor family" house just for the film.

More Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead trivia
More Out For Justice trivia
City Slickers picture

Trivia: Jack Palance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Curly, even though he only has 12 minutes of screen time.

More City Slickers trivia
Ricochet picture

Trivia: The film was produced by Joel Silver, who was the producer of Die Hard. One common cast member between the two films is Mary Ellen Trainor. In both Die Hard and this film, she plays the same character, television reporter Gail Wallens. This indicates this film takes place in the same universe as Die Hard. The man who is interviewed about the hostages in Die Hard is also in this film, and has his own TV show.

manthabeat

More Ricochet trivia

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.