Shazam! (2019)

Trivia: Billy's father is named CC Batson as a reference to CC Beck, co creator of Shazam.

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Trivia: In the toy shop, Shazam steps on a floor piano and starts playing it with his feet for a moment. This is a reference to the Tom Hanks movie Big, where it is also a boy trapped in a man's body.

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Trivia: Freddy wears several T-shirts of Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman during the movie.

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Trivia: Billy's school is named Fawcett Central as a reference to Fawcett Comics, where the character originated.

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Trivia: Director David Sandberg makes a cameo as Travis, the boyfriend of Billy's mom.

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Trivia: The facility where Billy is training belongs to ACE Chemicals, frequently used in Batman stories.

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Trivia: While Billy is talking with the social worker, on the desk are several yellow smiley faces, confirmed by the director as a nod to "Watchmen."

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Trivia: Near the end, when Shazam is fighting Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong), Strong says "playtime is over" which is the exact same line he says in Kick-Ass (2010) to Hit-Girl.

Trivia: The researcher working with Dr. Sivana who is burned up in his lab is played by Lotta Losten in a cameo. She is director David F. Sandberg's wife, and he always gives her bit-parts to play in his films.

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Trivia: There are several references to Mr. Tawny, a tiger who is the best friend of Shazam in the comics - a sticker of a tiger on Billy's back pack, the stuffed tiger at the carnival, and the buttons on Shazam's cape.

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Trivia: Freddy has a newspaper that says "Caped wonder stuns city" from the Richard Donner Superman movie.

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Trivia: The fallen champion mentioned by the wizard is a reference to Black Adam, an arch enemy of Shazam.

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Trivia: The director makes a cameo as the voice of the worm mastermind.

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Trivia: Even though Zachary Levi is the main character, he does not appear until around 40 minutes into the film.

Trivia: The Anabelle doll from The Conjuring is seen in the pawn shop where Billy locks up the officers.

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Trivia: Shazam was not the name of a wizard in the original comics, it was an acronym from the Ancients who bestowed their powers to Billy Baston: Solomon, Hercules, Apollo, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury.

Trivia: In the second post credit scene, Billy tries to speak with a fish like Aquaman.

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Trivia: In Freddy's room there are many references to Justice League storylines like an issue of Time Magazine referring to General Zod's invasion, and a Batarang.

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Trivia: Director David Sandberg makes a cameo, playing all of the Crocodile Men.

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Trivia: One of Billy's foster siblings, after gaining the Shazam powers, tries to fire a bolt of energy from his hands. He says, "Hadouken" as he attempts the attack-a reference to Capcom's Street Fighter series of video games. Later, one of the others says, "Finish him" upon the defeat of the main villain-a reference to the rival game, Mortal Kombat and the signature phrase of its main boss, Shao Khan.

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