Trivia: When Ray Foster, played by Mike Myers, is talking about Bohemian Rhapsody, he says that isn't a song to "hear in the car and yell" - exactly what Myers did when it played in the car in Wayne's World.
Trivia: In the film, Freddie discovers that he's HIV positive in 1985, prior to Live Aid, when in fact he didn't find out until the spring of 1987, after the 'Magic' tour.
Trivia: After Freddie announces that Jim Beach will be called "Miami", Mike Meyers gives a brief nod to "Dr. Evil" when he says "'Riiight'... now that everyone has an acceptable name."
Trivia: Queen was never in danger of breaking up due to Freddie's solo album deal with CBS. In fact, Roger Taylor was the first band member to do a solo album and had already released two before Freddie released his first album.
Trivia: Freddie didn't meet Mary after a performance by Smile nor at Biba. Freddie Mercury met Mary while she was dating Brian. When they broke up, Freddie asked Brian if it was OK for him to ask out Mary.
Trivia: While Bryan Singer is the sole credited director, three different people served as director for the film. Singer started production, but was fired because he began to behave erratically on-set and would frequently disappear for days on end. (Singer claimed his behavior was due to "pressing health matters.") Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel then stepped in to direct the film for the period immediately after Singer's departure. Finally actor and filmmaker Dexter Fletcher was hired by Fox to direct the final two weeks of principal photography and oversee the editing and reshoots of the film. Due to union rules, Singer was the only credited director, with Fletcher instead being given an executive producer credit for his contributions.
Trivia: Rami Malek had prosthetic teeth made to recreate Freddie's prominent overbite. Rami kept the teeth as a memento and had them cast in gold.
Trivia: At the party, a man is smacking the backside of a woman who is pedaling a stationary bike. This is a nod to the double A-sided Queen single that featured the songs "Bicycle Race" and "Fat Bottomed Girls". The photo in the center of the record featured the aft view of a woman riding a bicycle.
Trivia: Luke Deacon, son of John Deacon, makes a cameo while Freddie is in the hall looking for the band "Smile."
Trivia: Freddie's singing voice is made of layers from Freddie Mercury, Rami Malek and Canadian singer Marc Martel, seamlessly mixed together.
Trivia: Joseph Mazzello used 5 different wigs and had his hair permed for the role.
Trivia: The film has Queen hiring John Reid in 1974 prior to the release of 'Killer Queen', they did not hire him until 1975, also the film has Freddie meeting his partner Jim Hutton when Jim was employed as a catering assistant, Jim Hutton actually worked as a barber and Freddie met him in the Heaven nightclub.
Answer: There is no major significance other than he felt Queen deserved more volume. Queen was one of the biggest bands in the world at that time.
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