District 9

District 9 (2009)

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28 years ago, aliens landed in Johannesburg, South Africa. A powerful corporation known as Multi-National United moves all the aliens into a concentration camp called District 9. After years of protest from civilians, MNU finally decides to evict the aliens from District 9 and move them to a more controlled area, appropriately named District 10. While overseeing these evictions, MNU officer Wikus van de Merwe encounters an alien named Christopher Johnson and finds an illegal lab in his shack. While snooping around, Wikus is sprayed with a suspicious alien chemical that has nasty results....

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Continuity mistake: Near the end of the movie, when Christopher is pulled from the armored car and questioned about his plan, his arms are tied behind his back. A little later, when he is kneeling and the order is given to kill him, his arms are still tied. When Dinkus returns, Christopher is still on his knees, even after a soldier to his left explodes. A moment later, Dinkus arrives in front of him and Christopher is still on his knees, but now his arms are free.

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Wikus Van De Merwe: This whole's thing's under your shack? For 20 years, you've had this fookin' thing hidden out here? This is, this is very illegal, I mean, this is... This is a fine.

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Trivia: Dialogue for the film was not scripted. Each scene was written as a synopsis, and the actors improvised their own dialogue on set and even as the camera rolled.

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Question: Is there ever an explanation given as to why the Aliens visited Earth in the first place?

Answer: Yes. They weren't intending to visit Earth at all, but their ship became crippled somehow and they were all slowly dying. They made their way to Earth looking for help.

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