Trivia: The film is a remake of "Thunderball", another James Bond film that starred Sean Connery. Connery is the only actor to play Bond in both an official and unofficial EON production.
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1st Jan 2005
Never Say Never Again (1983)
1st Jan 2005
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
31st Dec 2004
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
30th Dec 2004
Chasing Amy (1997)
30th Dec 2004
Chasing Amy (1997)
30th Dec 2004
La Confidential (1997)
Trivia: Had the film been successfully adapted into a TV series, Jack Vincennes would have been played by Kiefer Sutherland. Coincidentally, one of Sutherland's co-stars in The Sentinel (2006) is Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her role in this film; James Cromwell played his father in season six of "24."
30th Dec 2004
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Trivia: During the film's production, while Anthony Hopkins was playing Hannibal Lecter, Brian Cox (who played the character in "Manhunter") was playing King Lear at the National Theater. Ironically, during the production of "Manhunter" five years earlier, Hopkins was playing King Lear at the same theater.
30th Dec 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Trivia: Book author J.K. Rowling wanted former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam to direct. However, Warner Bros. chose Chris Columbus, who had experience directing child actors (most notably, Macauly Culkin in the "Home Alone" films). Interesingly, John Cleese, who was in Python with Gilliam, appears in the film as Nearly Headless Nick.
30th Dec 2004
Star Wars (1977)
Trivia: According to the documentary "Empire of Dreams," as well as interviews on the "Revenge of the Sith" DVD, George Lucas originally wrote the "Star Wars" trilogy as one long serial titled The Tragedy of Darth Vader, which ran about 200 pages. He then broke it into three separate stories, and focused solely on the first part, which became "Star Wars."
28th Dec 2004
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Trivia: Even though he plays Reese's younger brother, Frankie Muniz is actually about three months older than Justin Berfield.
28th Dec 2004
Die Hard (1988)
Trivia: The teddy bear that Bruce Willis brings to his son is the same bear Alec Baldwin brings home to his daughter at the end of "The Hunt for Red October," which is another John McTiernan film.
28th Dec 2004
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)
Trivia: The character of Ira Chuvney is a composite of Jewish comedian Mel Brooks, who was also a writer for Sid Caesar.
28th Dec 2004