Brian Katcher

4th Sep 2023

Asteroid City (2023)

Trivia: The bottom of the alien's ladder looks the same as the part the mechanic puts in Augie's car.

Brian Katcher

3rd Jul 2023

Cyrano (2021)

Trivia: The nuns are worried Cyrano is not eating, but when he visits on Saturdays, he assures them he "ate good meat yesterday." Since Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays, he's deliberately trying to goad the nuns.

Brian Katcher

Trivia: When Zaphod and Ford take a drink, they both exclaim "Belgium!" This is a reference to the book "Life, the Universe, and Everything," where the word "Belgium" was the dirtiest word in the galaxy.

Brian Katcher

27th May 2023

Galavant (2015)

18th Aug 2022

Mac and Me (1988)

Trivia: This film was panned for its blatant product placement, most notably for Coca Cola, McDonalds, and Sears. In the scene in the supermarket, the Pepsi logo on a cooler is whited out.

Brian Katcher

18th Jan 2022

Psych (2006)

12th Oct 2021

Cheers (1982)

18th Feb 2021

Pleasantville (1998)

Trivia: When the mayor is talking in the bowling alley, you can see the projection of the score sheet. There is not a single open frame; everyone bowled a strike or spare every time.

Brian Katcher

4th Jan 2021

The Simpsons (1989)

8th Jul 2019

Stranger Things (2016)

3rd Jul 2019

Good Omens (2019)

Trivia: Throughout the series, Crowley has a drawing of the Mona Lisa hanging in his apartment. According to The Book, this was the original sketch for the painting, which he'd bought from da Vinci, who complained he was never able to replicate the smile.

Brian Katcher

16th Jun 2019

Good Omens (2019)

4th Jun 2019

Good Omens (2019)

4th Apr 2019

Shrek 2 (2004)

Trivia: When Shrek and his friends flee the bar, knights are performing the 'close your eyes and touch your nose' sobriety test on the Headless Horseman.

Brian Katcher

Trivia: Lewis' new friend, Rose Rita, is the main character in other books by John Bellairs, author of the original novel.

Brian Katcher

29th Dec 2018

Aquaman (2018)

Trivia: Arthur's father has a book by H.P. Lovecraft on his coffee table. Lovecraft often wrote about things that dwell in the depths of the sea.

Brian Katcher

15th Dec 2018

Dumplin' (2018)

Trivia: Julie Murphy, author of the the book "Dumplin'", makes a cameo as one of the cheering patrons at the drag bar in the last scene.

Brian Katcher

2nd Jul 2018

Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

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