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29th Apr 2020

Ghostbusters (1984)

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Trivia: Right after Mr. Peck the EPA man forces the Ghostbusters to shut off the grid and the energy is released into the sky, an ad for Stay Puft can be seen on a building. (01:09:00)

Trivia: A special effects technician added a tennis shoe to the asteroid scene. It can be seen flying from the central-left side of the screen to the lower right. It's right at the beginning of the exterior shot after Han Solo announces that he's going for one of the larger ones, and Leia, C3PO, and Chewbacca voice their objections. (00:39:40)

Trivia: Tim Burton appears in a cameo when Pee Wee is accosted in the alley on his way to the psychic. He says to Pee Wee, "we don't take kindly to strangers on our turf!" (00:30:35)

19th Mar 2014

Time After Time (1979)

Trivia: All three of the children of the real H.G. Wells were still alive at the time of this film's release.

12th Nov 2013

Better Off Dead (1985)

Trivia: The basketball players in the cafeteria are all eating baby food. (00:30:35)

18th Sep 2013

Last Action Hero (1993)

Trivia: Danny Madigan is watching a Road Runner cartoon at his apartment. There are several subsequent references to "Acme" throughout the movie afterwards, to say nothing about the fact that there is a cartoon cat as a cop. (00:11:25 - 00:31:25)

22nd Nov 2012

Tower Heist (2011)

Trivia: When Odessa runs down the FBI agent with her cart she shouts, "bumbaclot!", a vulgar insult in Jamaican English, but means nothing in the United States. (01:09:20)

22nd Nov 2012

The Golden Child (1986)

28th Feb 2012

Mr. Destiny (1990)

Trivia: Ellen Robertson's dog is named Hercules. Hercules was the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in his first movie, and Arnold also starred with Linda Hamilton (who played Ellen Robertson/Burrows) in The Terminator and Terminator 2. This was done again in Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines which had a scene with a cat named Hercules. (01:02:50 - 01:11:25)

Trivia: When Abe Dale comes into a room (possibly a church?) where the children's choir is singing, the song is Rush's Spirit Of Radio.

23rd Sep 2011

Commando (1985)

Trivia: When Col John Matrix and Cooke are fighting in the hotel room, they burst through an adjoining room and there is a couple in bed. The woman is sex therapist Dr Ava Cadell. (00:47:00)

11th Sep 2011

Innerspace (1987)

Trivia: In the scene where Jack Putter's nightmare (about the overpriced items) becomes real while he's at work, a customer in line wearing glasses and a gray jacket says, "at $800 a bottle, who'd want to?". This was Chuck Jones. This is one of many references to "Looney Tunes"

25th Aug 2011

Star Wars (1977)

Trivia: When Pee-wee walks into Mario's Magic Shop, there is an imperial stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars on the top shelf on the left. (00:14:25)

8th Dec 2010

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Trivia: When Buzz lands on the planet at the beginning and is surrounded by Zurg's robots, he fires into a crystal structure which bears a strong resemblance to a group of crystals seen on the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland Park. (00:02:20)

5th Dec 2010

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Trivia: During the opening credits at the beginning, a readout reads "Gamma Quadrant" this is a reference to Star Trek. The Alpha Quadrant is Federation space and the Delta Quadrant is where Star Trek: Voyager takes place. (00:01:05)

5th Dec 2010

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Trivia: When Buzz lands on the planet and is surrounded by Zurg's robots, they bear a resemblance to Maximilian from The Black Hole, the first Disney movie to NOT get a G rating. (00:02:10)

19th Nov 2010

Airplane (1980)

Trivia: The credits list "generally in charge of a lot of things" as one of the job titles. (01:26:00)

8th Nov 2010

Men in Black II (2002)

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Trivia: After agent J gets rid of Jeff the giant worm, he neuralizes the passengers on board what's left of the subway. One of the passengers is none other than Rick Avery, who is a stunt coordinator for many other movies. (00:10:25)

27th Jun 2010

Airplane (1980)

Trivia: One of the special thanks in the end credits is to the Argon Oil Company, a fictional company in another ZAZ movie, "Kentucky Fried Movie". Argon is actually an elemental gas. (01:26:50)

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