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Trivia: Although the ages of the Cooley family members are not revealed, Mel Gibson ("Elvis") is 67-years-old (DOB: 1/03/1956), Nancy Tate ("Olivia") is 52 (DOB: 8/25/1970), and their movie daughter "Adria" (played by Romy Pointet - age/DOB not available) is supposedly 5. ["Typical" Hollywood movie family?].

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Trivia: Talking about catching a Mermaid, one of the fishermen said, "Put an Alvey out there [ocean]." Alvey is a quality sidecast reel made in Australia. Another option was "berley" -scattering bait on the water to try to attract a Mermaid. (00:06:07)

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Trivia: The Mermaid spit "ink" at Dr. Beyer in his car. This suggests a Mermaid is similar to an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish (which have "ink sacs" - though anal, not oral!) and is a type of mollusk, not fish. However, mollusks are invertebrates, and the Mermaid in the movie apparently had a spine/backbone. (01:13:28)

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Trivia: Willie told Eugene "Muddy Waters invented electricity." Muddy Waters was McKinley Morganfield's [4/04/1913 - 4/30/1983] stage name. Muddy Waters was from Mississippi but relocated to Chicago where he played/fathered "Chicago Blues" and was among the first to use an electric (trified) guitar. Due to how noisy the Chicago South Side was, Muddy need to "amp" the sound of his guitar. Like Willie told Eugene he needed a slide to play the Blues, Muddy Waters wore a slide. (00:34:40)

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Trivia: The teenagers had six-packs of "O'Doul's" beer (but the crease in the package makes it look like "O'Toul's"), which is a non-alcoholic beer/beveridge. Although considered to be alcohol-free (and legal for minors to drink), O'Doul's contains a small amount (0.4%) of alcohol. (00:30:40)

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Trivia: After chasing the neighbor girl Nia from her hot cocoa stand, Karen said, "And your little dog, too" - equating Karen to the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz" who said the same to Dorothy regarding Toto. (00:02:15)

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Trivia: Greta handed Clinton (in bed) a mug and after he took a sip, Clinton asked, "What is this - just boiled whiskey?" Greta smiled and replied, "Yeah, pretty much." Greta most likely made Clinton a "Hot Toddy", which is a beverage typically comprised of whiskey (or brandy or rum), hot water, lemon juice, and honey. Hot toddy is used to help alleviate the symptoms of a cold/flu or served as a nightcap to help facilitate sleep (although it may actually interfere with getting quality sleep). (00:51:30)

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Trivia: After the cast/credits, the screen goes black for a few seconds, but it is followed by a short spoof of "Deck the Halls" then the statement "Dedicated to the loving memory of the man who made us laugh. Robin Williams 1951 - 2014." (01:20:42 - 01:21:30)

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Trivia: The film was released in November 2014, almost three months after Robin Williams' (7/21/51 - 8/11/14) death.

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Trivia: In "All I Want for Christmas" (1991), Hallie [Thora Birch] told her dad that Pluto is her "favorite planet." Pluto was reclassified or re-defined as a "dwarf planet" (now one of five) by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2006. Many people were - and still are - unhappy about the "demotion" of what used to be the ninth planet and previously known as the smallest planet. Compared to one Earth year to revolve around the sun, Pluto takes 248 (Earth) years. (00:56:58)

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Trivia: "Traveller" (1997) is by "Traveler Production. Company." Traveler and Traveller are the same terms, except the former (one "L") is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and the latter (two "L's") is preferred in the U.K. "Traveller" is set in North Carolina, so the more appropriate spelling (American English) would be "Traveler ", but the main characters in the movie are Irish-American. Is the film's title another con?

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Trivia: Some of The Thief's words/phrases may sound quite familiar: "I'll be back" -Schwarzenegger in "Terminator" and others and "Au revoir" - Van Damme (with expletive end) in "Nowhere to Run." (00:56:25 - 01:14:30)

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Trivia: Ronnie suggested that he and Sketch turn in The Thief and Mia to Temple to get the reward. Sketch responded, "With what, Ronnie, huh? A measly eight-ball?" An "eight-ball" (or 8-ball) refers to the amount of an illegal drug, especially an eigth of an ounce (3.5 grams) of cocaine. (00:53:00)

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Trivia: Mia told The Thief, "Don't walk away from me, hijoeputa." "Hijeoputa" is Spanish slang for "son of a bitch" (or bastard). (00:13:00)

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Trivia: Director James C. Clayton co-wrote the screenplay and played the role of "The Thief" (who was not given a distinct name).

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Trivia: The name of the L.A. University where Jim is a professor is not pointed out, but it must be fictional. The West L.A. College (WLAC) has a basketball team nicknamed the "Wildcats" and Lamar's basketball uniform (white with red lettering and trim) looks strikingly similar to those worn by WLAC Wildcats, but WLAC is a community (two-year) college where Lamar could not be a "junior."

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Trivia: "Neville B 187" is spray painted on the wall in the alley where Neville confronts Jim. "One-eight-seven" is slang for murder. In California, murder falls under Section 187 of the crimes code. (01:02:13)

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Trivia: The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated (11/22/63), school was let out early. When Maurey and Sam got to her house, it was 12:05 on the wall clock. When Sam went home, it was 12:25 PM. This makes it appear as though they knew about the assassination before it happened (around 12:30 PM), but Dallas falls under Central Standard Time (CST) and the movie is set in Wyoming, which is Mountain Standard Time (MST) or one hour behind CST. That is, 12 PM in Wyoming would be 1 PM in Dallas, Texas.

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Trivia: The army officers estimated that the Allosaurus had a territory measuring about the same area as that of wolves, or roughly the square miles of Rhode Island. Rhode Island is nicknamed "The Ocean State" [also, "Little Rhody"]. "The Island State" would not be an appropriate nickname because Rhode Island is not an island... but it does have four islands. As the smallest U.S. state, more than 220 Rhode Islands would fit into the second-largest state, Texas.

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Trivia: Charlie was trying to find Laura's killer during the Summer of 1969. The night the officer brought Charlie home, there was a Christmas tree, decorations (tinsel/garland), and Christmas greeting cards hung on the wall in his house. In Australia, Christmas is celebrated in the summer because December, January, and February are summer months south of the equator. Christmas is still celebrated on December 25th - the date, not the "season", is what matters. (00:47:00)

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