Movie Trivias

In a futuristic world where humans are simply used as computer chips and power sources living in a seemingly natural virtual world along with the rest of humanity, with the exception of rebels who are fighting to restore order by revealing the truth. The computers/machines have taken over the world and they control humans (similar to the Terminator films with a twist) who live in capsules connected only to the reality they call their lives by the machines who control them. The film almost got cancelled when while shooting the helicopter scenes the pilots unknowingly flew into restricted Sydney Australia airspace. The laws were revised to give way to the film. The sidearm’s of the Agent was the Dessert Eagle .50 AE. The scene where Neo was flushed from the holding tank into a lake was the very last shot filmed. Keanu also did the wall climb sequence 34 floors in all. In the movie, Morpheus compares the human body to be a 120 Volt battery that produces 25,000BTU’s of body heat (ouch, does scorched give a hint?).

Also one of the most memorable and profitable action film series of all time, the film has a regular Cop assume the role of a superhero as he takes down the bad guys as he simply wants to meet with his wife whom he is having marital problems with. The original posters for the film did not have Willis in the artwork which was to prevent non Willis fans from seeing the film. It was only later added but proved to be a box office success. A remark by one of the police officers referring to McClain as a bartender is a true description of Bruce Willis who was indeed a bartender before he entered the movies. The Nakatomi Towers is actually the unfinished building headquarters of Fox studios it billed itself for the film. The lead role was offered to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds and Richard Gere before Bruce finally accepted the part.

The film was the story of a guy who had to come up with a reliable source of income to prove his worthiness for shared Child custody. The actual inner shots of the film were patterned from the American Museum of Natural History whose outer shots were taken and used for the film. The film even increased the patron ship of the Actual Museum due to interest brought about by the film. Owen Wilson’s role was supposed to be a cameo one but his impact on the overall film had it integrated into the film. The license plate on the thieves van is the initial and birth year of the set dresser Guy Roland. The film was set to be filmed in Montreal but Ben Stiller was not happy working there but liked BC so it was moved there to give way to the actor’s preference.

Another hit from now Governor Schwarzenegger, which has him play the role of a government special agent who is after Jihad extremists out to do no good in America. In the climactic rescue of his wife, the woman hanging under the helicopter doing the stunt was no stunt double was no other than Jamie Lee Curtis herself. She insisted on doing the stunt herself for all the action sequences to add to her experiences as a veteran actress. After agreeing to the stunt she promptly touts director Cameron by asking, “As I’m doing all this, where would you be Jim?” James Cameron quickly replies, “Right at the door hanging out as I film you with a handheld camera!” quickly sending her to do her stunts. It should also be noted that the tandem panties and bra Jamie Lee wore were hers and not props.

Fear of piracy has the film copies titled, “Cinnamon” when they were delivered to theaters due to fears of them being stolen. There was also a sign when a real estate sign had the name Segar’s Realty which was actually one of the film’s executive producers, Charles Segars. The story again has historian Ben, hot on the trail of historical artifacts as he tries to clear the name of his ancestors who were implicated in the assassination of one of Americas founding forefathers Abraham Lincoln. His great-great grandfather was implicated to as being an accomplice in the former president�s murder and he is forced to travel to Paris, London and eventually back to America as they uncover more than they bargain for in histories most kept secrets to clear his family’s honor and reputation.

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The movie is a very enticing one due to the utter complexity of the needed special effects, with Benjamin growing younger as opposed to older as with the rest of the cast. Some trivia’s that may have not been known, the film was initially considered for Tom Cruise as the lead instead of Brad. The producers of the film also kept in close communication with Levi’s for authentic clothes that were period authentic for the character played by Brad. The film was also the second to film in the flood-ravaged lands of New Orleans which was also for one very obvious reason, tax discounts from the state. The movie had been planned and prepared for as early as 1994. The aging process took four hours for Pitt for the early scenes and four hours for Cate Blanchett for her aging scenes as the film was ending.
The story also had a very colorful past for it was initially bought by Ray Stark in the late 70’s, and then by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall for Amblin. The later two eventually detached from Spielberg taking the rights with them as they formed their own production firms, with the film’s rights finally being brought by Erick Roth who vowed to commit to the film upon his father’s death in 2002.

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The story revolves around Sunako Nakahara, a not-so-typical female protagonist that is actually a fan of the dark and creepy things instead of the usual sweet and fair stuff you see in most stories. That’s twist enough but there’s more: she actually has to live in a big mansion with four super handsome guys until she becomes a “real” lady.

Yes it sounds as if it’ll be super romantic and all, but believe me, it’s more of light, innocent fun than whatever you’re probably thinking of. Actually, it’s stress-relieving to watch, take me for my word.

It’s now airing at TV5 every Mondays to Thursdays at 6:30 pm and every Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00-6:00 pm. Try and watch it!

This film starring Adam Sandler as Michael Newman features a new kind of universal remote control which could literally control anything with the same buttons found on a regular remote control. This gadget is given to Michael by a character named Morty (Christopher Walken) who later on in the film is revealed as the Angel of Death. His name Morty seems normal in the beginning, but it actually is the perfect name for him. In Italian and Portuguese, the word “death” translates to “Morte,” “Moarte” and “Mort” in French. Coincidentally, Christopher Walken has also portrayed the role of the Angel of Death in two films before Click.

The movie is known by all who have been around in the 80’s when interest in UFO’s and other space phenomenon were experiencing a revival. There are a couple of facts that are quite intriguing in the film like the fact Director Spielberg wrote the script during breaks from shooting Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford was also in the film as the school principal but was cut out during editing due to his “distracting” trait maybe because he is one of the hottest male stars with Star Wars and Indiana Jones. ET’s communicator device was an actual scientifically based gadget made by a communications scientist. Yoda, the last Jedi of the Old order in Star Wars made an appearance in the Halloween scene, music from Star Wars Episode V was also heard which was released in 1980.

The film is hailed as one of the pioneering space exploration movies of all time and many who direct and film these sci-fi thrillers were said to have been inspired by the technology and imagination that made the film possible. Some amazing facts, the voice of the mission controller was the voice of an actual US Air Force Mission Controller Frank Miller, whose voice was so authentic that he landed the role. He also had an insatiable habit of tapping his feet during recording that the director decided to fold a towel, fold it up and place it under his feet just to finish recording. The moon scene is based form the work of Arthur C. Clarke, “The Sentinel”. The film also pioneered a film techniques called the “Slit scan Photography” which gave the illusion of movement through dimensions as they steeped into the star gate. And lastly, the total amount of film that was produced before editing was 200 times the total of the finished edition. The sand was also imported for the moon scenes.