RossP Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Any bits of film trivia that surprised you when you first found out about it?Since Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey is on just now, here's some that I heard a couple of years ago which were surprising/interesting:The name "De Nomolos" reversed reads "Ed Solomon", one of the film's writers. Alex Winter also plays his Granny in the film (Never would've noticed that one without prompt!!)The scene where Ted's mother holds a seance and Bill and Ted are mistaken for evil spirits she picks up a book entitled The Riddance of Evil and starts to chant these words, "Dlrow eht elur, lliw sirhc dna de." In reverse it says, "Ed and Chris will rule the world," referring to writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus.H.Christ Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Woody Harrelson's dad was a convicted hitman.He assassinated a judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 The phrase 'Klaatu, Veratu, Niktu' is used in various films (Jabba's guards in RotJ; the magic phrase Ash uses in Army of Darkness to get the Necronomicon etc); but originates from The Day the Earth Stood Still - they're the words used to activate the Visitor's robot companion, Gort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 The phrase 'Klaatu, Veratu, Niktu' is used in various films (Jabba's guards in RotJ; the magic phrase Ash uses in Army of Darkness to get the Necronomicon etc); but originates from The Day the Earth Stood Still - they're the words used to activate the Visitor's robot companion, Gort.Ace. Only knew the Army of Darkness reference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The phrase 'Klaatu, Veratu, Niktu' is used in various films (Jabba's guards in RotJ; the magic phrase Ash uses in Army of Darkness to get the Necronomicon etc); but originates from The Day the Earth Stood Still - they're the words used to activate the Visitor's robot companion, Gort.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Woody Harrelson's dad was a convicted hitman.He assassinated a judge.The murder of the judge was alluded to in "No Country For Old Men" - starring none other than the Woodster himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Tom Cruise is actually gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Speilberg references Speilberg in Gremlins. When all the Gremlins are in the cinema you can see a sign outside advertising the films "A Boy's Life" and "Watch The Skies". Those were the working titles for E.T and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 John Landis slips in references to a fictional movie called See You Next Wednesday! in almost all of his films:In Landis' first film, Schlock (1973), SYNW is mentioned twice and shown as a poster. Brief casting and plot descriptions are given each time it is mentioned, making it clear that this is in fact two different films both titled See You Next Wednesday. In the sketch comedy film The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), the film is a melodrama presented in "Feel-Around," a technique where an usher stands behind each movie patron and does things to them as they occur in the film, enhancing the movie-going experience, at least until the scene where the woman puts a knife to the man's throat. In The Blues Brothers (1980), SYNW is glimpsed on a billboard which also features a huge gorilla. It also appears on the cinema sign behind where the Nazi Pinto crashes through the road. See You Next Wednesday billboard as seen in The Blues Brothers.In An American Werewolf in London (1981), SYNW is a porn film being shown in a seedy London porno theater. Advertised as "A Non-Stop Orgy," scenes from the movie are actually shown as the characters talk in the theater. A poster of SYNW can also be seen on the wall in the London Underground Tube station. In Trading Places (1983), a poster for SYNW is glimpsed in Ophelia's (Jamie Lee Curtis) apartment. In the Michael Jackson music video Thriller (1983), it is spoken by a deputy in the horror movie Michael and his girlfriend are watching, and also visible as a poster on the outside of the cinema as they leave. In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), a German character says "see you next Wednesday" in German. In Spies Like Us (1985), an army recruiting poster can be seen behind Colonel Rhumbus (Bernie Casey) right after the vertical impact simulation scene that says "The army can teach you a skill. See You Next Wednesday." In Into the Night (1985), posters for the movie are shown. In Coming to America (1988), a poster for SYNW is shown on a subway station. In Innocent Blood (1992), SYNW is shown on a marquee. In the Dream On (1990) series', first episode "The First One," directed by John Landis, Martin (Brian Benben) says to his maid (Marianne Muellerleile), "See you next Thursday", she corrects him saying, "Wednesday". In The Stupids (1996), the phrase is seen on the back of the bus to which the kids chain their bikes. In Family (Masters of Horror episode) (2006), the phrase is spoken by a cartoon character on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 John Landis slips in references to a fictional movie called See You Next Wednesday! in almost all of his films:Min, ye could've blagged this out of IMDB and saved yersel' all that typing.....The trademark trivia often mentioned in Landis-directed films, the inclusion in some form of the phrase "See you next Wednesday", is a reference to a line in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), where astronaut Frank Poole watches a video sent to him by his wife and father on the occasion of his birthday. At the end of the video his wife says, "See you next Wednesday!", an obvious reference to their next available time to transmit a message to the distant spacecraft bound for Jupiter, though since Frank is killed within the next day or two by HAL, it is perhaps meant as an ironic trademark since it seems to occur in Landis films when characters are in great danger. It appears during the werewolf rampage as the title on the marquee of a porno theater in An American Werewolf in London (1981). It is spoken in German when Vic Morrow is being shot at on the building in the sequence he directed for Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). In The Blues Brothers (1980) it's on a billboard where the the cops are lying in wait. Then again, it mostly appears as the name on movie posters, so that it probably became merely something to watch for like Alfred Hitchcock's cameos. It first appeared in his first film Schlock (1973) as the name of a movie and as a movie poster in a theater lobby. It appeared again in his second film. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), as the title of the "Feel-O-Rama" movie. It surfaces in an apartment in Trading Places (1983) on a movie poster. In Coming to America (1988) it appears in a subway station (the movie claims to star Jamie Lee Curtis, who appeared in "Trading Places"). Another poster is visible in Ophelia's apartment. In Spies Like Us (1985) it appears on the recruitment poster behind the desk of the commander of the army training post. In Into the Night (1985/I) it appears on two posters in the office where Ed and Diana make the phone call. In Innocent Blood (1992) it is once again advertised on a movie marquee across the street from the Melody Lounge exotic dance bar near where a car crash takes place. It also appears in the Michael Jackson video Thriller (1983) (V), which was directed by Landis. One of the men chasing the werewolf finds a note and reads this out while the shot shows MJ in the theater eating popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Min, ye could've blagged this out of IMDB and saved yersel' all that typing.....I blagged it off Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 I blagged it off Wikipedia That's ma boey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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