13th Jul 2022
Welcome To The Hellmouth (1) - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: When Buffy's mom drops her off at school at the beginning, watch closely when Buffy gets out of the car. In the passenger door's quarter glass window, you can see a reflection of a set-light (probably a fill light to eliminate shadows) for a few seconds when she opens the door.
13th Jul 2022
Welcome To The Hellmouth (1) - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: In the beginning, when Buffy is having the prophetic dream, there's a shot right as it's about to end where the camera is above her and moving down closer to her. If you watch, you can blatantly see a shadow (more than likely the camera rig) grow over her as it gets closer and closer to her.
11th Jul 2022
Trivia: Toni Collette reportedly didn't realise the movie was a horror film until she finally saw a cut of it. She was so emotionally affected by the script and her character, she assumed it was a straight-up drama with a supernatural twist. When she finally saw the movie, she realised how scary it was.
11th Jul 2022
Trivia: Toni Collette actually auditioned for this movie as an afterthought. She was in town auditioning for another movie, and auditioned for "The Sixth Sense" on a whim. She lost the other part, and got the part of Cole's mother, earning her great feedback and praise.
11th Jul 2022
11th Jul 2022
Trivia: Part of the reason Haley Joel Osment won his part was because he impressed director M. Night Shyamalan during the audition with his dedication to the movie - he mentioned offhand that he "read it three times last night." Shyamalan asked if he meant his lines... to which Osment replied that no, he read the entire script front-to-back three times the night before.
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: Jonah Hill was reportedly up for the role of either Penguin or the Riddler, but he dropped out early in production.
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: Robert Pattinson auditioned for the role by wearing Val Kilmer's batsuit from the film "Batman Forever." Warner Bros. had several old batsuits in storage that have been used when new actors screentest for the role. In fact, one of Kilmer's batsuits was also used when Christian Bale auditioned for the part for Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins."
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: Robert Pattison's casting as Batman was met with some backlash online. Some fans even created online petitions on websites like Change.org to try to get him fired. Former Batman actor Christian Bale supported Pattison, and likened the situation to the casting of Heath Ledger as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," as Ledger's casting was met with initial disdain. And, just like Ledger, Pattinson's performance was similarly met with typically stellar reviews when the film was finally released.
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: Similar to his film "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot," rather than a traditional theatrical release, the movie will instead be toured around as a roadshow, with screenings in select cities before a DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital release later on.
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: The script was inspired by two things: an unproduced animated movie called "Clerks: Sellout," which would have been about Dante and Randall making a movie, and writer/director Kevin Smith's own experience with a heart-attack, which made him re-evaluate his life.
9th Jul 2022
Trivia: The original script was very different, and much more downbeat. It would have focused on Randal spiraling into depression after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Quick Stop and much of the town. A sort-of shantytown village is started in the parking lot of a movie theater by displaced locals, where Randall would make a new makeshift Quick Stop. Smith described it as a movie about dealing with grief. Kevin Smith ended up re-writing it into a more hopeful, upbeat film a few years later.
8th Jul 2022
Trivia: Bafflingly, despite having little sex or profanity, and only minor cartoonish violence, the film was slapped with an NC-17 rating when it was first submitted to the MPAA. Everyone involved with the film was shocked. Turns out, a single 1-second shot of a little black, blood-like goo splashing onto a wall following a decapitation was the reason the MPAA gave the film an NC-17. Once it was cut, the film was reduced to an R.
Suggested correction: While it's true that it initially got a NC-17 rating, it wasn't because of a 1-second shot of goo. It was mainly for the decapitation scene and ostensible gore. Director Sam Raimi trimmed down the decapitation scene, but refused studio pressure to trim the movie down to a PG-13 rating, so most of the people involved in the actual making of the film weren't expecting a PG-13 rating.
The one-second shot was from the decapitation scene you mentioned. It's the shot the bloody goo splashing on the wall after he slices the hag's head off. As for the second point, upon looking around, I'm finding conflicting reports. I've only really seen one or two sites saying Raimi "refused" to trim the movie down, and many more that imply he tried to appease them for a PG-13 and had no reason to believe it would be rated R/NC-17 due to how cartoonish the film is (several of these sites also cite a book as evidence, but I can't find the book online). But given there are conflicting reports, I'll edit out the last bit.
7th Jul 2022
Trivia: Spoilers! In addition to the mid-credits scene with Captain Burnside, there are actually two post-credits scenes. A humorous scene right after the final credits scroll. Then, about 30 seconds later, right after the Pixar company logo plays, there an extra brief scene involving Zurg.
6th Jul 2022
Trivia: Features several nods to producer Kevin Smith's View Askew film universe, including references to Walt Flannagan's dog, the number 37, and characters named after View Askew cast and crew members like Ben Affleck and Scott Mosier.
6th Jul 2022
Trivia: The movie is inspired by "Vulgar the Clown," the original mascot for Kevin Smith's production company View Askew. The mascot was created for Smith's breakout hit "Clerks." Smith, director Bryan Johnson and their friend Walt Flannagan (who designed the clown) had fun one boring night by making up a dark backstory for the character. Johnson fell in love with the story and asked Smith if he could write and direct a film about it. Smith happily gave Johnson his blessing.
6th Jul 2022
Other mistake: When Gino gets shot and killed, the gun that shoots him isn't being held at quite the right angle... the way it's aimed, the bullet should have gone to the right of him, but instead he reacts as though he's been hit in the head. (Given it's a super low budget movie, they probably just didn't have enough time or money for a second take).
28th Jun 2022
28th Jun 2022
Trivia: The scene where a kid accidentally refers to a Graboid as a "Tremor" was a bit of an inside joke, as it's a common misconception among people who aren't fans of the series that the monsters are called "Tremors." It's always slightly annoyed the cast and crew, so they added the scene as a goof.
28th Jun 2022
Trivia: The woman who accidentally calls Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) "Mr. Goober" is actually played by Michael Gross' sister Mary. Like her brother, she's an actress who was a co-star on Saturday Night Live for several years in the 80's, and has done a smattering of film, television and voice-acting roles since.
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