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Trivia: Reportedly, Tom Cruise happened to be near the set one day, and wandered over to see what they were shooting. A medic who worked for the crew reportedly got in Cruise's face and refused to let him pass. The cast and crew were both mortified but also highly amused when they found out what happened later on.

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Trivia: After defeating Baraka, Johnny Cage quips the word "Toasty!" This is a reference to an Easter-Egg from the video-game series, in which sound designer Dan Forden would appear in the corner of the screen and say "Toasty!" in a high-pitched voice. (The word came from Forden playfully taunting his friends at video-games. He used to say things like "You're toast!" or "I predict toast!" when he was doing well. It eventually morphed into the catchphrase "Toasty!").

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Trivia: The vampiric woman who snarls at Johnny is a cameo appearance by Nitara, a character from several of the games.

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Trivia: In one scene, two people are trying to break anvils with their hands. This is a reference to the "Test Your Might" mini-games from the original video-game.

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Trivia: Despite the video-game series being quite bloody and gory, this is actually the first "Mortal Kombat" movie to receive an R-rating.

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Trivia: Vincent Price reportedly signed on because he was impressed with the script. However, shortly after signing on, the script was hastily re-written, and the final draft bore little resemblance to the one Price had read when he signed on.

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Trivia: Whereas the first "The Fly" was in color, this sequel was actually filmed in black-and-white. This was reportedly a cost-saving measure, similar to how the film re-used many of the same sets from the first movie.

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Trivia: The script was specifically written to be set almost entirely in the same locations from the original "The Fly," as the studio wanted to get more use out of the sets before they were scrapped.

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Trivia: The film took nearly a decade to make. It was repeatedly placed on hold during production due to financial issues, and was slowly pieced together over eight years.

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Trivia: The film is comprised over over 180,000 individual hand-drawn animation cells, in addition to digital and 3D animation.

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Trivia: In the beginning of the film, young Sonic gives Longclaw a flower with spiky petals. This flower is actually based on a flower sprite from the original "Sonic the Hedgehog" video-game for the Sega Genesis. (00:02:16)

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Trivia: When Dr. Robotnik is picking out a song for the dance scene, you can briefly see the band "Crush 40" listed among the artists and playlists on his holographic projection. Crush 40 did music for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game series.

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Trivia: During the final battle, Sonic cripples Robotnik's ship by curling into a ball and bashing into it repeatedly. This is a reference to the video-games, in which Sonic deals damage to bosses (which are typically Dr. Robotnik) by jumping into a ball and crashing into them.

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Trivia: Sonic makes a few brief references to the "Fast and Furious" movie series. This movie is produced by the same team that produced those films.

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Trivia: During the bar scene, Sonic grabs some chili dogs out of the air and quickly wolfs them down. This is a reference to the overall "Sonic" franchise, in which his character absolutely loves chili dogs. (A fact that was first established in the cartoon "The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog," and was later incorporated in other media and even the video-game series).

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Trivia: The headband Sonic wears while practicing with his nunchucks features the emblem from the title screen for the original "Sonic the Hedgehog" video-game.

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Trivia: The evil creatures that attack Sonic and Longclaw at the beginning of the film are actually echidnas. Echidnas are a very important species in the "Sonic" video-game lore. (00:02:20)

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Trivia: Sonic's map of the different worlds he can go to with his rings includes a few hidden easter-eggs. In the bottom corner of the map is a picture of a "Chaos Emerald" from the video-games. There is also a world with a checkerboard pattern, which is a reference to the bonus stage from "Sonic the Hedgehog 3."

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Trivia: In Sonic's cave, he has repurposed a street-sign into a ping-pong table. If you look closely, the sign reads "Hill Top Rd. Next Exit." This is a reference to the level "Hill Top Zone" from the video game "Sonic the Hedgehog 2." (00:07:07)

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Trivia: The (quite bad) picture of Sonic that "Crazy Carl" holds up is a reference to "Sanic," an internet meme involving a poorly-drawn picture of Sonic.

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