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Sunday 23 November 2014



FILM 1237: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

TRIVIA: The soundtrack album "Awesome Mix, Vol. 1" reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, the first film soundtrack ever to reach number one without a single original song.

Vin Diesel recorded all of his "I am Groot" lines in several different languages, including Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French so that they could use his real voice in the film around the world.

The mid-credits scene where Groot dances to "I Want You Back" was animated using footage of James Gunn dancing privately to the song.

Drax's comment about Groot's ability to release "fireflies", "When did you learn to do that?" is an inside joke, as Groot has never shown this ability in the comic books.

Chris Pratt cites heroes Han Solo and Marty McFly as influences on his performance as Star-Lord.

Prior to release, Bill Mantlo, the comic book writer who created Rocket Raccoon and has been permanently institutionalized since a crippling traffic accident in 1992, was granted a private screening by Marvel Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. According to his brother, Michael Mantlo, Bill was pleased with the adaptation (which credits him by name as the character's creator) and considered the occasion a happy day for himself and his family.

Rocket Raccoon was modeled on a raccoon living in the UK named Oreo.

James Gunn compared the Avengers and the Guardians to music bands: "The Avengers are like the Beatles, but the Guardians are like the Rolling Stones!"

Benicio Del Toro described the Collector as "Liberace in outer space."

Nathan Fillion is the blue alien that Groot picks up by the nostrils during the escape scene in the Kyln.

Adam Sandler, David Tennant, Sharlto Copley, Jim Carrey and H. Jon Benjamin were considered to voice Rocket Raccoon.


London's Millennium Bridge can be seen during the the Battle of Xander.

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