FILM 1622: PATRIOTS DAY

TRIVIA: The casting call for extras for the film resulted in a line stretching the entire quarter-mile length of Braintree Street in Allston.

First feature film scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross that isn't directed by David Fincher.

The films script was merged by two separate scripts. One was called "Boston Strong" and focused more on the action/thriller side of the story. Another was titled "Patriots Day" which was more of a factual drama. The final script was a mix of the two which would have the film be both factually correct and would have some tense action to keep the audience involved and entertained.

After David Ortiz's speech the Boston Red Sox went on to win the World Series that year in 2013.

FILM 1520: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

TRIVIA: This film was officially announced less than two months before its release. The film had been completed without anyone knowing and the first trailer was shown during 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016).

Bradley Cooper provides the voice of Michelle's boyfriend Ben on the phone in this movie.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead was the first and only choice for the lead role of Michelle.

The name of the gas station Michelle stops at to refuel is named "Kelvin". This is an Easter Egg J.J. Abrams slips into all his projects, a tribute to his maternal grandfather Henry Kelvin who owned an electronics company and influenced Abrams as a boy.

Film 1008: Barton Fink

Trivia: The first film to win all three major awards (Palme D'or, Best Director, and Best Actor) at the Cannes Film Festival. Also, it was unanimously chosen for the Palme D'or.

Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen after a trip to see Baby Boom while suffering writer's block writing Miller's Crossing.

The parts played by John Turturro, John Goodman, Jon Polito and Steve Buscemi were all written with them in mind.

The character of W.P. Mayhew is based on William Faulkner, whose first Hollywood contract was to write Flesh, a wrestling movie for Wallace Beery.

John Turturro took classes at a secretarial school to learn how to use a typewriter for the role. Between takes, he wrote a rough outline for Romance & Cigarettes on the typewriter he used in the film.

Film 829: Bringing Out the Dead

Trivia: Martin Scorsese said the reason he wanted Paul Schrader to write the script is because he felt Schrader was best at writing about "New York in the middle of the night".

Director Martin Scorsese provides the voice of the male dispatcher.

Several times in the movie the dispatcher tells the medics that they have a call for a 10-22. In the list of 10-codes, this usually means disregarding a call.

Film 816: Revenge of the Nerds

Trivia: The University of Arizona agreed to let the filmmakers shoot at the campus, then revoked permission after reading the script. Eventually they changed their minds and let them shoot. Many students were used as extras.

To test the effectiveness of their "nerd" makeup and wardrobes, Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards attended a college rush-week, when real fraternities were reviewing prospective pledges (wanna-be members). The fraternity leader of the first house took one look at them both and said, "No way!"

Timothy Busfield ad-libbed Poindexter's painful yelp during the Pi-watching sequence. It was inspired by the sound of a former neighbor having sex. Many crew members had to run away to keep from breaking out in laughter and ruining the take, but the director can be heard snickering just before the camera cuts away to the next scene.

John Goodman's character is never referred to by name verbally by any character in the film. His name, Coach Harris, can only be seen on a door in the locker room and in the end credits.

Jami Gertz, Joan Cusack, and Sarah Jessica Parker all auditioned for the role of Judy.

While standing in the gym in a queue for food Gilbert, Lewis and Booger have a conversation about Judy. This conversation is quoted in a song called "Computer Camp Love" by the Norwegian band Datarock. The quoted conversation is the following: "Her name is Judy/That's a nice name/Yeah she's a nice girl/Big deal/Did you get in her pants/She's not that kind of a girl booger/Why? Does she have a penis?"