FILM 1970: MID90S

FILM 1970: MID90S

TRIVIA: Shot entirely on 16mm film.

Jonah Hill said that Kids (1995), This Is England (2006), Ratcatcher (1999), and The Sandlot (1993) inspired him to make this film.

After a test screening, the projectionist said to the filmmakers that it was so cool that they found a movie from the '90s that they were releasing.

Jonah Hill's directorial debut.

Some of the cast of Mid-90s are also featured briefly in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On foot (2018) which also stars director Jonah Hill.

CAMEO: Kids (1995) writer Harmony Korine as Debra's one night stand going in to the bathroom.

FILM 1592: WAR DOGS

TRIVIA: The real Efraim Diveroli declined to meet with Jonah Hill. Hill said "I'm used to it. If a person is aggressively against me playing them, it's probably a good sign."

The poster design is a parody of the iconic poster for Brian De Palma's crime epic Scarface (1983), which is much referenced throughout the film by the main characters.

The real David Packouz makes an appearance as the guitar player singing in the elders house at the beginning of the movie.

Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf were previously in talks to star.

The beach sunset scene Efraim has adorning the wall of his office at AEY is yet another reference to Scarface. Frank Lopez had the same scene painted on the wall of his office.

First dramatic film for director Todd Phillips.

In 2016, Diveroli filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., director Todd Phillips, producer Bradley Cooper, and others, seeking to block release of the film. Diveroli's suit against Warner Bros. claimed that the basis for the film was taken from his self-published memoir Once A Gun Runner.

David receives a call from Mike Finkel from the New York Times about the fake bank statements and repackaging of AK ammunition. In the movie True Story, Jonah Hill plays Mike Finkel, whose identity was assumed by accused murderer Christian Longo.

FILM 1391: TRUE STORY

TRIVIA: This movie is based on a true story.

The fingerprint pattern on the movie poster is actually made up of the word "LIES" repeated over and over.

The scene where Jonah Hill punches the bathroom stall was improvised. He actually ended up hurting his hand and had to go the the hospital afterwards, but ended up just being a slight bruised bone.

Film 1019: 21 Jump Street

Trivia: Channing Tatum passed on the movie twice before he was convinced by Jonah Hill to take the role.

Jonah Hill lost over 40 pounds for his role since he and Channing Tatum are required to do a number of physically demanding stunts.

Jennifer Lawrence, Juno Temple, Julianne Hough and Gemma Ward auditioned for a role.