FILM 1998: SMALL SOLDIERS

FILM 1998: SMALL SOLDIERS

TRIVIA: Joseph Mazzello was the original choice to play Alan Abernathy.

The piranha next to Alan's computer is a reference to Piranha (1978), also directed by Joe Dante.

Burger King agreed to market the film with its kids meals, before it was rated PG-13. The film was released soon after Oregon teen Kip Kinkel killed his parents, then went on a shooting rampage at Thurston High School in Springfield, killing two students and wounding 25. The Kip Killigan action figure was not distributed in Oregon.

This movie featured music by Led Zeppelin, a band notoriously strict about how their music is used in films, games, and other media.

Joe Dante originally wanted the cast of Predator (1987) to voice the Commando Elite. Arnold Schwarzenegger would voice Chip Hazard, Shane Black would voice Kip Killagin, Carl Weathers would voice Butch Meathook, Jesse Ventura would voice Brick Bazooka, Sonny Landham would voice Nick Nitro, and Bill Duke would voice Link Static.

The murder of Phil Hartman before the premiere caused some minor changes before release. 

WILHELM SCREAM: When Brick Bazooka is firing at Alan's bike to attack Archer, and ends up getting chewed up by the tire spokes and chain, Brick lets out a Wilhelm scream as he flies away. A Commando Elite soldier emits the same scream, as he breaks apart from the EMP on Stuart Abernathy's chest.

Top Five: Owls

1. CERAMIC LAMP

http://www.myowlbarn.com/2015/05/white-ceramic-owl-lamp-by-matteo-ugolini.html

2. STRIGIFORMES - GEOMETRY IN THE MOONLIGHT

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3. SUPER SALE** LINE AND CIRCLE ILLUSTRATION OWL PRINT - INK – ART

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4. BARN OWL - EMBROIDERY KIT

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5. HOLZTIGER OWL

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Top Five: Animals

1. WOODLAND ANIMAL ART PRINT

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2. PRINTED ANIMAL TIGHTS

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3. SQUIRREL LINE AND CIRCLE ILLUSTRATION PRINT - INK- DRAWING – ART

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4. LARGE POSTER ABC ANIMALS

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5. ESNAF MAGNETIC WOODEN TOYS

https://petitandsmall.com/esnaf-magnetic-wooden-toys/

http://www.booooooom.com/2016/05/13/lego-braille-bricks-help-blind-children-learn-through-play/

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fascinating-photos-from-the-secret-trash-collection-in-a-new-york-sanitation-garage

1. DINOSAUR NECKLACE - DIPLODOCUS DINOSAUR CHARM - DINO NECKLACE - JURASSIC PENDANT

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/239355632/dinosaur-necklace-diplodocus-dinosaur

2. RED FEED THE DINO BANK

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3. DINOSAUR PARTY INVITATIONS

http://ohhappyday.com/2014/10/dinosaur-party-invitations/

4. JURASSIC PARTY ART PRINT.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/153681670/jurassic-party-art-print

5. JURASSIC PARK- OST VINYL

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1. FREE HAPPY SUMMER PRINTABLES ON 'OH HAPPY DAY

http://www.eatdrinkchic.com/post.cfm/free-happy-summer-printables-on-oh-happy-day

2. FELT FOOD ICE CREAM SET WAFFLE CONE

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/82592284/felt-food-ice-cream-set-waffle-cone?ref=listing-20

3. ICE CREAM - SURPRISE QUOTE POSTER A4

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/126033962/ice-cream-surprise-quote-poster-a4?ref=listing-4

4. VINTAGE ICE CREAM SPOON REST - PASTEL PINK SHERBERT

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5. ICECREAM

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FILM 1299: THE LEGO MOVIE

TRIVIA: The term "Master Builder" is actually an official designation by the Lego Company; per their website, "LEGO® Master Builders are the highly-trained and super-creative builders who design all of the official LEGO sets. Other LEGO Master Builders create giant, detailed sculptures out of LEGO bricks for LEGOLAND® Parks and special events all around the world."

The word "Lego" is never spoken in the movie.

Lord Business is president of Octan, a fictional gas station brand that first appeared in 1992 and has since been featured in numerous Lego sets.

In order to add more realism to the movie, the Lego bricks have scratches, fading, and even fingerprints to make the movie look like someone was manipulating real bricks in a stop-motion fashion. The Bricks are also affected by their locations, with the bricks in The Old West realm being more dusty and faded from the sunlight.

Benny, AKA the "1980-something space guy", a Minifigure from LEGO's classic Space line, has a broken helmet and a worn-out, scuffed logo on his suit, similar to how many real-life Space Minifigures look after being used. The helmet is even shown to be cracked at the same spot where the real-life LEGO piece would usually break.

With the exception of unique pieces for the characters in the film (i.e: President Business's hair and evil helmet) every Lego piece in the movie actually exists and can be used in sets.

The creators deliberately tried to make the movie feel like stop-motion, and avoided making the computer-generated effects look too obvious. This was done to make the movie look like it contained real Lego.

After the first "Everything is Awesome" sequence, the title card that says "5 Hours Later" in Lego is a photograph of real Lego, and one of the few non-CGI Lego shots in the movie. The ending credits are also real Lego animated by stop-motion.

Morgan Freeman stated that the Batman in this film is his favorite incarnation of the character of all time.

The numbers seen with the pieces when Master Builders were assembling their free form models are the official Lego Element ID's (or part numbers) for each of the components used in each of the models.

In Emmett's apartment, there is a poster for a movie called "Macho and the Nerd" which is the Russian title for a previous Phil Lord and Christopher Miller movie, 21 Jump Street (2012).

When in the Octan tower, Wyldstyle goes off and tells them to wait for her signal. When she gives it, it's the "Super Secret" signal from Team America: World Police.