FILM 2021: MURDER MYSTERY

FILM 2021: MURDER MYSTERY

TRIVIA: This movie set a new Netflix record. Netflix claims that, in the first three days, 30,869,863 accounts watched the film: 13,374,914 North American accounts and and an additional 17,494,949 accounts watching from the rest of the world.

Adam Sandler's real life wife, Jackie Sandler, makes a cameo appearance as the flight attendant on the plane. 

Andrea Bendewald, who plays a customer in the salon, is Jennifer Aniston's best friend. Bendewald was maid of honour at her wedding to Brad Pitt and guest starred in the sitcom "Friends."

Luke Evans and Victor Turpin are a couple in real life.

FILM 2011: JUST GO WITH IT

FILM 2011: JUST GO WITH IT

TRIVIA: This is the first collaboration between Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. The two of them have known each other for twenty years, before either of them became famous. They met through some mutual friends and shared meals together. She also used to watch him perform at the Improv, and she attended his wedding in 2003. He had also tried to get her to join Saturday Night Live (1975) during his time there, but she turned it down to join Friends (1994).

FILM 1898: SPANGLISH

FILM 1898: SPANGLISH

TRIVIA: There was a translator on the set as Paz Vega did not speak English and Writer and Director James L. Brooks did not speak Spanish.

The chefs and cooks used in the kitchen scene are actual Le Cordon Bleu students from the nearby cooking school in Pasadena, California.

Shot in sequence.

Adam Sandler turned down the role of Max in Collateral (2004) to do this film.

Eva Longoria and Eva Mendes auditioned for the role of Flor before Paz Vega was ultimately cast.

The tape that Flor uses to learn English is a real tape. 

Sarah Steele gained approximately fifteen pounds for her role as Bernice. She is usually either a size 1 or 2.

FILM 1572: BLENDED

TRIVIA: Jim mentions that he manages a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Ridgefield. Ridgefield was the name of the town that The Wedding Singer (1998) was set in.

This is the third Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore film, the first being The Wedding Singer (1998) and the second being 50 First Dates (2004).

The name ESPN for Adam Sandler's character's daughter in the movie came from Adam's visit to a BBQ restaurant in Boca Raton. The owner had pictures of his kids up, and one of their names was Espn. Adam thought it was a really fun name and asked the owner if he could use it in his new movie for one of his kids. Obviously the owner was happy to oblige.

The band that sings backup for Terry Crews is Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Alexis Arquette's final film.

FILM 1458: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA

TRIVIA: Dracula's wife and the infant version of Mavis are voiced by Adam Sandler's wife and daughter.

Miley Cyrus was cast as Mavis, but she withdrew to focus on other projects, so she was replaced by Selena Gomez.