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 1986: THE BREAK-UP

FILM 1986: THE BREAK-UP

TRIVIA: Vince Vaughn's parents have bit roles in the movie. His mother plays a tourist and his father plays Jennifer Aniston's father.

Vince Vaughn gained 26 pounds for the role. Vaughn was reported to have gained weight as a result of his recent decision to quit smoking.

In the opening scene at Wrigley Field, Jon Favreau makes a reference to going to "Wiener Circle" to have hot dogs after the game. Wiener Circle is a hot dog stand famous for the staff yelling and cursing at customers when they order. If the customer does not return the favor, they do not take your order. Generally, though, this only happens late at night on the weekends.

Toward the end, Vince Vaughn uses his favorite line when he tells the passengers on his tour boat about getting hopped up and making some bad decisions. He uses the same line at the beginning of his role in The Wedding Crashers.

Jennifer Aniston's character Brooke gets a "Telly Savalas" wax job during the movie. In real life, Savalas was Aniston's godfather.

This is the fourth time Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have been in a movie together (after Swingers (1996), Made (2001), and Rudy (1993)).

John Michael Higgins plays a member of an acapella group called the Tone Rangers in this movie. Several years later, he goes on to play an acapella competition commentator in the movies Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.

Second film starring Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Onofrio, the first one was " The Cell" (2000)

Film 1062: We’re the Millers

Trivia: The cast played a prank on Jennifer Aniston by playing the Friends (1994) theme song ("I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts) instead of TLC's "Waterfalls" during a take. This was the last clip used in the bloopers.

Despite the subject matter, no character is ever seen consuming marijuana.

A large number of the film's main cast members have portrayed characters on one or more NBC comedy series throughout the years. Examples include Jennifer Aniston in Friends (1994), Jason Sudeikis in Saturday Night Live (1975), Ed Helms in The Office (2005), Nick Offerman in Parks and Recreation (2009), Kathryn Hahn in Parks and Recreation (2009) and Free Agents (2011), and Scott Adsit in 30 Rock (2006).

Film 796: The Time Traveller's Wife

Trivia: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt made headlines when they bought the film rights toAudrey Niffenegger's novel before it was released to the public. 

Steven Spielberg, Gus Van Sant and David Fincher were all considered for directing, but negotiations fell through. 

Adrien Brody was the author's first choice for Henry.