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The advertising slogan on the back of the coach that the band use reads: "Arkwright Travel - New York, London, Paris & Grimley - But mainly Grimley".
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The fish-and-chip restaurant where Andy takes Gloria when they decide to "go posh" is called "In Cod We Trust".
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In the UK, it sparked a brief resurgence of interest in brass band music, with the CD soundtrack selling 50,000 copies.
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A portion of Pete Postlethwaite's speech at the end of the film was sampled by the British group, Chumbawamba, for the beginning of their 1997 hit "Tubthumping."
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Pete Postlethwaite's final speech was not rehearsed in front of the rest of the cast. This was because the director wanted genuine reactions from everyone on hearing it.
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