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Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor operated both "a" and "b" cameras, where one would get a wide shot and the other would get a closeup shot.
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In the restaurant scene, when Jason Statham was explaining to Amy Smart what he did, her hiccups were genuine.
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The hooded terrorist in the "Fear, Excitement, Danger" segment is Guillaume DeLouche, the weapons master on the film.
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There are a number of references to 80's arcade games in the film. In the opening credits there are flashes of arcade boot up sequences and the high score table of Robotron: 2084 is briefly displayed. Verona's sidekick is seen playing Berzerk in the car. The humanoid graphic of Berzerk is also displayed on the male toilet door Chev enters.
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The overhead satellite images have the Google Earth logo on them, complete with the 2006 copyright.
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The gun Chev uses in the bar scene is a Springfield XD. The loaded chamber indicator on the top of the gun indicates that there was no round in the chamber (the gun wasn't loaded) and the cocked position indicator indicates that the striker was down and the gun could not be fired even if it was loaded.
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When the Google Earth satellite views zoom-in they show the real locations where the scenes were actually shot.
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When Chev shoots the gangsters in the crashed car following the chase scene, he fires his gun in time with an "England" football chant: 1,2-1,2,3-1,2,3,4
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- football supporters would end by shouting "England!". Jason Statham, who plays Chev, is an English actor.
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Chester Bennington:
The man in the hospital pharmacy that tells Chev about the nasal spray - one of the lead singers in Linkin Park.
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