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At one point in the movie, James jumps from a bridge into a bus full of tourists. The bridge where he jumps is the same where Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and the Hulk fight against Chitauri's army in The Avengers (2012).
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Will Smith admitted that prior to this film the last time he wore a suit and tie was when he graduated from the eighth grade.
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When Kay is in the restaurant with James, the scene starts with Kay telling the punchline of a joke that's likely a variation of the following: A farmer went to town with his pet rooster to see a movie. Animals weren't allowed in the theater, so he put the rooster in his overalls' front pocket and smuggled it with him into the crowded theater. When the lights were dimmed, he let the bird peek out so it could see. The woman sitting next to him noticed, and she nudged her husband. "This man's a pervert, he's got his thing out." Her husband replied, "So? It's nothing you haven't seen before." To which his wife said, "But honey, this one's eating my popcorn!" The punchline (and likely a version of the setup) is the same as that delivered by the comedian in the early scene in the burlesque house in "The Sting" (1973).
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The "known aliens" visible on the screen include Al Roker, Isaac Mizrahi, Danny DeVito, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Chloe Sonnenfeld (Barry's daughter), Sylvester Stallone, Dionne Warwick, Newt Gingrich, Anthony Robbins, George Lucas, and executive producer Steven Spielberg.
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Jay says, "Don't start nothing, won't BE nothing," to Edgar the Bug. Eighteen years later, Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, is rumored to star in DC's television show Static Shock, based on the DC comic Static. On the cover of the 1993, Static #1 has the quote, "You don't start none, there won't Be none."
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The success of the film inspired Marvel (who, by 1997, owned the property) to option other properties for development, later collaborating with Columbia Pictures to produce Spider-Man (2002), among other projects.
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According to Vincent D'Onofrio, he based his voice as Edgar on George C. Scott and John Huston.
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Originally, the idea for the Arquillians was meant for a minor character, a bartender named Chuckie. To prove that he was an alien, he was to shoot a beam of light from his head. Rick Baker suggested that he was a tiny alien living inside the head of a robot body. Ultimately the character was cut, but the producers liked Baker's idea so much, they decided to use it for characters that were more important to the plot.
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During one of Jay's attempts to keep the giant Edgar-bug from leaving, the bug simply wipes him aside. Director Barry Sonnenfeld said that this was one of the hardest artistic decisions go get past the studio executives; they wanted the bug to land a brutal punch, while Sonnenfeld thought that a big insect making a 'girly slap' would be much funnier. Sonnenfeld stuck to his guns until the studio finally relented.
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John Landis was offered the chance to direct, but declined, feeling it was basically just "The Blues Brothers (1980) with aliens". He has since said that he was wrong, and he regrets turning down the film.
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The designer who built the modified Ford LTD, bought it from the studio, after the movie.
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John Turturro was offered the role of Edgar, but had to decline due to other commitments.
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Ray-Ban's Predator 2 sunglasses tripled in sales after Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones wore them in this movie.
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Barry Sonnenfeld called the protective clothes the clean-up guys are wearing "condom suits."
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Will Smith was cast because Barry Sonnenfeld's wife was a fan of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and Sonnenfeld also liked his performance in Six Degrees of Separation (1993).
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Kay tells Edgar the Bug that he is in violation of section 4153 of the Tycho Treaty. This is a reference to Barry Sonnenfeld's birthday, April 1, 1953 (4-1-53).
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Bruce Campbell was set to appear in a small role, but he backed out to star in the television film Tornado! (1996).
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Barry Sonnenfeld: one of the aliens on the surveillance screen.
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The song "Over the Rainbow" was going to be used in the opening sequence.
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