The Imperials used in the opening car scene were from 1964 as identified by the headlights. The headlights and grills on the 1965 and 1966 model years are slightly different. The 1964 model had a push button transmission. The 1965 and 1966 model year used a shift lever on the column. Previous to 1964 the body styles were different.
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The restaurant that Svetlana invites Anton to is called "Khram drakona" ("Dragon's Temple").
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The original movie title was "Nochnoy dozor 2: Mel Sudby" (Night Watch 2: The Chalk of Fate), as the movie is based on two stories from Sergey Lukyanenko's book "Night Watch". A teaser trailer with the title "Nochnoy dozor 2" could be seen on the Russian DVD of Turetskiy gambit (2005). A few months before release, the title was changed to "Dnevnoy dozor" (Day Watch). The end credits reflect the title change to "Dnevnoy dozor", though they keep the subtitle "Mel Sudby".
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WILHELM SCREAM: When the hotel is being destroyed, just after the man in the bathrobe gets knocked down.
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The scene in Moscow subway was actually filmed at the Saint-Petersburg subway station "Politekhnicheskaya". It was shot late at night when the station was closed.
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Geser is referred to as Jassar in the opening scene, although that name is never used again throughout the two films.
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The conqueror Tamerlane, whose character appears in the film, is also known as Timur, i.e. director Timur Bekmambetov is his namesake.
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At the celebration of Yegor's birthday, many Russian celebrities are present, among others: artist Nikas Safronov, music critic Artemiy Troitskiy, producer Yuri Ayzenshpis, leader of the band "Leningrad" Sergey Shnurov and singer Boris Moiseev.
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The film has a tagline "First film of the year" because it was released on January 1, 2006 (the premiere began at 3 a.m. in a Moscow theatre of "Oktyabr").
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When Anton picks Svetlana up from her school classes for Light Others, several Russian Sci-Fi writers can be seen as students: Sergey Lukyanenko (author of the "Watch" novels), Vladimir Vasilyev (co-author of the novel "Day Watch"), Oleg Divov and Eduard Gevorkyan.
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The clips of the soccer match featured in the film were taken from a friendly match of national teams: Russia 4-3 Lithuania (the match took place on 18 August 2004).
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When Kostya's father, played by Valeriy Zolotukhin, arrives at Yegor's party, he is greeted by Anton as "Valeri Sergeyevich", which is Zolotukhin's real name.
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Anton is seen jumping through a poster of 9th Company (2005), the previous record holder at Russia's theatrical box-office. "Dnevnoy Dozor" surpassed it, becoming the first film in post-communist Russia to gross over $30 million.
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The song Anton starts to sing at the Dark Others' party is a Polish revolutionary song of the late 19th century, called "Warszawianka" and well known in Russia with Russian lyrics. Its second line goes, "Dark forces are violently oppressing us".
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Day Watch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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