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* When ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'' was being produced, [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Dr Asimov]] refused the position of "technical director" and recommended Creator/BenBova instead.
* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #80



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was orginally a three-hour epic with the first half set in the present. Creator/WoodyAllen eventually decided only the second half was worthwhile.

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The film was orginally a three-hour epic with the first half set in the present. Creator/WoodyAllen eventually decided only the second half was worthwhile.worthwhile.
** [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Dr Asimov]] refused the position of "technical director" and recommended Creator/BenBova instead.
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* When ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'' was being produced, Dr Asimov refused the position of "technical director" and recommended Creator/BenBova instead.

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* When ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'' was being produced, [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Dr Asimov Asimov]] refused the position of "technical director" and recommended Creator/BenBova instead.
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* When ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'' was being produced, Dr Asimov refused the position of "technical director" and recommended Creator/BenBova instead.
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* CastingGag: Guess who they got to voice the main computer? Douglas Rain AKA [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey Hal 9000]].

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* DeletedScene: According to editor Ralph Rosenblum, Creator/WoodyAllen filmed and then deleted a fantasy sequence in which Miles plays a game of chess with life-sized chess pieces, and is then sentenced to death by the chess pieces after he loses the game.

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* DeletedScene: According to editor Ralph Rosenblum, Creator/WoodyAllen filmed and then deleted a fantasy sequence in which Miles plays a game of chess with life-sized chess pieces, and is then sentenced to death by the chess pieces after he loses the game. Another cut scene had Miles doing magic tricks to impress Luna.


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* ScienceMarchesOn: Parodied. Miles wakes up in 200 years to discover, among other things, that wheat germ is bad for you and deep fat, steak, cream pies, and hot fudge were health food and cigarettes were the healthiest thing on the planet.
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* HeAlsoDid: Creator/JoelSchumacher is the costume designer on this movie, he would go on to direct the awful ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and the much better film ''Film/PhoneBooth.''

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was orginally a three-hour epic with the first half set in the present. Allen eventually decided only the second half was worthwhile.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: After the movie was released in French-speaking Canadian regions as ''Woody and the Robots'', Creator/WoodyAllen inserted a clause in all of his subsequent contracts that his movies' titles could not be changed by other parties.
* DeletedScene: According to editor Ralph Rosenblum, Creator/WoodyAllen filmed and then deleted a fantasy sequence in which Miles plays a game of chess with life-sized chess pieces, and is then sentenced to death by the chess pieces after he loses the game.
* UncreditedRole: Comedic character actor George Furth makes and uncredited appearance as one of the guests at Luna's party. Furth, who was Jewish is wearing an inverted Nazi Swastika on his chest, which he contrasts by wearing a Tallit, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl complete with fringes, over it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was orginally a three-hour epic with the first half set in the present. Allen Creator/WoodyAllen eventually decided only the second half was worthwhile.
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* CastingGag: Guess who they got to voice the main computer? Douglas Rain AKA [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey Hal 9000]].

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* CastingGag: Guess who they got to voice the main computer? Douglas Rain AKA [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey Hal 9000]].
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* CastingGag: Guess who they got to voice the main computer? Douglas Rain AKA [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey Hal 9000]].
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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #80

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was orginally a three-hour epic with the first half set in the present. Allen eventually decided only the second half was worthwhile.
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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #80
* HeyItsThatGuy: Anyone observant during the opening credits may notice that film director Creator/JoelSchumacher is credited as the movie's Costume Designer. This was the first-ever feature film he worked on in any capacity.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Douglas Rain, the voice of [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]], here voices the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].

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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #80
* HeyItsThatGuy: Anyone observant during the opening credits may notice that film director Creator/JoelSchumacher is credited as the movie's Costume Designer. This was the first-ever feature film he worked on in any capacity.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Douglas Rain, the voice of [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]], here voices the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Anyone observant during the opening credits may notice that film director Creator/JoelSchumacher is credited as the movie's Costume Designer. This was the first-ever feature film he worked on in any capacity.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Douglas Rain, the voice of [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]] is 9000]], here voices the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion Leader's evil computer]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion dictator's evil computer]].

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion dictator's Leader's evil computer]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the evil computer.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the [[ActorAllusion dictator's evil computer.computer]].
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*HeyItsThatVoice: [[TwoThousandAndOne HAL 9000]] is the evil computer.

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