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* SwanSong: Creator/TonyScott's final film as director before committing suicide in 2012 (his final film overall being ''Film/TopGunMaverick'', in which he did some pre-production work).
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* ThrowItIn: When Will jumps to Triple 7 at the end, his legs hang from the train for a moment before he can pull himself up. During the first take, the stuntman misjudged the jump thanks to the wind and landed in the wrong place, resulting in his legs dangling. Tony Scott liked the effect and asked him to repeat it in subsequent takes.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Characters use flip phones which were popular in 2009 when this movie was shot and 2010 when it was released. The popularity of flip phones have long since given way to the popularity of smart phones.
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* ReferencedBy: ''WebVideo/CitationNeeded'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmAdG9YNkTE did an episode]] on the incident the movie was based on, and they reference it several times throughout.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Characters use flip phones which were popular in 2009 when this movie was shot and 2010 when it was released. The popularity of flip phones have long since given way to the popularity of smart phones.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: TechnologyMarchesOn: Characters use flip phones which were popular in 2009 when this movie was shot and 2010 when it was released. The popularity of flip phones have long since given way to the popularity of smart phones.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/TonyScott and Creator/DenzelWashington had previously worked together on ''Film/CrimsonTide'', ''Film/ManOnFire'', ''Film/DejaVu'' and {{the remake}} of ''Film/TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree''.

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* ProductionPosse: Creator/TonyScott and Creator/DenzelWashington had previously worked together on ''Film/CrimsonTide'', ''Film/ManOnFire'', ''Film/DejaVu'' ''Film/DejaVu2006'' and {{the remake}} of ''Film/TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree''.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Characters use flip phones which were popular in 2009 when this movie was shot and 2010 when it was released. The popularity of flip phones have long since given way to the popularity of smart phones.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/TJMiller has a small role and became a lot more well-known in the years after this film.
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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Bellaire, Ohio but in the movie gets a huge leap to Scranton, Pa (according to map, renamed to Stranton for the movie). The reason for the leap was made more clear in commentary for the movie reviews; apparently the director happened to be a railfan also and figured Scranton, Pa where the real life Railroad Museum Steam Town U.S.A. exists would be a perfect place to end it.

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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. locales. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Bellaire, Ohio but in the movie gets a huge leap to Scranton, Pa (according to map, renamed to Stranton Stanton for the movie). The reason for the leap was made more clear in commentary for the movie reviews; apparently the director happened to be a railfan also and figured Scranton, Pa where the real life Railroad Museum Steam Town U.S.A. exists would be a perfect place to end it.
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nobody told me they were going to Un Person him for that stunt


* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Creator/TJMiller]] has a small role and became a lot more well-known in the years after this film.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Creator/TJMiller]] Creator/TJMiller has a small role and became a lot more well-known in the years after this film.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Creator/TJMiller]] has a small role and became a lot more well-known in the years after this film.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DenzelWashington's character is named Frank Barnes; in ''Film/AmericanGangster'', a prior film of his (which just so happens to have been made by Tony Scott's brother Creator/{{Ridley|Scott}}), there is a character named Nicky Barnes, and Denzel played Frank Lucas.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted and played straight. The movie is set in Pennsylvania and filmed there as well as eastern Ohio and West Virginia. And some of it was filmed in upstate New York, too. Various place names they filmed in are used in the movie's graphics.



* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Bellaire, Ohio but in the movie gets a huge leap to Scranton, Pa (according to map, renamed to Stranton for the movie)
** The reason for the leap was made more clear in commentary for the movie reviews; apparently the director happened to be a railfan also and figured Scranton, Pa where the real life Railroad Museum Steam Town U.S.A. exists would be a perfect place to end it.

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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Bellaire, Ohio but in the movie gets a huge leap to Scranton, Pa (according to map, renamed to Stranton for the movie)
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movie). The reason for the leap was made more clear in commentary for the movie reviews; apparently the director happened to be a railfan also and figured Scranton, Pa where the real life Railroad Museum Steam Town U.S.A. exists would be a perfect place to end it.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[MyNameIsEarl Randy Hickey]] was fully responsible for the whole mishap, with a little help from his good friend [[Film/{{Cloverfield}} Hud]].
** Of course, [[Film/StarTrek Captain Kirk]] had to save the day.
** [[Series/OnceUponATime Cinderella]] is his estranged wife.
** [[Film/TheBookOfEli Eli]] helping probably didn't hurt.
** [[Film/{{Dogma}} The Golgothan shit monster ]] caused the incident.
** [[Series/{{Fringe}} Sam Weiss]] the Bowling Guy is the FRA inspector.
** [[{{Film/Transformers}} Sam Witwicky's dad]] is the BadBoss.
** [[Series/PersonOfInterest Lionel Fusco]] is that guy with headphones.



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Shoehorning, this is not a Star Trek film...


* [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Rosario Dawson has made mention of her Trekkie roots, and here she is assisting Captain Kirk in a rescue mission.
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* ShoutOut: To SilverStreak - an AWVR official named Gene Devereaux is interviewed at one point. GeneWilder starred in Silver Streak, and the villain was named Roger Devereaux.
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* ActorAllusion: DenzelWashington's character is named Frank Barnes; in ''AmericanGangster'', a prior film of his (which just so happens to have been made by Tony Scott's brother Creator/{{Ridley|Scott}}), there is a character named Nicky Barnes, and Denzel played Frank Lucas.

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* ActorAllusion: DenzelWashington's Creator/DenzelWashington's character is named Frank Barnes; in ''AmericanGangster'', ''Film/AmericanGangster'', a prior film of his (which just so happens to have been made by Tony Scott's brother Creator/{{Ridley|Scott}}), there is a character named Nicky Barnes, and Denzel played Frank Lucas.



* ProductionPosse: Tony Scott and DenzelWashington had previously worked together on ''CrimsonTide'', ''Film/ManOnFire'', ''Film/DejaVu'' and {{the remake}} of ''[[TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3]]''.

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* ProductionPosse: Tony Scott Creator/TonyScott and DenzelWashington Creator/DenzelWashington had previously worked together on ''CrimsonTide'', ''Film/CrimsonTide'', ''Film/ManOnFire'', ''Film/DejaVu'' and {{the remake}} of ''[[TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3]]''.''Film/TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree''.
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* ActorAllusion: DenzelWashington's character is named Frank Barnes; in ''AmericanGangster'', a prior film of his (which just so happens to have been made by Tony Scott's brother Creator/{{Ridley|Scott}}), there is a character named Nicky Barnes, and Denzel played Frank Lucas.
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** [[Series/OnceUponATime Cinderella]] is his estranged wife.
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** [[Series/PersonOfInterest Lionel Fusco]] is that guy with headphones.
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** [[MyNameIsEarl Randy Hickey]] was fully responsible for the whole mishap, with a little help from his good friend [[{{Cloverfield}} Hud]].

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** [[MyNameIsEarl Randy Hickey]] was fully responsible for the whole mishap, with a little help from his good friend [[{{Cloverfield}} [[Film/{{Cloverfield}} Hud]].



** [[TheBookOfEli Eli]] helping probably didn't hurt.
** [[{{Dogma}} The Golgothan shit monster ]] caused the incident.
** [[{{Fringe}} Sam Weiss]] the Bowling Guy is the FRA inspector.

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** [[TheBookOfEli [[Film/TheBookOfEli Eli]] helping probably didn't hurt.
** [[{{Dogma}} [[Film/{{Dogma}} The Golgothan shit monster ]] caused the incident.
** [[{{Fringe}} [[Series/{{Fringe}} Sam Weiss]] the Bowling Guy is the FRA inspector.
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** The reason for the leap was made more clear in commentary for the movie reviews; apparently the director happened to be a railfan also and figured Scranton, Pa where the real life Railroad Museum Steam Town U.S.A. exists would be a perfect place to end it.
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**[[{{Film/Transformers}} Sam Witwicky's dad]] is the BadBoss.
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** [[{{Fringe}} Sam Weiss]] the Bowling Guy is the FRA inspector.
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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Pittsburgh but in the movie gets a huge leap to Altoona.

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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Pittsburgh Bellaire, Ohio but in the movie gets a huge leap to Altoona.Scranton, Pa (according to map, renamed to Stranton for the movie)
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* While there are RealPlaceBackground spots in the movie where NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, they all have fake names to cover up their actual real-world locals. The only place in the movie that gets any semblance of realism is the mention of Horseshoe Curve (a railfan's wet dream in most cases) and the giant bridge / curve which is physically located in Pittsburgh but in the movie gets a huge leap to Altoona.
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** [[{{Dogma}} The Golgothan shit monster ]] caused the incident.
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* ShoutOut: To SilverStreak - an AWVR official named Gene Devereaux is interviewed at one point. GeneWilder starred in Silver Streak, and the villain was named Roger Devereaux.
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* [[{{ptitlezbs18uz6sqww}} Hey, It's That Guy!]]:

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