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** Perhaps with a side of Poignant In Hindsight, but the opening credits sequence has Daphne Heap rehearsing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Astrodome, then berating the band, leading them to rebel against her and play [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"]] instead. In 2020, in recognition of racial justice issues, [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball the NFL]] played "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before every game in the first week of the season.

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** Perhaps with a side of Poignant In Hindsight, but the opening credits sequence has Daphne Heap rehearsing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Astrodome, then berating the all-Black band, leading them to rebel against her and play [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"]] instead. In 2020, in recognition of racial justice issues, [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball the NFL]] played "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before every game in the first week of the season.season, and they've also had it performed at other high profile games (including the Super Bowl) since then.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Dean Goss, who played Astrodome security guard Ledbetter, found himself at the center of a [[http://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-babylon-dean-goss-houstons-jackie-gleason-houstons-bluebeard-or-both-6743586 real life police investigation]] in the 1980s. His first wife was murdered at home in 1982 and his second wife was similarly killed three years later. The murders are still unsolved. Goss, who died in 1992, was cleared in both cases.



** Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.

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Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.Literature/HarryPotter.
** Perhaps with a side of Poignant In Hindsight, but the opening credits sequence has Daphne Heap rehearsing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Astrodome, then berating the band, leading them to rebel against her and play [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"]] instead. In 2020, in recognition of racial justice issues, [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball the NFL]] played "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before every game in the first week of the season.
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* PeripheryDemographic: In-universe, Abraham Wright is a big ''Series/SesameStreet'' fan.
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** In-universe, when Suzanne finds [[spoiler:Weeks']] body, she throws up. Then she immediately makes the audience queasy by kissing Bernard.

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** In-universe, when Suzanne finds [[spoiler:Weeks']] body, she throws up. Then she immediately makes the audience queasy by kissing Bernard.Bernard.
* SpecialEffectFailure: You can see the wires on Brewster's flying machine in a couple of the close-ups during the climax.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.Literature/HarryPotter.
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** The bird droppings on the murder victims.
** In-universe, when Suzanne finds [[spoiler:Weeks']] body, she throws up. Then she immediately makes the audience queasy by kissing Bernard.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Dean Goss, who played Astrodome security guard Ledbetter, found himself at the center of a [[http://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-babylon-dean-goss-houstons-jackie-gleason-houstons-bluebeard-or-both-6743586 real life police investigation]] in the 1980s. His first wife was murdered at home in 1982 and his second wife was similarly killed three years later. The murders are still unsolved. Goss, who died in 1992, was cleared in both cases.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Brewster [=McCloud=] looks a ''lot'' like Literature/HarryPotter.

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