1 | * AllStarCast: Currently, all of the main cast have been Oscars-nominated actors: |
2 | ** Creator/WoodyHarrelson (''Film/ThePeopleVsLarryFlynt'' and ''Film/TheMessenger2009'') |
3 | ** Creator/JesseEisenberg (''Film/TheSocialNetwork'') |
4 | ** Creator/EmmaStone (''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance'', ''Film/LaLaLand'', ''Film/TheFavourite'', and ''Film/PoorThings''.) |
5 | ** Creator/AbigailBreslin (''Film/LittleMissSunshine'') |
6 | ** [[spoiler:Creator/BillMurray (''Film/LostInTranslation'')]] |
7 | * {{Blooper}}: The sequence with Tallahassee making a last stand is ''riddled'' with continuity errors. Look closely and you'll see that he starts out with a 1911 and a P226, then midway through the fight the Sig changes into a P228, and by the end of it he's dual-wielding two 1911s. The whole scene [[RuleOfCool looked cool]], so nobody cares, especially when you consider that having [[ThrowawayGuns more than two guns on hand]] [[CrazyPrepared would be perfectly in character for Tallahassee]]. |
8 | * CaliforniaDoubling: |
9 | ** Hilariously inverted. [[BrandX Pacific Playland]] is supposed to be in California but is actually [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Adventures Wild Adventures Theme Park]] in [[DeepSouth south Georgia]]. |
10 | ** [[spoiler:Bill Murray]]'s mansion, supposedly in Hollywood? That is in fact [[http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/490-West-Paces-Ferry-Rd-Nw_Atlanta_GA_30305_1113032606 490 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA]]. |
11 | * CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/EmmaStone was originally cast to play the role of 406. |
12 | * CastingGag: Columbus' expy Flagstaff is played by Creator/ThomasMiddleditch, who is best known for his role in ''Series/SiliconValley'' as the geeky CEO of a tech company. It perfectly mirrors Creator/JesseEisenberg's StarMakingRole as the CEO of Facebook in Film/TheSocialNetwork |
13 | * CreatorsFavorite: Creator/WoodyHarrelson says making this film was the most fun experience of his career. |
14 | * IronyAsSheIsCast: Unlike his Twinkie-obsessed character, Creator/WoodyHarrelson is a vegan and a raw foodist. He did not eat Twinkies for the film, he ate fake ones made of corn meal. |
15 | * MidDevelopmentGenreShift: This was originally imagined as a TV series. However, when all the networks the creators went to shot it down, eventually the creators settled on making [[MidDevelopmentMediumShift a movie out of it]]. The "Zombie Kill of the Week" is pretty clearly a holdover from the TV idea. Ironically, when the movie was proven a hit, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were considering in making a TV SpinOff that never came to be after a failed pilot on Amazon Video, in 2013. |
16 | * PlayingAgainstType: In hindsight, Creator/EmmaStone playing a {{Jerkass}} (later JerkWithAHeartOfGold) ConArtist is quite different for her. |
17 | * SimilarlyNamedWorks: The movie has a nearly identical title to the anime ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'', another zombie-centric HorrorComedy satire. The similarities end there, though, as the anime is actually a DeconstructiveParody of IdolSinger tropes, featuring a cast of undead girls forming a pop band to turn [[UsefulNotes/TheFortySevenPrefectures Saga Prefecture]] into a commercial venue. |
18 | * ThrowItIn: The conversation between Little Rock and Tallahassee about ''Series/HannahMontana'' was a thrown in by Creator/AbigailBreslin. |
19 | ** Some of Tallahassee's most memorable moments, such as using the severed zombie hand to flip off Columbus, were allegedly improvised by Creator/WoodyHarrelson. |
20 | ** Creator/BillMurray did not originally have any lines after he is shot by Columbus. The Garfield line was improvised by Murray. |
21 | * UncreditedRole: |
22 | ** ''Every single actor'' outside the main cast and the clown zombie are left off the film's credits. |
23 | ** Creator/WilliamGoldman did uncredited re-writes. |
24 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
25 | ** The AsHimself cameo of [[spoiler:Creator/BillMurray]] was originally going to be Creator/PatrickSwayze AsHimself, and the characters would've referenced ''Film/DirtyDancing'' and ''Film/Ghost1990''... alas, he passed away before shooting. Later versions of the script considered Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/DwayneJohnson, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme or Creator/MatthewMcConaughey as the celebrity. |
26 | ** In the DVD extras, it's revealed that Creator/AbigailBreslin liked the zombie makeup so much that she asked the producers if Little Rock could become a zombie at the end. They turned her down. |
27 | ** Creator/JamieBell was originally cast as Columbus but dropped out. Creator/TaylorLautner was considered to replace him, but couldn't. |
28 | ** Creator/MeganFox and Creator/EvanRachelWood turned down the role of Wichita, while Creator/AmberTamblyn auditioned. |
29 | ** Creator/JohnCarpenter turned down a chance to direct. According to Producers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, Carpenter was very interested in directing what was then then to be a TV pilot. However, as the project transitioned into a feature film Carpenter withdrew his interest. Although Carpenter loved the script, according to Reese, his schedule would not permit him to the time necessary to direct a full length film. |
30 | * WorkingTitle: The film was originally titled ''Another Day in Zombieland'', but the studio feared people would think it would be a sequel. |
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