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Removed the "What Could've Been" as there was never any scene with the characters finding an alien food- this is a common misconception spread about the internet


* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Several plot points hinting at the Cube's origins were thrown out later on, such as a scene where the characters stumble onto alien food.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: It bombed in North America and only later became a cult hit on video, but [[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106271556/the-leader-post/ in France,]] it was the second-highest-grossing film of the summer of 1997, earning over $10 million. Its French distributor even flew the cast out to France to do interviews.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: [[Creator/COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}'s film industry, and at no cost.



* DoingItForTheArt: [[Creator/COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}'s film industry, and at no cost.



* NoBudget: The original was produced for only $400K. Only one set was built and all of the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment (as mentioned above).

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* NoBudget: The original was produced for only $400K. Only one set was built and all of the CG was done for free as in a DoingItForTheArt moment (as mentioned above).of AwesomeDearBoy.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
** Bulgaria: ''The Cube of Fear''
** Taiwan: ''Another Dimension Killing''
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* DeletedScenes: Allegedly, Natali had shot a scene showing the outside of the Cube, but he destroyed the footage to leave it more mysterious.


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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Several plot points hinting at the Cube's origins were thrown out later on, such as a scene where the characters stumble onto alien food.
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YMMV


* RetroactiveRecognition: Science fiction television fans are quickly going to recognize [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]] and [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]] as two of the main protagonists.
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* ColbertBump: There was a noticeable increase of searches for the film after WebVideo/{{Pyrocynical}}'s video on it and it's sequel.

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* ColbertBump: There was a noticeable increase of searches for the film after WebVideo/{{Pyrocynical}}'s video on it and it's its sequel.



-->"We only have money for one set, one room."
-->"That one room could represent a bunch of rooms that look identical."
-->"Well, a bunch of identical rooms would be a maze."
-->"So, why does this maze exist? Why are our characters trapped in it?"
-->"I think that's the plot."

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-->"We only have money for one set, one room."
-->"That
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"That
one room could represent a bunch of rooms that look identical."
-->"Well,
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"Well,
a bunch of identical rooms would be a maze."
-->"So,
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"So,
why does this maze exist? Why are our characters trapped in it?"
-->"I
it?"\\
"I
think that's the plot."
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*ColbertBump: There was a noticeable increase of searches for the film after WebVideo/{{Pyrocynical}}'s video on it and it's sequel.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Science fiction television fans are quickly going to recognize [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]] and [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]] as two of the main protagonists.

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!!In the original ''Cube''
* DoingItForTheArt: [[Creator/COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry, and at no cost.

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!!In the original ''Cube''
* DoingItForTheArt: [[Creator/COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}'s film industry, and at no cost.



-->"I think that's the plot."

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-->"I think that's the plot.""
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Screenwriter Graeme Manson is best know these days for a little show about [[Series/OrphanBlack clones]].
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Hey Its That Guy and Hey Its That Voice examples are being cut per TRS.


* HeyItsThatGuy: David Hewlett (whom you might know better as [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney [=McKay=]]]), and he's still an InsufferableGenius, to boot. There's also [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]].
** Canadian viewers may recognize Rennes (Wayne Robson) as Mike Hamar, the ex-con from ''Series/TheRedGreenShow''.



-->"I think that's the plot."

!!In ''Cube 2: Hypercube''
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/ForeverKnight Nick Knight]]

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-->"I think that's the plot."

!!In ''Cube 2: Hypercube''
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/ForeverKnight Nick Knight]]
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** Canadian viewers may recognize Rennes (Wayne Robson) as Mike Hamar, the ex-con from [[TheRedGreenShow The Red Green Show]].

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** Canadian viewers may recognize Rennes (Wayne Robson) as Mike Hamar, the ex-con from [[TheRedGreenShow The Red Green Show]].''Series/TheRedGreenShow''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Screenwriter Graeme Manson is best know these days for a little show about [[Series/OrphanBlack clones]].
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* DoingItForTheArt: [[COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry, and at no cost.

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* DoingItForTheArt: [[COREDigitalPictures [[Creator/COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry, and at no cost.
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* NoBudget: The original was produced for only $400K. One set was built and all of the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment (as mentioned above).

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* NoBudget: The original was produced for only $400K. One Only one set was built and all of the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment (as mentioned above).
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* DoingItForTheArt: [[COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry at no cost.

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* DoingItForTheArt: [[COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry industry, and at no cost.



* NoBudget: The original ''Cube'' was produced for $400K. All the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment.

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* NoBudget: The original ''Cube'' was produced for only $400K. All One set was built and all of the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment.moment (as mentioned above).
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* HeyItsThatGuy: David Hewlett (whom you might know better as [[StargateAtlantis Rodney [=McKay=]]]), and he's still an InsufferableGenius, to boot. There's also [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: David Hewlett (whom you might know better as [[StargateAtlantis [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney [=McKay=]]]), and he's still an InsufferableGenius, to boot. There's also [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]].
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* DoingItForTheArt: [[COREDigitalPictures The effects studio]] for the film worked on it only to show support for Toronto's film industry at no cost.

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Crosswicking.



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* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The movie came about due to something like this:
-->"We only have money for one set, one room."
-->"That one room could represent a bunch of rooms that look identical."
-->"Well, a bunch of identical rooms would be a maze."
-->"So, why does this maze exist? Why are our characters trapped in it?"
-->"I think that's the plot."
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Crosswicking.



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* NoBudget: The original ''Cube'' was produced for $400K. All the CG was done for free as a DoingItForTheArt moment.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: David Hewlett (whom you might know better as [[StargateAtlantis Rodney [=McKay=]]]), and he's still an InsufferableGenius, to boot. There's also [[DeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: David Hewlett (whom you might know better as [[StargateAtlantis Rodney [=McKay=]]]), and he's still an InsufferableGenius, to boot. There's also [[DeepSpaceNine [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ezri Dax]].
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** Canadian viewers may recognize Rennes (Wayne Robson) as Mike Hamar, the ex-con from [[TheRedGreenShow The Red Green Show]].
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* TheDanza: David Hewlett as David Worth. This might be chalked down to coincidence if not for the fact that Hewlett and Natali have been good friends since high school - because of this he probably had some imput in picking his character's full name.

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* TheDanza: David Hewlett as David Worth. This might be chalked down to coincidence if not for the fact that Hewlett and Natali have been good friends since high school - because of this he probably had some imput in picking choosing his character's full name.
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\n* TheDanza: David Hewlett as David Worth. This might be chalked down to coincidence if not for the fact that Hewlett and Natali have been good friends since high school - because of this he probably had some imput in picking his character's full name.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[ForeverKnight Nick Knight]]

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[ForeverKnight [[Series/ForeverKnight Nick Knight]]

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