History Trivia / GreenRoom

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The paintball story Pat tells is a real experience director Jeremy Saulnier had. Rick Spears is a real person, who did as said in the story.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PatrickStewart, generally thought of as a leader/mentor type and known for his progressive societal views, playing a sadistic Nazi gangster.
* PlayingWithCharacterType: Darcy behaves much the same way Stewart's typical characters behave, except he's a skinhead and his disciples are murderous thugs.

* ChannelHop: An unusual example. While produced by Broad Green Pictures, a studio capable of distributing movies independently, US distribution rights were sold to A24. The reasoning is believed to be conflicts between Saulnier and Broad Green coming to a head over how to release the movie.

* InvisibleAdvertising: While already a low budget prodution, the film came with literally no marketing whatsoever, which have a very predictable effect on the box office. But unlike typical ExecutiveMeddling or open malice being the cause, [[JustifiedTrope Broad Green Pictures was barely established and suffers from regular financial turmoil, so they couldn't spare any more money on the film]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PatrickStewart, generally thought of as a leader/mentor type and known for his [[MeanCharacterNiceActor progressive]] societal views, playing a sadistic Nazi gangster.

* FakeAmerican: Creator/PatrickStewart (Darcy), Creator/ImogenPoots (Amber), Creator/CallumTurner (Tiger), and Creator/JoeCole (Reese) are all British actors playing American characters. And technically Anton Yelchin (Pat) is Russian, although he grew up in the States.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PatrickStewart, generally thought of as a leader/mentor type, playing a sadistic Nazi gangster.

* StuntCasting: Creator/PatrickStewart's appearance was described as such in several reviews.

* VanityProject: Jeremy Saulnier was trying to make this film for 9 years, eventually going into a lot of compromises to just get it done.

* AcclaimedFlop: Despite rave reviews from critics, the film only made $3.8 million of a $5 million budget.
* InvisibleAdvertising: While already a low budget prodution, the film came with literally no marketing whatsoever, which have a very predictable effect on the box office. But unlike typical ExecutiveMeddling or open malice being the cause, [[JustifiedTrope Broad Green Pictures was barely established back in the day, so they couldn't spare any more money on the film]].

* InvisibleAdvertising: While already a low budget prodution, the film came with literally no marketing whatsoever, which have a very predictable effect on the box office. Broad Green Pictures was barely established back in the day, so they couldn't spare any more money on the film.

** PlayingWithCharacterType: He technically ''is'' still a leader/mentor in the movie. It's only that his followers happen to be murderous skinheads.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Alia Shawkat, who plays Sam, is most recognised for her role as Maeby in ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
** Pat is [[StarTrek Ensign Chekhov]].
** Daniel is played by Mark Webber, who previously played Stephen Still in [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld another movie about a bass player]]

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PatrickStewart, the man for whom the PatrickStewartSpeech was named, playing a Nazi gangster who would likely be at the receiving end of such a speech.