History Trivia / HellsAngels

* AllStarCast: The original Japanese cast is ''loaded'' with some of the top voice actors in Japan including: Creator/MisatoFukuen, Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, Creator/FumihikoTachiki, Creator/MasakoNozawa, Creator/DaisukeKishio, [[Creator/YuichiNagashima Cho]], Creator/AkenoWatanabe, Creator/AmiKoshimizu, Creator/YuuAsakawa, Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, the late Creator/KeijiFujiwara, Creator/RomiPark, and Creator/RinaSato.

* PostReleaseRetitle: The film was initially released in 2008 under its original title, but later retitled to just ''Hells'' on the 2012 Blu-ray presumably release due to copyright reasons.

* DoingItForTheArt: Howard Hughes's erratic behaviour was all down to wanting to make the perfect film.

** Similar to some other [[Anime/BlueSubmarineNo6 anime]], it's appearance (and a result of misleading titles) on the Retro Crush Youtube channel have also helped the anime gain attention.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The anime adaptation was produced in 2008 and screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. However, it wouldn't be released on Blu-ray until 2012.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishmemt: The anime adaptation was produced in 2008 and screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. However, it wouldn't be released on Blu-ray until 2012.

** Similar to some other [[Anime/BlueSubmarineNo6 anime]], it's appearance (and a result of misleading titles) on the Retro Crush Youtube channel have also helped the Anime gain attention.

* BeamMeUpScotty: This is the film that made the [[SlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable Would you mind if I slipped into something more comfortable]] phrase famous...except the line is "Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable."

** Similar to some other [[Anime/BlueSubmarineNo6 anime]], it's appearance (and a result of misleading titles) on the RetroCrush Youtube channel have also helped the Anime gain attention.

* ColbertBump: Both the Manga and anime were somewhat obscure, but when the English dub was announced to include the likes of Creator/TeamFourStar The film got on a fair amount of fans radar.

!!For the [[Manga/HellsAngels manga]]:

* TroubledProduction: The Troubled Production of Hell's Angels was notorious at the time, and was dramatized 75 years later in ''Film/TheAviator''. Due to Howard Hughes's overbearing production techniques, the original director walked off the picture. When sound was introduced with ''Film/TheJazzSinger'', Hughes decided to re-shoot the film as a talkie. The original actress for Helen had to be replaced for this reason. The climactic air battle was shot by staging an actual one, where Hughes even took the wing and flew one of the planes himself. He was seriously injured as a result. Overall about 137 pilots were used in the sequence, which contributed to the already-bloated budget. Due to production delays, Creator/JamesWhale, who was directing the talking scenes, was able to shoot an entire other film before ''Hell's Angels'' was even released.

* AcclaimedFlop: While received well by critics, seen as ground-breaking for its time, selling a lot of tickets, and went down in history as one of the very first sound blockbusters, the film's prolonged TroubledProduction meant that Hughes had ended up throwing so much money into the project that it failed to turn a profit and didn't even manage to break even.

* TroubledProduction: The Troubled Production of Hell's Angels was notorious at the time, and was dramatized 75 years later in ''Film/TheAviator''. Due to Howard Hughes's overbearing production techniques, the original director walked off the picture. When sound was introduced with ''Film/TheJazzSinger'', Hughes decided to re-shoot the film as a talkie. The original actress for Helen had to be replaced for this reason. The climactic air battle was shot by staging an actual one, where Hughes even took the wing and flew one of the planes himself. He was seriously injured as a result. Overall about 137 pilots were used in the sequence, which contributed to the already-bloated budget. Due to production delays, James Whale, who was directing the talking scenes, was able to shoot an entire other film before ''Hell's Angels'' was even released.

* TheOtherMarty: Greta Nissen was the original Helen. But when the film was converted to a talkie, her thick Norwegian accent made it impossible for her to play a British aristocrat. Creator/JeanHarlow was cast instead after Howard Hughes found her in a review.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Thelma Todd had a supporting role that eventually got written out of the script.

* DuellingWorks: With ''Film/TheDawnPatrol''. In fact, Howard Hughes even filed a lawsuit that ''The Dawn Patrol'' had plagiarized his script in an attempt to delay its release.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film's budget was bloated to $3.8 million by the time it was finished. It couldn't even hope to make a profit.