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• Big Lipped Alligator Moment: The naked woman who pops up on John Spartan's video screen in his apartment. He's just as confused, too. The novelization indicates the purpose of the scene is to demonstrate to him that video-calling is the norm in the future.
  • At least the surface dwellers of San Angeles isn't entirely squeaky clean.
• Complete Monster: Phoenix acts funny and nice at times. Too bad he's a sadistic mass murderer. Many criminals do what they do for easy money, but Phoenix does it for pleasure in murdering people. He's more or less a Hip-Hop Joker.
• Ear Worm: Apparently in the future, the only music that exists are commercial jingles. Apparently, Armor Hot Dogs is the most popular.
  • This is likely because real music might offend someone, or stir up emotions that are taboo in the new society.
• "Funny Aneurysm" Moment: After Jeffrey Dahmer's murder in prison, Phoenix's "Jeffrey Dahmer? I LOVE that guy!" line was cut from a number of broadcasts.
  • The name "Scott Peterson" comes up during Huxley's access of the parole hearings. Guess what happens in 2003?
• Ham and Cheese: Wesley Snipes gleefully chewing the scenery as Simon Phoenix.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Arnold Schwarzenegger is briefly mentioned as a former President, with Huxley explaining that his popularity forced an amendment to the Constitution to allow him to run. Today, Schwarzenegger is a former governor of California, and there is a serious and fairly popular movement to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for President.
  • When Spartan steals the Oldmobile 442, the elevator crashes up into an Oldsmobile Dealership.
  • Spartan is horrified when he learns that they've banned table salt. Guess what New York state is trying to ban?
  • One of Phoenix's charges is tax evasion (it shows up when they bring up all his charges). Snipes was later convicted of, you guessed it, tax evasion!
  • Gamers may find it difficult to hear the name John Spartan without thinking of John the SPARTAN-II.
• The Problem with Licensed Games: The 3DO game is definitely an example, judging by The Spoony One's review.
  • The SNES/Sega CD version is Nintendo Hard with a few instances of Fake Difficulty but is actually quite good once you get past that.
  • The 1994 pinball game is well-received by pinball enthusiasts and it even has a home rom set with full sewering.
• Special Effects Failure: When the future cop car was jumping through the * S A P D * sign, the letters and symbols were each engraved on a separate plate of glass. Just before the car hits it, all but one of the plates are pre-broken; the unbroken one has a broken one on the other side of it, making it obvious it wasn't the car that did it.