History Trivia / InBruges

** A flashback where young Harry decapitates a policeman, implied to be the man who killed Ken's wife.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/CiaranHinds makes an uncredited cameo as a priest.

** Averted with Ken and Ray. They were originally written as Brits, but the script altered when two Irishmen signed on to the parts.

* AbilityOverAppearance: In the original script, Ray and Ken are English, but when Creator/ColinFarrell and Creator/BrendanGleeson came on board, the characters were changed to Irish as to suit their natural sensibilities.

** And Belgian Chloë was played by a French woman.

** A flashback where young Harry decapitates a policeman.

* HilariousInHindsight: Brendan Gleesan, Ralph Fiennes, and Clémence Poésy already appeared together in several ''Harry Potter'' films, starting with ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', as Mad-Eye Moody, Voldemort, and Fleur Delacour respectively. Eight years after ''In Bruges'' was released, Colin Farrell appeared in the ''Harry Potter'' prequel film ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' as Percival Graves, so all four main actors in this film also appear in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise.

* DeletedScene: A flashback where young Harry decapitates a policeman.

* TroubledProduction: Ralph Fiennes was thrown out of his hotel after... [[AThreesomeIsHot making a scene in a fountain.]]

* FakeNationality: The [[spoiler:Canadian]] tourist in the restaurant is played by a Slovenian-American. The fat American tourist is played by a Welshman. Also, Jimmy was played by a Canadian. And Chloë was played by a French woman.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The three leads are fairly well-known on their own accord, but it can be disorienting to watch ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and then watch this film, given the presence of Gleeson, Fiennes, and Fleur Delacour's actress Clémence Poésy. Also, [[Series/{{Heroes}} Danko]]'s vacation was a bit stressful and that's why he's so tightly wound.
** A DeletedScene has a pre-[[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] Creator/MattSmith, as a younger Harry, kill a policeman named Potter. Or, to phrase it differently, "Harry, as The Doctor, kills Potter, years before he was Voldemort."
** The Canadian Ray hits is Zeljko Ivanek, who played the governor on ''Series/{{Oz}}'', the Magister on ''Series/{{True Blood}}'' and Prosecutor Ed Danvers in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''. As well as [[Series/{{Heroes}} Danko]], and the shooter from "Last Resort" on ''Series/{{House}}''.
** Man, Ciaran Hinds sure does get assassinated [[Series/{{Rome}} an awful]] [[RoadToPerdition lot.]]

** The Canadian Ray hits is Zeljko Ivanek, who played the governor on ''{{Oz}}'', the Magister on ''{{True Blood}}'' and Prosecutor Ed Danvers in ''HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''. As well as [[Series/{{Heroes}} Danko]], and the shooter from "Last Resort" on ''Series/{{House}}''.

** A DeletedScene has a pre-[[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] Creator/MattSmith, as a younger Harry, [[spoiler:decapitate]] a policeman named Potter. Or, to phrase it differently, "Harry, as The Doctor, kills Potter, years before he was Voldemort."

** A DeletedScene has a pre-[[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] MattSmith, as a younger Harry, [[spoiler:decapitate]] a policeman named Potter. Or, to phrase it differently, "Harry, as The Doctor, kills Potter, years before he was Voldemort."

** A deleted scene has [[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] MattSmith, as a younger Harry, [[spoiler:decapitate]] a policeman named Potter. Or, to phrase it differently, "Harry, as The Doctor, kills Potter, years before he was Voldemort."

* HeyItsThatGuy: The three leads are fairly well-known on their own accord, but it can be disorienting to watch ''[[HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' and then watch this film, given the presence of Gleeson, Fiennes, and Fleur Delacour's actress Clémence Poésy. Also, [[Series/{{Heroes}} Danko]]'s vacation was a bit stressful and that's why he's so tightly wound.