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** During the Gower Quest in ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the player tells Sphenishchev that they need someone with a "very particular set of skills."
** In ''[[{{Series/TheFlash2014}} The Flash]]'' episode "Infantino Street", Barry Allen tells Leonard Snart that he needs his "particular set of skills." Snart replies, "Great movie."
** The ''{{Series/Arrow}}'' episode "Taken" has a similar premise as the film.
** In ''Film/Deadpool2016'', the titular character mentions, "I had another Liam Neeson nightmare. I kidnapped his daughter and he just wasn't having it. They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he's just a bad parent."
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* RevisedEnding: Taken 2 originally had a different ending than the one that ended up in cinemas. In the original ending, Bryan rescues Lenore from Murad’s men before going to the Embassy and she is the one who gives Kim directions while Bryan shoots the cars chasing them. They crash into the Embassy, call Sam for help and cuddle as a family while they wait for the all clear. A representative comes to greet them and Bryan introduces Kim and Lenore with an awkward moment because he doesn’t know how to describe his and Lenore’s relationship. He decides to go after Murad and Lenore follows him, asking what he’s going to do. Bryan replies, “What I do best,” and turns to go. Lenore watches him leave before turning to comfort Kim. Bryan tracking and fighting Murad and his men is the same as the theatrical version only without Lenore’s scenes. After this, the ending continues as it did in the theatrical cut with Kim passing her driving test and them going out for milkshakes with a surprise appearance by Jamie. Olivier Megaton felt that Bryan going after Murad and his men after Lenore and Kim were safe put his actions into a morally grey area that he was uncomfortable with, so he prolonged Lenore’s rescue to make Bryan’s actions more justifiable.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Creator/LiamNeeson was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.

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* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Creator/LiamNeeson didn't really care about the first film and only took the job because he thought it was a Direct-to-Video film and would be a quick paycheck and also because he was trying to keep busy in the wake of his wife's death. His fee went up considerably for the sequels when he realized he had a franchise on his hands and he was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Liam Neeson himself never expected this movie to be very successful; not only was it a success, it cemented his image of a badass action star.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Liam Neeson Creator/LiamNeeson himself never expected this movie to be very successful; not only was it a success, it cemented his image of a badass action star.



* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Germany, the first movie is known as ''96 Hours''... complete without translation in English, making finding this article exceptionally hard without the help of IMDB.

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In Germany, the first movie is known as ''96 Hours''... complete without translation in English, making finding this article exceptionally hard without the help of IMDB.



* DawsonCasting: 25-year-old Maggie Grace as 17-year-old Kim in the first movie. She's 29 in the sequel which is supposed to have happened two years later.

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* DawsonCasting: 25-year-old Maggie Grace Creator/MaggieGrace as 17-year-old Kim in the first movie. She's 29 in the sequel which is supposed to have happened two years later.



** Irishman Liam Neeson plays an American.
** Dutchwoman Famke Janssen plays an American.

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** Irishman Liam Neeson Creator/LiamNeeson plays an American.
** Dutchwoman Famke Janssen Creator/FamkeJanssen plays an American.



* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Liam Neeson was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.

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* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Liam Neeson Creator/LiamNeeson was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.




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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JeffBridges was originally cast as Bryan Mills, but he dropped out.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Liam Neeson himself never expected this movie to be very successful; not only was it a success, it cemented his image of a {{Badass}} action star.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Liam Neeson himself never expected this movie to be very successful; not only was it a success, it cemented his image of a {{Badass}} badass action star.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Certain scenes in the third film (such as driving ones) were filmed in coastal Southern Spain.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Germany, the first movie is known as ''96 Hours''... complete without translation in English, making finding this article exceptionally hard without the help of IMDB.
** And in Russia it's called "The Hostage" (Заложница).
** In Italy, it became "Io vi troverò" ("I will find you").
** In Spain, it's "Venganza" ("Revenge").
** In Latin America, it's called "Búsqueda Implacable" (Implacable Search)
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Liam Neeson himself never expected this movie to be very successful; not only was it a success, it cemented his image of a {{Badass}} action star.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]]:
** [[ThePretender Broots]] as a badass ex-special-forces guy.
** It's no wonder Kimmy got kidnapped considering her step dad is [[Series/{{Nikita}} Percy.]]
** On the other hand, try picturing Creator/{{Liam Neeson}} as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], [[Film/SchindlersList Oskar Schindler]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
*** How has NOBODY mentioned that Liam Neeson was [[SchindlersList Oskar Schindler]]?? The whole time I was watching, that thing, y'know, about how "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire", was echoing in my head in a mean way.
** Wow, [[Series/HarpersIsland Trish Wellington]]'s been having a bad couple of years!
** Bryan's ex-wife is [[Film/{{X-Men}} Jean Grey]]/[[Film/{{Goldeneye}} Xenia Onatopp]]!
*** Who is also married to [[Series/TwentyFour George Mason]]!
** Marko is Death Eater [[Film/{{Harry Potter}} Antonin Dolohov!]]
** [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Uncle Rico]] is one of Bryan's CIA buddies.
** Brian's overprotectiveness of his daughter is understandable. The last time she went overseas unsupervised, the return plane [[Series/{{Lost}} crashed on a weird island]].
** [[Film/EyesWideShut Mr. Milich]]/[[Film/HarryPotter Gregorovitch]]/[[Film/{{Snatch}} Boris the Blade]] will do anything to avenge his son.
** Kim's friend Amanda is Ruby from season 3 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''!
** The cop who drives the police car Bryan hijacks in ''3'' is [[Film/FinalDestination1 Tod Waggner]]!
** And the guy who "gives" Bryan a ride in his truck in ''3'' is [[Series/{{CSI}} Lab Technician David Hodges]]!
* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey, It's That Voice!]] - [[Series/{{CSI}} Warrick Brown]] is looking for his daughter.(latin dub)
*** Sara Siddle is a Rockstar!.
** For the scene in 3 where Bryan gives a giant stuffed panda to Kim, Liam Neeson breaks out his Good Cop voice from WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie. Crowning Moment of Funny for fans of both (although one would hope it's not a young kid watching both).



'''Miniseries'''
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!]]
** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Darla]] is having another unusual baby-only it's an alien this time, not a [[Series/{{Angel}} child of two vampires]]
** MaxHeadroom is part of the conspiracy.
** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].

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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!]]
** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Darla]] is having another unusual baby-only it's an alien this time, not a [[Series/{{Angel}} child of two vampires]]
** MaxHeadroom is part of the conspiracy.
** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].
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** For the scene in 3 where Bryan gives a giant stuffed panda to Kim, Liam Neeson breaks out his Good Cop voice from Film/TheLegoMovie. Crowning Moment of Funny for fans of both (although one would hope it's not a young kid watching both).

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** For the scene in 3 where Bryan gives a giant stuffed panda to Kim, Liam Neeson breaks out his Good Cop voice from Film/TheLegoMovie.WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie. Crowning Moment of Funny for fans of both (although one would hope it's not a young kid watching both).
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** The cop who drives the police car Bryan hijacks in ''3'' is [[FinalDestination1 Tod Waggner]]!

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** The cop who drives the police car Bryan hijacks in ''3'' is [[FinalDestination1 [[Film/FinalDestination1 Tod Waggner]]!
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** The cop who drives the police car Bryan hijacks in ''3'' is [[FinalDestination1 Tod Waggner]]!
** And the guy who "gives" Bryan a ride in his truck in ''3'' is [[Series/{{CSI}} Lab Technician David Hodges]]!
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** For the scene in 3 where Bryan gives a giant stuffed panda to Kim, Liam Neeson breaks out his Good Cop voice from Film/TheLegoMovie. Crowning Moment of Funny for fans of both (although one would hope it's not a young kid watching both).
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** Irish Liam Neeson plays an American.
** Dutch Famke Janssen plays an American.
** Rade Serbedzija is Croatian from Serbian descent and plays an Albanian in the sequel.
** In the sequel there is not a single Albanian, because they found the movie to be offensive and disregarded the old and sacred revenge tradition. All the Albanians are played by Kurds, because even the Turks did not want to take place in it.

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** Irish Irishman Liam Neeson plays an American.
** Dutch Dutchwoman Famke Janssen plays an American.
** Rade Serbedzija is a Croatian from Serbian descent Serb and plays an Albanian in the sequel.
** In the sequel there is not a single Albanian, because they found the movie to be offensive and disregarded the old and sacred revenge tradition. All the Albanians are played by Kurds, because even the Turks did not want to take place a part in it.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Stuart from the first movie goes from being played by Xander Berkeley to Dougray Scott.

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** On the other hand, try picturing Creator/{{Liam Neeson}} as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
** Not to mention Michael Collins, an Irish hero during the War Of Independence. Yes, somebody has done a brief recut using the dialogue from Taken. And yes, it is awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing Creator/{{Liam Neeson}} as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], [[Film/SchindlersList Oskar Schindler]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
** Not to mention Michael Collins, an Irish hero during the War Of Independence. Yes, somebody has done a brief recut using the dialogue from Taken. And yes, it is
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** On the other hand, try picturing [[Creator/{{LiamNeeson}} Liam Neeson]] as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing [[Creator/{{LiamNeeson}} Liam Neeson]] Creator/{{Liam Neeson}} as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.


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** Kim's friend Amanda is Ruby from season 3 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''!

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson [[Creator/{{LiamNeeson}} Liam Neeson]] as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.




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* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Liam Neeson was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.



** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].
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** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].
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** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].

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** Jacob grows up to be 2009's [[Film/StarTrek Chekov]].Chekov]].
* MoneyDearBoy: Or possibly AwesomeDearBoy, as Liam Neeson was paid 20 million dollars to play Bryan again in Taken 3.
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That\'s a coincidence, the character was going to be in the movie regardless of who played him.


* ActorAllusion: Xander Berkeley appeared in a [[Series/TwentyFour TV series]] that also featured a dangerous, rogue former agent who had a daughter named Kim that wound up getting captured.

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* FakeNationality: Irish Liam Neeson plays an American.

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* FakeNationality: DawsonCasting: 25-year-old Maggie Grace as 17-year-old Kim in the first movie. She's 29 in the sequel which is supposed to have happened two years later.
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** Dutch Famke Janssen plays an
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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven [[Film/KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
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* FakeNationality: Irish Liam Neeson plays an American. [[spoiler: because theres a lack of Irish orientated Americans?...]]

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* FakeNationality: Irish Liam Neeson plays an American. [[spoiler: because theres a lack of Irish orientated Americans?...]]
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** Marko is Death Eater [[{{Harry Potter}} Antonin Dolohov!]]

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** Marko is Death Eater [[{{Harry [[Film/{{Harry Potter}} Antonin Dolohov!]]

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** Hey, it's Ruby from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''!
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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], Al'Ghul/Henri Ducard]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
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** In the sequel there is not a single Albanian, because they found the movie to be offensive and disregarded the old and sacred revenge tradition. All the Albanians are played by Kurds, because even the Turks did not want to take place in it.
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** [[Film/EyesWideShut Mr. Milich]]/[[Film/HarryPotter Gregorovitch]] will do anything to avenge his son.

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** [[Film/EyesWideShut Mr. Milich]]/[[Film/HarryPotter Gregorovitch]] Gregorovitch]]/[[Film/{{Snatch}} Boris the Blade]] will do anything to avenge his son.
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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]] (aka. "Qui'Ghulfrey Jesus"), and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]] (aka. "Qui'Ghulfrey Jesus"), Aslan]], and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.
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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Jesus]] (aka. "Qui'Ghulfrey Jesus"), and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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** On the other hand, try picturing LiamNeeson as [[StarWars Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra'as Al'Ghul]], [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} your dad]], [[KingdomOfHeaven Godfrey de Ibelin]], or [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Jesus]] Aslan]] (aka. "Qui'Ghulfrey Jesus"), and the whole movie just becomes even ''more'' awesome.

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