History Trivia / TheTrialOfTheChicago7

* CareerResurrection: This film, along with ''Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm'', helped put Sacha Baron Cohen back on the map after the failures of ''Film/TheDictator'' and ''Film/{{Grimsby}}''.

* CareerResurrection: This film, along with ''Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm'', helped put Sacha Baron Cohen back on the map after the failures of ''Film/TheDictator'' and Film/Grimsby.

* CareerResurrection: This film, along with ''Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm'', helped put Sacha Baron Cohen back on the map after the failures of Film/TheDictator and Film/Grimsby.

* CareerResurrection: This film, along with Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm, helped put Sacha Baron Cohen back on the map after the failures of Film/TheDictator and Film/Grimsby.

** Creator/SethRogen was set to play Jerry Rubin until Jeremy Strong replaced Rogen. Jonathan Majors was set to play Bobby Seale until Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII replaced Majors.

* DuelingWorks: ''Trial'' was released less than five months before ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah'', another film featuring leftist protests in late 1960s Chicago that features Fred Hampton as a prominent supporting character [[spoiler:and features his murder by police as a plot point]]. Both films were nominated for Best Picture.

* DuelingWorks: ''Trial'' was released less than five months after ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah'', another film featuring leftist protests in late 1960s Chicago that features Fred Hampton as a prominent supporting character [[spoiler:and features his murder by police as a plot point]]. Both films were nominated for Best Picture.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Both Creator/SachaBaronCohen and Creator/FrankLangella are very tall, in contrast to the real life men they play. They're performances were highly praised however, so few actually cared about this.

** Composer Music/DanielPemberton and cinematographer Phedon Papamichael had previously worked on Sorkin's directorial debut, ''Film/MollysGame''.

** When Spielberg was developing the film, he wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Bobby Seale, Creator/HeathLedger to play Tom Hayden and Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman to play William Kunstler. The cast would have also consiste of Creator/AdamArkin, Creator/TayeDiggs and Creator/KevinSpacey.

** Creator/LeonardWeinglass was 35 when the trial began; Ben Shenkman was 51 during filming.

* ProductionPosse: Caitlin Fitzgerald and Jeremy Strong are also in ''Series/{{Succession}}'' together.

** Abbie Hoffman was 31 and 32 during the trial; Creator/SachaBaronCohen was 48.

* ProductionPosse: Caitlin Fitzgerald and Creator/JeremyStrong are also in ''Film/{{Succession}}'' together.

* WhatMightHaveBeen:

** Abbie Hoffman was 31 and 32 during the trial; Sacha Baron Cohen was 48.
** Mark Rylance was 59 playing the 49-year-old William Kunstler.
** Michael Keaton, at 68, is roughly 27 years older than the real Ramsay Clark was at the time.
** Leonard Weinglass was 35 when the trial began; Ben Shenkman was 51 during filming.
* FakeAmerican: Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, and Alex Sharp (all British) play Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, William Kunstler, and Rennie Davis respectively.

** When Spielberg was developing the film, he wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Bobby Seale and Creator/HeathLedger to play Tom Hayden.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: Once again Creator/SachaBaronCohen plays a loudmouthed, comical trickster, but unlike his other performances, here he’s placed in an incredibly serious situation. And while most of his other characters are straightforward {{Jerkass jerkasses}}, Abbie Hoffman is ultimately shown to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: Once again Creator/SachaBaronCohen plays a loudmouthed, comical trickster, but unlike his other performances, here he’s placed in an incredibly serious situation. And while most of his other characters are straightforward {{Jerkasses}}, Abbie Hoffman is ultimately shown to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: Once again Creator/SachaBaronCohen plays a loudmouthed, comical trickster, but unlike his other performances, here he’s placed in an incredibly serious situation.

* AllStarCast: Creator/SachaBaronCohen, Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/MarkRylance, Creator/FrankLangella, Creator/JeremyStrong, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII, and Creator/JohnCarollLynch.

* DevelopmentHell: The film was originally meant to be made in 2007, but was shelved due to the Writer's Strike.

** When the script was first written in 2007, Creator/SteveSpielberg was going to direct.

* FakeAmerican: Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, and Alex Sharp (all British) play Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, William Kunstler, and Rennie Davis respectively.