Trivia / Stuber

• Actor-Shared Background: Vic taking an abused pit bull away from its owner reflects Dave Bautista's own belief in the importance of helping dogs find good homes — which he's carried out by raising several pit bulls, and endorsing such organizations as the Humane Society and Frankie's Friends.
• Colorblind Casting: The rarity of buddy cop comedies with two Asian-American lead actors^note three including Big Bad Iko Uwais didn't stop director Michael Dowse from deeming Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista the best duo for this project. This also applies to the casting of Cuban Natalie Morales as half-Filipino Bautista's daughter.
• Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Like Vic before his surgery, Dave Bautista requires glasses outside of athletics and most of his acting.
• Method Acting: Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani strove to strengthen their chemistry by building a real-life Friendship on the Set, from driving together in a little car, to Bautista inviting Nanjiani to watch his last wrestling match in person.
• Those Two Actors: Karen Gillan teams up with Dave Bautista for the first time outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Vic's partner, Sarah Morris.
• Throw It In!: Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista improvised some of their exchanges.
• What Could Have Been: Dave Bautista stated in an interview that he hid his muscles underneath a "dad bod"-like fat suit, though he ended up shooting the final film without it; footage of it appears in the home video releases' deleted scenes reel.