Trivia / War Dogs

• California Doubling:
  • The Arms Dealer convention David and Efraim attend in Las Vegas is held in the Los Angeles Convention Center.
  • The scenes in Albania are filmed in Romania. The actors are even speaking Romanian.
• Playing Against Type: Directing example. Todd Phillips has made his career directing comedies such as Due Date, Old School and The Hangover series. A Based on a True Story drama with only minimal comedic elements is very different.
• Production Posse: Todd Phillips had directed Bradley Cooper in the three movies in The Hangover series. Also a subversion, as the film doesn't feature his regular Matt Walsh.