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A scene from Lethal Weapon (1987) is playing on television. Damon Wayans would later play Roger Murtaugh on the television series Lethal Weapon (2016).
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Joe Hallenbeck's office was filmed only 350 feet (170 meters) from the house in Charmed (1998). See filming locations.
The Last Boy Scout - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin, creators of Doom (2016), have largely credited Shane Black's script with inspiring the self-aware humor and style of the game's narrative.
The Last Boy Scout - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The lead characters Joe Hallenbeck's and Jimmy Dix's first names, both start with the same letters.
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With this film, Shane Black became the first writer to sell a spec script for one million dollars. According to Time magazine, he was originally offered 2.25 million dollars by Carolco Pictures, but decided to go with Warner Brothers for the lower (but record-setting) bid of 1.75 million dollars, so that he could work with Joel Silver, who had also produced his script for Lethal Weapon (1987). This record stood for 67 days until Carolco purchased a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, which became Basic Instinct (1992), for three million dollars.
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This is one of two films directed by Tony Scott with a sports theme, plus a white actor and a black actor who shared top billing. The other was The Fan (1996).
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Joel Silver would cast Halle Berry yet again five years later in 'Executive Decision' (1996).
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Joel Silver said in a Q&A for The Nice Guys (2016) that Shane Black's original title was "Die Hard". Silver asked if he could take the title for a project he was working on at the time called "Nothing Lasts Forever", which eventually became Die Hard (1988).
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Tony Scott wanted Grace Jones to play the small part of Cory, but the producers opposed the idea and Halle Berry was cast instead.
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The line "Your show, ace" was also used in The Monster Squad (1987), which was co-written by Shane Black.
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Although they play buddies in the film, Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans hated working with each other.
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According to reports from members of test audience who saw earliest workprint version (possibly before it was re-edited by editor Stuart Baird on the orders by producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros.), it had different (temporary) music score and extended violent scenes (these scenes had to be cut down after the movie originally rated NC-17). The biggest difference between workprint and theatrical version was the opening song, which in the workprint was "Are You Ready For Some Football Tonight" by Hank Williams Jr., while in the theatrical version song "Friday Night's A Great Time For Football" by Bill Medley was used.
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Joe's tan car is a 1971 Buick "Boat tail" Riviera.
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Kim Coates' character is killed by Bruce Willis. Willis would end up killing Coates' character again in Hostage (2005).
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The word "fuck" is used 102 times.
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Joe Eszterhas was so incensed by news that the film's script sale dethroned his rank as highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood that he committed himself to reclaim his mantle with a new work. The resulting work, which paid him $3 million, nearly doubling Shane Black's $1.75 million sale for The Last Boy Scout, was Basic Instinct (1992).
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In the opening football scene, the names on two of the football players' jerseys are "Josephson" and "Coates." Barry Josephson produced the movie and Kim Coates plays "Chet" in the movie.
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Bruce Willis will again play a lead character named "Joe." As retired soldier Joe Colton in 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' (2009).
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Taylor Negron described Joel Silver as extremely hands on and involved himself in every aspect of the production
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