Trivia for 21 Jump Street

21 Jump StreetMemorable Movie Quotes

Jenko: Chemistry’s the one with the shapes and shit, right?

Jenko: I would choke the shit out of Glee if I could… if Glee was a person.

Trivia

Channing Tatum passed on the movie twice before Jonah Hill convinced him to take the role.

Jonah Hill lost over forty pounds for his role, because he and Channing Tatum were required to do several physically demanding stunts.

Originally, the drama teacher talks about doing cocaine with Whitney Houston’s niece. After Houston died, the line was changed to “doing cocaine with Willie Nelson’s horse.”
Jonah Hill wrote the part of Captain Dickson with Ice Cube in mind.

Goofs

During the limo chase, Jenko mentions covalent bonds in context of lithium batteries and potassium nitrate. A bond involving metals would be ionic, not covalent.

Immediately after the fight at the party ends, Schmidt’s back has no stab wound. A few shots later, it’s revealed he has been stabbed.

When Jenko writes on the board in AP Chemistry after he takes the drugs, he writes with a piece of chalk. When the camera angle changes, the board is a whiteboard, with writing in marker.

The officers’ mistake at the beginning is not accurate. A police officer is never required to read a suspect their Miranda rights. Miranda rights only become relevant when a person is in custody and being interrogated by the police. Then even if you are not read your Miranda rights, the only consequence is that the police cannot use anything you say as evidence against you.

Box Office Info In USA

Budget $42,000,000

Opening Weekend: 

Gross $138,447,667

Filming Locations

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Riverdale High School, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA (Sagan High School)
Historic St James AME Church – 222 N Roman St, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (clandestine police HQ at 21 Jump St)
Lafreniere Park – 3000 Downs Blvd, Metairie, Louisiana, USA (bike patrol scenes)
Esplanade Mall – 1401 West Esplanade, Kenner, Louisiana, USA (City Mall)