Movie Trivia for the movie “The A-Team”
Memorable Movie Quotes
Col. John ‘Hannibal’ Smith: I love it when a plan comes together.
Capt. Charisa Sosa: [about Face’s team] I would never tell him this, but they are the best at what they do, and they specialize in the ridiculous.
Trivia
B.A. Baracus bears the tattoos “Pity” and “Fool” on his knuckles, as a tribute to Mr. T’s catchphrase from Rocky III (1982): “I pity the fool!”. Contrary to popular myth, Mr. T never uttered that exact phrase on The A-Team (1983).
When Hannibal jumps out of the van to rescue Face in Mexico, he is carrying a Ruger Mini-14/F30GB semi-automatic rifle, which was carried by The A-Team (1983) in the original series.
When the AC-130 gunship fires at the boathouse, Lynch says that the footage seen of the explosion on the screen looks just like Call of Duty. In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), there is actually a AC-130 gunship mission, that takes place on the screen of the gun operator, strongly resembling the scene. In addition, Brian Bloom (Pike) is a Call of Duty voice cast regular.
Two of the original The A-Team (1983) members make appearances in the movie: at Penascola, Face gets tips from fellow inmate Milt (played by Dirk Benedict, the original Face; and at Frankfurt, Murdock is analyzed by a German doctor (played by Dwight Schultz, the original Murdock). Mr. T was approached to make his own cameo, but declined, saying that he was so devoted to B.A. that if he did not play him again, there was no point in making the cameo. George Peppard, who played the original Hannibal, could not make a cameo as he had died in 1994.
Goofs
Howard Little’s 3D glasses disappear and reappear between shots.
When escaping in Germany, the Hummer’s left rear tire is shot out, but after they smash through the airport guard shack, the right rear tire is blown out and the left rear is fine.
During the initial helicopter chase sequence, Murdock shuts down the turbine of his UH-1 in order to evade heat seeking missiles. While this would not be a practical evasion technique, it would also not “stop” the rotor blades as depicted in the film. The rotors would retain their inertia and continue to rotate. As well, a turbine shutdown at a very low altitude would require a forced auto-rotation landing, and would likely not be recoverable. Finally, the engine starter is on the collective handle, not on the overhead panels as depicted.
To replace a firing pin in a 1911 requires at the very least a punch and a retainer plate. It would have been impossible for Hannibal to simply drop the firing pin into his pistol and have it function, as there is a spring that provides constant rearward pressure and must be put under tension before the retaining plate can be slid into place.
Commissioned officers are not “Dishonorably Discharged” from the service, they are “Dismissed.” While the effect is the same, the terminology is different. Of the four A-Team members, only Sergeant B.A. Baracus – the sole enlisted member of the team – would receive a Dishonorable Discharge.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $110,000,000
Opening Weekend $25,669,455
Gross $77,222,099
Filming Dates: September 14, 2009 – December 18, 2009
Filming Locations
Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada (escape from Germany)
Norway
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
192 St & 32 Ave, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Mammoth Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (studio)
Ovaltine Cafe, 251 E Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (interiors)
Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada