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16 Blocks

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20 Interesting Facts About 16 Blocks

1. #001

   To make Detective Jack Mosley's limp look realistic on screen, Bruce Willis put a pebble inside his shoe and kept it there throughout filming.

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2. #002

   The character played by Yasiin Bey is named "Edward Bunker." Edward Bunker was a real-life criminal turned actor, known for playing Mr. Blue in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Jonah in Runaway Train (1985), which he co-wrote, proving that people can change, in keeping with the film's theme. When Bunker was sent to prison, he was the youngest man there.

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3. #003

   Bruce Willis initially wanted Ludacris to play the role of Eddie.

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4. #004

   Yasiin Bey is credited in this film under his then-stage name Mos Def. In 2011 he changed his name to Yasin Bey.

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5. #005

   This was Richard Donner's last film before his death on July 5, 2021, at the age of 91.

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6. #006

   It is a remake of Clint Eastwood's 1977 film The Gauntlet (1977), in which Eastwood served as director and lead star.

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7. #007

   A Richard Donner trademark: when Jack parks his car to buy liquor, he appears to park in front of a PETA office. Donner often included animal rights posters or messages in his action films.

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8. #008

   WILHELM SCREAM: A Wilhelm Scream can be heard immediately after the bus tire blows out.

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9. #009

   David Morse's character is chewing gum in nearly every scene.

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10. #010

    At one point Det. Nugent (David Morse) refers to the situation Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is in as "wrong guy, wrong time" — the core situation of John McClane (also played by Bruce Willis) in DIE HARD (1988).

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11. #011

    Bruce Willis and David Morse had previously appeared together in 12 Monkeys (1995).

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12. #012

    Some of the phones used by the characters in the film were Nextel Motorola i670s.

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13. #013

    David Morse and Richard Donner had previously worked together on Inside Moves (1980) and an episode of the television series Tales from the Crypt (1989).

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14. #014

    This was Donner's 12th film distributed by Warner Bros.

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15. #015

    Richard Donner's cousin Steve Kahan appeared on screen one last time before retiring from acting.

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16. #016

    Yasiin Bey and David Zayas would later appear together in season 6 of the series Dexter (2006).

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17. #017

    The gun used by all the police officers was a Glock 17 with a 9 mm chamber.

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18. #018

    Steve Kahan's final appearance.

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19. #020

    This was Lana Titov's first appearance in a feature-length film.

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20. #021

    The Italian censorship visa # 99747 was issued on 31 March 2006.

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