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FILM · 2018 · USA

Destroyer

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  1. #001

    Nicole Kidman said she caught the flu during filming but tried to push through it and use it in her performance. Kidman said that in the film's final scene with her character's daughter, she was so sick during shooting that she "could barely stand."

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  2. #002

    Sebastian Stan initially auditioned for the role of Silas, but director Karyn Kusama told him she felt he would be better for the role of Chris.

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  3. #003

    The tattoo on Chris's (Sebastian Stan) right arm is actually a picture of the actor's real-life mother along with her initials.

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  4. #004

    Erin's distinctive shuffling walk can be explained by a flashback in which she took her young daughter into the woods and they got lost. Because Erin wore only thin sneakers in the snow, it is likely she lost some of her toes to frostbite.

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  5. #005

    As Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) walks from the Chinese restaurant back to her car after talking with Shelby (Jade Pettyjohn), a mural made for Mexican composer/singer Juan Gabriel is visible on the wall where her car is parked.

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  6. #006

    While Erin is in the 'Cristo Resucitado' church, the song 'Las Mañanitas' can be heard in the background. The song is sung at birthday parties in Mexico and is the equivalent of the 'Happy Birthday' song sung in most English-speaking countries.

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  7. #007

    This is the second film in which Nicole Kidman's character warns a man off with her hand to get information. The first film was Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).

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  8. #008

    Two license plates used in this film have appeared on TV shows. As Bell follows Petra to the bank robbery, a car waiting at the intersection has the plate 2FAN321. This same plate was also used on an SUV in the background of The Rookie S5E4 and on the car of a hitman who drives past while Frank and Lucy have dinner in S5E21. When Petra's car arrives at the robbery site and she and another person get out, the car is in front of a car with the plate 3DHI832. This was also used in SWAT S6E6 on Saint's car.

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  9. #009

    Wrestler Solo Sikoa appears in this.

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