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FILM · 2015 · GERMANY

Unfinished Business

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  1. #001

    "Flugelschlagen" is a made-up word and does not exist in the German language. The only variation that would make sense is "mit den Flügeln schlagen," meaning "flapping your wings." It has nothing to do with a car navigation system, however.

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  2. #002

    The film's original title was "Business Trip."

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  3. #003

    While the characters make various references to Portland for work and for their homes in St. Louis, all of the U.S. scenes were shot in Boston. Boston is never mentioned in the film.

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  4. #004

    Dan Trunkman (Vince Vaughn) and his company Apex Select deal mostly in "swarf," the metal shavings produced by machine cutting. Swarf has a variety of uses, including serving as lightweight structural materials in the automotive industry.

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  5. #005

    The film's poster, which features a glass of beer in place of someone's head, is a tribute to Thank You for Smoking (2005).

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  6. #006

    The Museum Tourist who takes a selfie with Dan Trunkman is director Ken Scott.

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  7. #007

    Just before hitting the deer, they say on the phone that they are on the autobahn, but it is only a Bundesstraße with a speed limit of one hundred kilometers per hour (sixty-two miles per hour), meaning they are driving at one hundred miles per hour (one hundred sixty-one kilometers per hour), far over the limit.

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  8. #008

    Although Germany won the 2014 World Cup and has had four stars ever since, Vaughn wears a German soccer training outfit with three stars.

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  9. #009

    When Daniel Trunkman sees his name on the first-class upgrade list, some of the names on the list were crew members, among them cinematographer Oliver Stapleton, producers Todd Black and Anthony Katagas, production designer Luca Tranchino and first assistant director Doug Torres.

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  10. #010

    The background video in the wild scene at the Berlin nightclub was created by Madeleine Altmann.

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  11. #011

    On the way to Hamburg, they show the port in Berlin. On the cranes you can see the letters BEHALA, which stands for Berliner Hafen und Lagerhausgesellschaft.

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  12. #012

    Tom Wilkinson and Dave Franco's older brother James appeared in the film Good People (2014).

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  13. #013

    When they arrive in Berlin, the building plaque reads "Brüke 33." No such thing exists in Berlin.

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  14. #014

    Sienna Miller and Dave Franco's brother James appeared in the film Camille (2008).

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