Constantine

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On the movie's local premiere at Bergen Cinema, Norway, it had 666 visitors.	D
The film is included on the film critic Roger Ebert's "Most Hated" list.	D
Ve Neill, the Stan Winston crew provided dentures, contact lenses and full-body airbrush painting. T [...]	D
The original script had Hell depicted as a black void with a floor covered in oil.	D
In this adaptation of Constantine, he is destined to go to hell because he attempted to commit suici [...]	D
(at around 1h 1 min) The man holding the Spear of Destiny walks by a billboard in the background tha [...]	D
Domino Harvey: (at around 30 mins) the model and bounty hunter, basis for the film Domino (2005), ma [...]	D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed Constantine. This film received one "recommend" and two "not recommends [...]	D
The cigarettes that Constantine smokes in the movie are not real Chinese-made cigarettes. The name m [...]	D
The Spear of Destiny has been featured in many DC titles, such as The Spectre. Ironically though, it [...]	D
Constantine slits his wrists, starting with his left, and Lucifer reaches out to claim him with his [...]	D
The Spear of Destiny shown in the film is a fairly accurate facsimile of the historical artefact kno [...]	D
Stan Winston Studio artists also collaborated with Ve Neill, Joel Harlow and a team of fifteen assis [...]	D
The character of Father Hennessy is a mixture of three of Constantine's allies from the comic book. [...]	D
(at around 1h 16 mins) When John and Angela discuss the crucifixion story, John says that Jesus was [...]	D
Crucifixion was a prolonged and brutal death, in which the position of the arms along the cross-piec [...]	D
The tattoo on Constantine's arms is the alchemical symbol of the Red King, which was worn (by him) f [...]	D
The lighter Constantine uses during the movie was created as a real lighter by Zippo lighter company [...]	D
Warner Brothers Studios utilized Supernatural/Occult/Paranormal expert Christopher Chacon, one of th [...]	D
According to an interview with The A.V. Club published on 28th August 2017, Peter Stormare came up w [...]	D
Another demon appearing in the film is 'Vermin Man.' Although this creature would eventually be anim [...]	D
The "Holy Hand Grenades" were actually Christmas ornaments filled with water.	D
Included in "The A to Z of Superhero Movies: From Abar to ZsaZsa via the MCU", written by Rob Hill.	D
Constantine (Keanu Reeves) interacts with many different types of Hell's inhabitants. To achieve the [...]	D
(at around 1h 35 mins) When Gabriel is at the hospital explaining her and Mammon's plans to John, yo [...]	D
R.A. Rondell: (at around 1h 1 min) As Man in Land Cruiser.	D
Stan Winston Studio concept artist Aaron Sims designed both the scavenger and the seplavite demons i [...]	D
Because of a better understanding of the role of mental illness and depression, the Roman Catholic c [...]	D
Michelle Monaghan: (at around 1h 28 mins) She can be seen briefly in the hospital scene as the one w [...]	D
Reunites Keanu Reeves with Rachel Weisz after Reazione a catena (1996).	D
(at around 1h 13 mins) According to the director's commentary on the DVD, Constantine's brass knuckl [...]	D
The character of John Constantine was originally created by Alan Moore, during his run on DC Comics' [...]	D
This is the second movie in which the angel Gabriel is stranded on Earth as a human. The first was L [...]	D
(at around 4 mins) At the beginning of the scene where Constantine exorcises the demon from the youn [...]	D
Director Francis Lawrence didn't want the wings to look like typical white angel wings, but rather d [...]	D
(at around 1h 18 mins) Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) is pulled through the walls of an office buildin [...]	D
The look of Hell was based on old footage of nuclear tests, specifically the sudden shockwave immedi [...]	D
A number of prosthetic makeups were created for the film. In the prologue, the drifter who finds an [...]	D
Mel Gibson and Kevin Spacey were considered to star as John Constantine.	D
(at around 1h 40 mins) When Lucifer comes to collect Constantine, his watch stops. The time it stops [...]	D
The original title, Hellblazer, was changed because it was too similar to Hellboy (2004). The films [...]	D
(at around 1h 30 mins) When John states that "the wicked shall inherit the earth," it is a reference [...]	D
The score credit in the film was originally only Brian Tyler, but Klaus Badelt was brought in by pro [...]	D
(at around 1h 28 mins) The first demon to attack Constantine during the climax at the hospital was t [...]	D
(at around 1h 40 mins) If you slowly play the part where Lucifer is walking through the broken glass [...]	D
(at around 40 mins) According to the director's commentary on the DVD, the rag that Constantine ligh [...]	D
(at around 1h 2 mins) Constantine's line in which he says that he doesn't want Angela to be another [...]	D
Isabel stays in room 427 at the hospital. 4+2+7=13, generally regarded to be an unlucky number.	D
Aside from John Constantine, the only characters to survive the transition from comic to film are El [...]	D
The original script had the opening in Istanbul, Turkey, but had to be changed to the present locati [...]	D
The shape of the swimming pool in the mental hospital is a cross and reflects the one on the side of [...]	D
The Spear of Destiny is also known as the Spear of Longinus. Longinus was the name of the Centurion [...]	D
(at around 1 min) The Nazi flag used to wrap the Spear of Destiny was destroyed after shooting, to p [...]	D
In the comic book "Hellblazer", on which the film is based, the character of John Constantine is fro [...]	D
In the original script, Father Hennessy was supposed to die of overeating, and get thinner the more [...]	D
Peter Stormare originally auditioned for the role of Balthazar.	D
The Spear of Destiny is a plot point in the second season of Legends of Tomorrow (2016); in a crosso [...]	D
Ravenscar Hospital is named for a mental institution that features in the Hellblazer comic book seri [...]	D
In a deleted scene, Angela is looking over Constantine's arrest and booking report. It lists his dat [...]	D
Although the flying seplavite would be brought to life via CGI, the scavenger demon was a fully arti [...]	D
Keanu Reeves bought the Holy Shotgun prop, and gave it to director Francis Lawrence as a gift.	D
(at around 54 mins) On the side walls of Beeman's bowling alley there is a logo of three balls each [...]	D
Originally, Tarsem Singh was attached to direct, with Nicolas Cage to star. However, the director sa [...]	D
Director Francis Lawrence stuck to his guts on the project, not wanting to succumb to the temptation [...]	D
(at around 5 mins) When the possessed girl crawls on the ceiling early in the film she says, "Papata [...]	D
Rachel Weisz went to the morgue as a part of the research into her character.	D
A life-size replica of Rachel Weisz was made and used as the corpse of Angela Dodson's twin sister I [...]	D
The last acting performance by Barbara Pilavin who died on 2nd January 2005 (age 81) before this was [...]	D
During the course of the film, John Constantine is seen smoking thirteen cigarettes, generally regar [...]	D
(at around 40 mins) There is a scene where Constantine wraps his hands in a cloth, and lights it, to [...]	D
(at around 4 mins) When John meets Hennesy for the first time, there is a television with a cartoon [...]	D
(at around 47 mins) In the lower right-hand corner of Isabel's toe tag, there's the number 616. Whil [...]	D
(at around 1h 18 mins) Special features on the DVD, reveal that it wasn't really Rachel Weisz in the [...]	D
Shia LaBeouf was recommended to producer Akiva Goldsman for the role of Chas by Will Smith following [...]	D
Beside being addicted to smoking cigarettes, Constantine is seen drinking "Ardbeg" - an Islay single [...]	D
In the finale between Mammon, Gabriel, and Lucifer when Constantine cuts his wrist, his watch stops [...]	D
(at around 28 mins) Surreal paintings by 16th century artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo inspired the look o [...]	D
The "Spear of Destiny" prop is the same one as used in Hellboy (2004).	D
The Stan Winston crew created a two-stage silicone prosthetic makeup for the scene in which the face [...]	D

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