Nineteen Eighty-Four/Trivia


 * Author Phobia: The Room 101 scene was inspired by Orwell's personal fear of rats, and the name "Room 101" itself was inspired by a conference room where Orwell had to sit though boring meetings.
 * Banned in China: Banned in the Soviet Union for fairly obvious reasons.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: One of Winston's colleagues is Rab C. Nesbitt.
 * Meaningful Release Date: The Film of the Book came out in 1984.
 * And according to some sources, the location shooting was across the actual weeks the book was set in (at least according to Winston's diary).
 * Reality Subtext: The 1984 film. Richard Burton was dying during filming, and it shows.