The Untouchables/Trivia

The 1959 series

 * Hey, It's That Guy! Ness is the pilot from Airplane! and the guy who hosts Unsolved Mysteries. He is epic in all of them.

The 1987 film

 * Dyeing for Your Art: DeNiro gained 30 pounds for his role as Capone, and even insisted on wearing the same clothes Capone did, right down to his silk underwear.
 * Fake Nationality: Sean Connery as an Irishman, Cuban-American Andy Garcia as an Italian-American (first generation).
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Recognize the alderman who present's Capone's bribe to Ness early in the film? That would be Chicago teacher/actor/improv superhero Del Close.
 * Star-Making Role: For Kevin Costner and Andy Garcia.
 * Throw It In: Costner ad-libbed the line "He's in the car", after.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * Harrison Ford turned down the role of Eliot Ness.
 * Bob Hoskins was cast as Al Capone, but was paid a bundle of money once DePalma brought DeNiro, the director's first choice all along, on board.