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** Was actually deliberately averted in the case of Captain America himself. The crew felt that it was necessary for the Cap to be played by a genuine American. |
** Was actually deliberately averted in the case of Captain America himself. The crew felt that it was necessary for the Cap to be played by a genuine American. |
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** Thoroughly averted in the case of Neal McDonough as Dum-Dum Dugan, who shares the same nationality and home city of Boston, Mass, as well as Irish lineage, as well as Bruno Ricci (who is actually French) as Jacques Dernier. |
** Thoroughly averted in the case of Neal McDonough as Dum-Dum Dugan, who shares the same nationality and home city of Boston, Mass, as well as Irish lineage, as well as Bruno Ricci (who is actually French) as Jacques Dernier. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: |
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** The wrong [[Fantastic Four ( |
** The wrong [[Fantastic Four (film)|Human Torch]] is serving in World War Two. |
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*** [[Sunshine (film)|Mace]] {{spoiler|might get frozen again.}} |
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** [[Band of Brothers (TV)|Buck Compton]] has grown a mustache while away from the 506th. |
** [[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Buck Compton]] has grown a mustache while away from the 506th. |
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*** The [[Tin Man (TV)|Tin Man]] traded his revolver for a shotgun. |
*** The [[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]] traded his revolver for a shotgun. |
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** [[V for Vendetta|V]] switched from anarchism to fascism. |
** [[V for Vendetta|V]] switched from anarchism to fascism. |
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*** Or, [[The Matrix |
*** Or, [[The Matrix|(Agent)]] [[Hugo Weaving|Smith]] became a Nazi. |
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*** Even worse, [[Lord of the Rings ( |
*** Even worse, [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Elrond]] going mad after living for so long into the 20th century. |
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*** Still worse, human Nazi [[Transformers ( |
*** Still worse, human Nazi [[Transformers (film)|Megatron]]. |
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** [[Tommy Lee Jones|Implied-facepalm-man]] is Cap's [[Sink or Swim Mentor]]. [[Men in Black ( |
** [[Tommy Lee Jones|Implied-facepalm-man]] is Cap's [[Sink or Swim Mentor]]. [[Men in Black (film)|He does that.]] |
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** [[Robin Hood (TV)|Guy of Gisborne]] is back again. |
** [[Robin Hood (TV series)|Guy of Gisborne]] is back again. |
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** [[Spike Lee|Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps]] joined a desegregated unit. |
** [[Spike Lee|Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps]] joined a desegregated unit. |
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** [[Doctor Who|The Dream Lord]] is now a Nazi scientist. And he even wears the same [[Bow Ties Are Cool|Bow-tie.]] |
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*** He was also [[Harry Potter ( |
*** He was also [[Harry Potter (film)|Dobby]]. |
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** [[Once Upon a Time|The Mad Hatter]], also known as [[Gossip Girl|Carter Baizen]] is Bucky Barnes. |
** [[Once Upon a Time|The Mad Hatter]], also known as [[Gossip Girl|Carter Baizen]] is Bucky Barnes. |
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** [[Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li|M. Bison]] is Dum Dum Dugan. |
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** [[The Tudors|Anne Boleyn]] plants one on Steve. (She's also had practice with ill-timed seduction [[Casanova|during the Renaissance]].) |
** [[The Tudors|Anne Boleyn]] plants one on Steve. (She's also had practice with ill-timed seduction [[Casanova|during the Renaissance]].) |
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** [[Harry Potter ( |
** [[Harry Potter (film)|Filch]] was safeguarding the Cosmic Cube. |
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** [[Kings|Jack Benjamin]] gets sent to war, held hostage, and has to be rescued by his best friend ''again''. |
** [[Kings|Jack Benjamin]] gets sent to war, held hostage, and has to be rescued by his best friend ''again''. |
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** One of the girls Steve and Bucky meet at the fair will soon be travelling in [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Tardis]]. |
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⚫ | ** Captain America [[Yuuichi Nakamura|is]] [[BlazBlue|Hazama/Yuuki Terumi]], [[Macross Frontier|Alto Saotome]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Graham Aker/Mr. Bushido.]] (Also overlaps with [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] if you know what kind of characters are both [[Complete Monster|Hazama]] and [[Occidental Otaku|Graham]], which are the ''opposite'' of what [[The Messiah|Captain]] [[All-American Face|America]] represents.) |
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*** Unlikely, given that Johann Schmidt has been around since [[Long Runners|1941...]] |
*** Unlikely, given that Johann Schmidt has been around since [[Long Runners|1941...]] |
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* [[The Other Darrin]]: Dominic Cooper as the third to play Howard Stark. |
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Dominic Cooper as the third to play Howard Stark. |
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* [[Playing Against Type]]: Chris Evans, usually the [[Deadpan Snarker]] and [[Handsome Lech]], as [[The Cape]]. |
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Chris Evans, usually the [[Deadpan Snarker]] and [[Handsome Lech]], as [[The Cape (trope)]]. |
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* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: [[Jenna Louise Coleman]] as one of the girls Bucky and Steve go on a double date with early in the film. |
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* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: When Peggy finds Captain America drinking in the pub, listen out for an ambulance in the background. The sound of the siren is from a type of siren that wasn't introduced in the UK until the 1970's. The period correct sound should be of a bell rung by hand. |
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: When Peggy finds Captain America drinking in the pub, listen out for an ambulance in the background. The sound of the siren is from a type of siren that wasn't introduced in the UK until the 1970's. The period correct sound should be of a bell rung by hand. |
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* [[Throw It In]]: When Peggy tries to touch the newly enhanced Steve. Hayley Atwell was [[Distracted |
* [[Throw It In]]: When Peggy tries to touch the newly enhanced Steve. Hayley Atwell was [[Distracted by the Sexy]]. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Will Smith]] was the top choice at one point to play Captain America. |
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Will Smith]] was the top choice at one point to play Captain America. |
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** Up until a very late stage in pre-production, Hydra would have been a blatantly Nazi paramilitary organization, with Swastikas on their uniform. The implication is still present in the final version, however. |
** Up until a very late stage in pre-production, Hydra would have been a blatantly Nazi paramilitary organization, with Swastikas on their uniform. The implication is still present in the final version, however. |
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[[Category:Captain America The First Avenger]] |
[[Category:Captain America: The First Avenger]] |
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[[Category:Trivia]] |
[[Category:Trivia]] |
Latest revision as of 02:12, 10 April 2017
- Alan Menken: He penned the Captain America stage song.
- Alan Silvestri: Doing the film's score.
- Fake Nationality:
- Australian Hugo Weaving, American Stanley Tucci, and Englishmen Toby Jones and Richard Armitage play Germans.
- Englishman Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, American playboy and captain of industry.
- Englishman David Bradley as the Norwegian keeper of the Cosmic Cube.
- Romanian-born Sebastian Stan as American Bucky Barnes.
- Was actually deliberately averted in the case of Captain America himself. The crew felt that it was necessary for the Cap to be played by a genuine American.
- Thoroughly averted in the case of Neal McDonough as Dum-Dum Dugan, who shares the same nationality and home city of Boston, Mass, as well as Irish lineage, as well as Bruno Ricci (who is actually French) as Jacques Dernier.
- Hey, It's That Guy!:
- The wrong Human Torch is serving in World War Two.
- Mace might get frozen again.
- Buck Compton has grown a mustache while away from the 506th.
- The Tin Man traded his revolver for a shotgun.
- V switched from anarchism to fascism.
- Implied-facepalm-man is Cap's Sink or Swim Mentor. He does that.
- Guy of Gisborne is back again.
- Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps joined a desegregated unit.
- The Dream Lord is now a Nazi scientist. And he even wears the same Bow-tie.
- He was also Dobby.
- The Mad Hatter, also known as Carter Baizen is Bucky Barnes.
- M. Bison is Dum Dum Dugan.
- Anne Boleyn plants one on Steve. (She's also had practice with ill-timed seduction during the Renaissance.)
- Filch was safeguarding the Cosmic Cube.
- Jack Benjamin gets sent to war, held hostage, and has to be rescued by his best friend again.
- The wrong Human Torch is serving in World War Two.
- Hey, It's That Voice!: In the Japanese dub:
- Captain America is Hazama/Yuuki Terumi, Alto Saotome and Graham Aker/Mr. Bushido. (Also overlaps with Hilarious in Hindsight if you know what kind of characters are both Hazama and Graham, which are the opposite of what Captain America represents.)
- Nick Fury is Suberoa Zinnerman.
- Peggy Carter is Crimson Viper and Aoi
- Name's the Same: Schmidt (German for "Smith") seems to be a common name for Nazi scientists with special powers in Marvel comic movies. Which is probably why he goes by Sebastian Shaw now...
- Might also count as Actor Allusion for another Smith...
- Unlikely, given that Johann Schmidt has been around since 1941...
- Might also count as Actor Allusion for another Smith...
- The Other Darrin: Dominic Cooper as the third to play Howard Stark.
- Playing Against Type: Chris Evans, usually the Deadpan Snarker and Handsome Lech, as The Cape (trope).
- Retroactive Recognition: Jenna Louise Coleman as one of the girls Bucky and Steve go on a double date with early in the film.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: When Peggy finds Captain America drinking in the pub, listen out for an ambulance in the background. The sound of the siren is from a type of siren that wasn't introduced in the UK until the 1970's. The period correct sound should be of a bell rung by hand.
- Throw It In: When Peggy tries to touch the newly enhanced Steve. Hayley Atwell was Distracted by the Sexy.
- What Could Have Been: Will Smith was the top choice at one point to play Captain America.
- Up until a very late stage in pre-production, Hydra would have been a blatantly Nazi paramilitary organization, with Swastikas on their uniform. The implication is still present in the final version, however.
- In addition, deleted scenes also had HYDRA explicitly attacking Nazis in addition to Allied powers.
- Emily Blunt was offered the role of Peggy Carter.
- Up until a very late stage in pre-production, Hydra would have been a blatantly Nazi paramilitary organization, with Swastikas on their uniform. The implication is still present in the final version, however.