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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: the Somali in the film is legitimate, hilarious Somali.

* [[Classically-Trained Extra]]: Not in the usual sense. General Garza's two bodyguards, who look mind-boggingly similar to one another? Twin [[Useful Notes/Mixed Martial Arts|MMA]] fighters Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who currently compete in the UFC alongside [[Randy Couture]]. Sadly, they're not seen in any hand-to-hand combat.

* [[Dueling Movies]]: Was released around the same time as the [[The Movie|film]] versions of the ''[[The a Team (~~Film~~)|The a Team]]'', ''[[The Losers]]'', and ''[[~~Red (Film)|~~Red]]'', as all four are very similar on the surface. ''[[Machete]]'' also covers similar ground.

* [[Dueling Movies]]: Was released around the same time as the [[The Movie|film]] versions of the ''[[The A-Team (film)|The a Team]]'', ''[[The Losers]]'', and ''[[Red]]'', as all four are very similar on the surface. ''[[Machete]]'' also covers similar ground.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Cordelia]] [[Charisma Carpenter|Chase]] is Lee's girlfriend.

** [[Dexter]]'s pal Angel Batista is General Garza.

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** Oh, for crying out loud. This trope is the entire reason this movie exists!

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: If you think the original version was good in the [[All-Star Cast]] department, the Japanese dubbed version is the reunion of many of the biggest [[Hot-Blooded]] Badasses in anime history:

** Ross [[Isao Sasaki|is]] [[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ~~(Anime)~~|Joe The Condor]]

** Ross [[Isao Sasaki|is]] [[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Joe The Condor]]

** Ying Yang [[Shuichi Ikeda|is]] [[Rurouni Kenshin|Hiko Seijuro]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|Char Aznable]]

** Ying Yang [[Shuichi Ikeda|is]] [[Rurouni Kenshin|Hiko Seijuro]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Char Aznable]]

** Jensen [[Akio Ohtsuka|is]] [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory|Anavele Gato]] and [[Street Fighter IV ~~(Video Game)~~|Seth]]

** Jensen [[Akio Ohtsuka|is]] [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Anavele Gato]] and [[Street Fighter IV|Seth]]

** Lee [[Kazuhiro Yamaji|is]] [[Advent Children|Cid Highwind]] and [[Kamen Rider Blade|Kei Karasuma]]

** General Garza [[Masaru Ikeda|is]] [[Sakura Wars|Ikki Yoneda]]

** Tool [[Yoshito Yasuhara|is]] [[Rurouni Kenshin|Shinomori Aoshi]]

** Lacy [[Atsuko Tanaka|is]] [[Ghost in ~~The~~ Shell|Motoko Kusanagi]] and [[~~Queens~~ Blade|Claudette]]

** Lacy [[Atsuko Tanaka|is]] [[Ghost in the Shell|Motoko Kusanagi]] and [[Queen's Blade|Claudette]]

** Monroe [[Hochu Otsuka|is]] [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|Yazan Gable]] and [[Naruto|Jiraiya]]

** Monroe [[Hochu Otsuka|is]] [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Yazan Gable]] and [[Naruto|Jiraiya]]

** Paine [[Taiten Kusunoki|is]] [[Naruto|Ibiki Morino]]

** Mr. Church [[Hidetoshi Nakamura|is]] [[The King of Fighters|the other Seth]] (and also counts as [[Hilarious in Hindsight]])