FILM 2040: DEAD AGAIN

TRIVIA: This movie was shot entirely in color, and was intended to be released that way. It was decided during editing, however, that the movement between past and present could be made clearer by printing the Roman and Margaret scenes in black and white. Director Sir Kenneth Branagh comments on the DVD that the costume and set designers were disappointed by this, because they would have used different colors for those scenes, which would photograph better in black and white, had they known this.

The convent is the same building that was used for exteriors of Bruce Wayne's house in Batman (1966).

Robin Williams didn't want his name to appear in the opening credits, as it might have misled audiences into thinking that this movie was a comedy. He only has three scenes with director Sir Kenneth Branagh, and one with Dame Emma Thompson. This was due to Robin doing two other movies the same year, not from Paramount Pictures, but from TriStar Pictures, which include Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King (1991) and Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991).

When we first meet Mike Church, he's parked on the wrong side of the street. Most people thought this was a nod to director Sir Kenneth Branagh's British heritage. The real reason is because Branagh wanted some Los Angeles skyscrapers visible in the background.

Christopher Lloyd, John Lithgow, Alec Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, and Alan Rickman were considered to play Franklyn Madson.

Dame Emma Thompson and Sir Kenneth Branagh were married when this movie was filmed and premiered. They divorced in 1995.

Along with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), this is one of two films directed by Kenneth Branagh to feature a clip from Sorry, Wrong Number (1948).

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