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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoJohnny Depp and Peter DeLuise show up
Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise make uncredited cameos as Tom Hanson and Doug Penhall, the cops of the 80s series. Holly Robinson Peete also returns as Officer Judy Hoffs.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNew Orleans disguised as a generic city
The crew shot in New Orleans but hid the city. Street signs were swapped for Helvetica ones and local billboards were removed, so it reads as a generic 'Metropolitan City'.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe film follows the same continuity as the series
Phil Lord said everything in the original series happened here too, only now with different people. The tone is comedy, though, far from the TV drama.
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- ReferenceThe end credits tease 21 fake sequels
In the credits, Jenko and Schmidt go on dozens of undercover missions at other schools, shown as sequels. In one, Schmidt is played by Seth Rogen and only Jenko notices. There is also a joke cartoon, video game and toy line.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesCate Blanchett nearly appeared in the credits
Lord and Miller say in the home-video commentary that they wanted Cate Blanchett for a credits cameo, following a joke from the first film. She was busy with other projects.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPuerto Rico stood in for 'Puerto Mexico'
The spring-break scenes were shot in San Juan, which became the fictional 'Puerto Mexico'. The film's college campus is Tulane University in New Orleans. Filming ran from September to December 2013.
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