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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
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- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThe wild night came from a real bachelor party
The idea came from Tripp Vinson, a producer and friend of executive producer Chris Bender. He went missing from his own Las Vegas bachelor party, blacked out and woke up in a strip club, threatened with a huge bill. The script by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore sold to Warner for over $2 million.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesStu's missing tooth is real
No visual effect and no prosthetic. Ed Helms never grew an adult incisor and has had an implant since his teens. For filming he took the implant out and the gap was real.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe tiger and Mike Tyson came in the rewrite
The script Warner bought already had three friends retracing the night. Jeremy Garelick and director Todd Phillips rewrote it and added Mike Tyson with his tiger, the baby and the police cruiser. Lucas and Moore kept the writing credit under Writers Guild rules.
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- Behind the scenesThe tattoo artist had three actors
The Bangkok tattoo artist was first given to Mel Gibson. The cast objected and Todd Phillips dropped the idea. Liam Neeson shot the part instead, but the scene was cut by accident in post. Nick Cassavetes redid the role.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesRepeating the formula was their choice
Bradley Cooper said the cast talked about changing the structure and decided against it. They felt they hadn't yet "earned" a break from the mold. That's why the sequel has a ticking clock, a lost night, a missing person and a wedding waiting.
source ↗ - CameoThe chapel owner returns as a club owner
Bryan Callen played the Las Vegas wedding chapel owner in the first film. In the second he comes back as a different character, a nightclub owner in Bangkok.
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- Behind the scenesTodd Phillips was calling it a "finale" in 2011
Days before Part II opened, Phillips said a third film would be a finale and would not follow the earlier template. Part III doesn't run on a blacked-out night. The story becomes a hunt for Chow.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNogales, Arizona, stood in for Tijuana
Filming began in Los Angeles on September 10, 2012. In October the crew moved to Nogales, Arizona, which doubled as Tijuana. At the end of the month they spent several weeks in Las Vegas. A stretch of Route 73 in Orange County was closed for chase scenes.
source ↗ - CameoKen Jeong's role grew
In July 2012, Ken Jeong signed on to return as Chow in a significantly bigger role. Heather Graham came back as Jade, and John Goodman and Melissa McCarthy joined the cast.
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