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* TheRedStapler: The film used a cool-looking, but pretty obscure (and never selling well) Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher as one of its props for a fictional support weapon. Not only did awareness about the weapon and its sales skyrocket overnight, but it directly contributed to renewed interest in such weapons in the military ''and'' directly leading to the creation of the Milkor MGL - '''the''' GrenadeLauncher (it's used both by TVT and Website/TheOtherWiki as an example of what a grenade launcher even is).
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* TheRedStapler: The film used a cool-looking, but pretty obscure (and never selling well) Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher as one of its props for a fictional support weapon. Not only did awareness about the weapon and its sales skyrocket overnight, but it directly significantly contributed to renewed interest in such weapons in the military military[[note]]Back when the film came out, grenade launchers were seen as obsolete in any other configuration than underbarrel ones[[/note]] ''and'' directly leading to the creation of the Milkor MGL - '''the''' GrenadeLauncher (it's used both by TVT this and Website/TheOtherWiki as an example of what a grenade launcher even is).
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* LifeImitatesArt: mercenary Simon Mann (ex-SAS like Derek) used this film as a blueprint in a failed attempt to seize power in the small African country of Equatorial Guinea.
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* LifeImitatesArt: mercenary Mercenary Simon Mann (ex-SAS like Derek) used this film as a blueprint in a failed attempt to seize power in the small African country of Equatorial Guinea. Guinea.
* TheRedStapler: The film used a cool-looking, but pretty obscure (and never selling well) Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher as one of its props for a fictional support weapon. Not only did awareness about the weapon and its sales skyrocket overnight, but it directly contributed to renewed interest in such weapons in the military ''and'' directly leading to the creation of the Milkor MGL - '''the''' GrenadeLauncher (it's used both by TVT and Website/TheOtherWiki as an example of what a grenade launcher even is).
* TheRedStapler: The film used a cool-looking, but pretty obscure (and never selling well) Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher as one of its props for a fictional support weapon. Not only did awareness about the weapon and its sales skyrocket overnight, but it directly contributed to renewed interest in such weapons in the military ''and'' directly leading to the creation of the Milkor MGL - '''the''' GrenadeLauncher (it's used both by TVT and Website/TheOtherWiki as an example of what a grenade launcher even is).
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** Creator/TomBerenger has said in interviews that around half of his role was omitted from the final release print. When an executive producer asked him to go on a promotional trip to Japan, he vociferously refused.
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** Creator/TomBerenger has said in interviews that around half of his role was omitted from the final release print. When an executive producer asked him to go on a promotional trip to Japan, he vociferously refused.refused.
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* LifeImitatesArt: mercenary Simon Mann (ex-SAS like Derek) used this film as a blueprint in a failed attempt to seize power in the small African country of Equatorial Guinea.
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* DeletedRole: Helen Shaver filmed scenes as Drew's lover, but they were cut from the final film.
* UncreditedRole: Michael Cimino (''Film/TheDeerHunter'') made an uncredited pass at the screenplay.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Norman Jewison was the first director attached to direct.
** Creator/TomBerenger has said in interviews that around half of his role was omitted from the final release print. When an executive producer asked him to go on a promotional trip to Japan, he vociferously refused.
* UncreditedRole: Michael Cimino (''Film/TheDeerHunter'') made an uncredited pass at the screenplay.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Norman Jewison was the first director attached to direct.
** Creator/TomBerenger has said in interviews that around half of his role was omitted from the final release print. When an executive producer asked him to go on a promotional trip to Japan, he vociferously refused.
