Trivia / Eraser

• Completely Different Title:
  • The Protector (Mexico/Argentina)
  • Absolute Removal (Greece)
  • Archive Burning (Brazil), a slang for murder of someone who knows too much.
  • Eliminator (Czech Republic)
• Fake Russian: The Russian terrorist leader is played by a Polish actor (Olek Krupa).
• Follow the Leader: The railgun was such an Impossibly Cool Weapon that has become a staple of FPS games after the release of this movie. Examples include Quake II, Quake III: Arena, Shadow Warrior (1997)...
  • It alsomade a prominent appearance in Ready Player One.
• Renamed to Avoid Association: The villainous company was originally called "Cyrex", but the name was changed to "Cyrez" when it was discovered that a chip manufacturer named Cyrix existed.
• What Could Have Been: Jonathan Pryce was offered the role of Robert DeGuerin, but chose a part in Evita with Madonna instead.

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