Trivia / Hobo with a Shotgun

• Acclaimed Flop: While "acclaimed" might be over-selling it, the film got a generally positive reception across the board despite its disappointing financial performance and could even be called a Cult Classic in grindhouse circles.
• Acting for Two: Nick Bateman plays both Ivan and Rip.
• Actor-Inspired Element: It was Rutger Hauer's idea to cut holes in his hat and use it as a mask.
• Box Office Bomb: Budget: $3 million. Box office: $834,953.
• Cast the Runner-Up: The actor from the original trailer, David Brunt, was originally supposed to play the character in the feature film. However, Brunt disappeared for several weeks and when he was eventually found by the producers they discovered he was intentionally avoiding them because he was afraid to take on the role as he did not think he could carry an entire feature film by himself. The producers consoled him and offered him to cameo in the film instead as the dirty cop. He appears in two scenes and gets the line: We're all dirty cops! He is also the one who kills the Hobo at the end of the film.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Brazil: The Avenger
  • Romania: The Armed Vagabond
• Defictionalization: Started as a trailer in Grindhouse.
• Stillborn Franchise:
  • There were plans for a prequel/spin-off centered around The Plague and a full script was apparently written set to expand on their past, but the team simply could not get funding for it, presumably due the Box Office Bomb status of it.
  • There were also plans for a sequel where the Hobo literally ends up in Hell. Again, the Box Office Bomb status was probably the reason why this was never made either.
• The Foreign Subtitle:
  • Canada: Hobo with a Shotgun: No Home, No Mercy
• Throw It In!: Rutger Hauer lost his balance and fell when climbing out of the shopping cart. Director Jason Eisener decided to keep it in the movie.
• What Could Have Been: According to Jason Eisener, his first choice for "The Drake" was Jake Roberts, but he was unable to get into Canada at the time.

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