Trivia / Minions

• Acting for Two:
  • Director Pierre Coffin voices all of the individual Minion characters, of which there are approximately nine-hundred. The same goes for the Latin American Spanish dub as well.
  • In the Japanese dub, Mamoru Miyano voices both Herb Overkill and Dr. Flux, the latter is a gag from another role he voiced previously.
• Celebrity Voice Actor: Besides the ones from the English version:
  • In the Latin American Spanish dub, Scarlet is voiced by Mexican singer Thalia, and Herb by no one else than Ricky Martin, doing a much better work than his previous experience with voice acting.^note It helps a lot he speaks in a over-the-top tone so his Puerto Rican accent could play on his favor, rather than against him.
• Creator Backlash:
  • Director Pierre Coffin can't tell if the movie he made was good or not.
  • Screenwriter Brian Lynch clearly isn't fond of the film.
• Creator's Favorite: Director Pierre Coffin favorite Minions are Bob and Stuart..
• Crossdressing Voices: Two minor characters, a pair of baby brothers named Bernie and Binky, are voiced by Lori Alan and Tara Strong.
• Deleted Scene: The scene where the Minions keep killing their previous masters originally included a bit where they serve a medieval king, who ends up tripping and being impaled by his own sword.
• Descended Creator: Co-director Pierre Coffin as all of the Minions. He receives a well-deserved starring credit as a result.
• Dueling Movies: With Penguins of Madagascar, a similar spinoff where the sidekicks from the main franchise took center stage. Financially, at least, Minions defeated Penguins in just one weekend.
• Kids' Meal Toy: The film received 12 talking Happy Meal toys from McDonald's. The caveman toy in particular was infamous for being recalled due to saying phrases that parents thought sounded like "What the fuck?" and "Well, I'll be damned!"
• The Other Darrin: In the Swedish Dub, young Gru is not voiced by Henrik Dorsin who voiced him as an adult, instead being voiced by Pierre Tafvelin.
• Playing Against Type: Never thought sweet Sandra Bullock could portray a sour, Large Ham like Scarlett Overkill, did you?
• Real-Life Relative:
  • In the Brazilian dub, the actor who voiced Scarlet's husband Herb, Vladmir Brichta, is married to Adriana Esteves, the actress who voiced Scarlet, in real life.
  • Almost the same for the French dub with Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet as Scarlet and Herb. They are in a relationship since 2007.
• Release Date Change: It was originally scheduled to be released on December 19, 2014, but got pushed back to July 10, 2015 to avoid competing against The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
• Word of God:
  • Scarlet and Herb first met each other while trying to steal the same painting.
  • Herb took Scarlet's maiden name when they got married.
  • After Scarlet and Herb are frozen by a young Gru, they are thrown in jail, ruled over said jail for a year before escaping. Also, Scarlet doesn't harbor any ill feelings for the Minions.

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