Murder Drones (film)/Trivia

Trivia of the 2024 film Murder Drones.

Trivia

 * Liam Vickers wrote the screenplay in October 2021, following the pilot's release. The project was kept confidential by Glitch until the film's initial announcement in November 2022, eleven months after it was written.
 * Keanu Reeves was initially meant to play Raymond Brown, but dropped out and was replaced by Ryan Reynolds.
 * This film marks the first 21 Laps Entertainment film to be co-produced with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
 * The game Uzi and N play on the former's PlayStation 3 is the 2008 video game Call of Duty: World at War.
 * The map Uzi and N play in the game is the zombies map Nacht der Untoten.
 * Due to the film's inconsistent use of continuity, it is unknown as to when the film takes place. Some fans speculated that it took place in the 2010s-now era (use of technology and the presence of electronics), while others thought it took place in the pre-2000s era (80s-music and atmosphere).
 * Producer Gabe Frost revealed in the audio commentary that it takes place in the late-2000s, specifically 2009.
 * This is David Leitch and Ryan Reynolds' third collaboration, after the 2018 and 2022 films Deadpool 2 and Bullet Train respectively.
 * The trailers and film have the "Booting up//" screen before the beginning of the former and latter, which is featured from the pilot itself.
 * Despite having three uses of "fuck", the film is still rated PG-13 by the MPA. This is because the word is not used in a way that general audiences can find demeaning.
 * In the first instance, N says this word when he overhears a kid talking "smack" about him by saying: "You're fucking dead, kiddo."
 * This is a reference to the US Navy Seal copypasta, which was also said by Michael Kovach (N's voice actor) in a livestream hosted by Glitch Productions.
 * In the second instance, Uzi yells "You fucking traitor!" when she finds out that N had his live location shared to the other Disassembly Drones, including J.
 * The third and final instance has a taxi driver muttering “little fucker” after Tessa doesn’t tip him.

Deleted/alternate scenes/cuts

 * An R-rated version of the film was written and shot at one point during the film's production, according to director David Leitch and later Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul, and Vickers. This version contained suggestive dialogue, more pervasive language, and violence that was considered "too realistic." This was quickly scrapped by order of Sony due to it being too inappropriate for the general demographic of the series, leading to the script being rewritten and reshot to receive a PG-13 rating. This cut of the film is now considered lost by the general public, with Vickers and the Lerdwichaguls confirming that they are unsure if the cut is still in Sony's archives, awaiting a potential Blu-ray release, or if it is completely erased and gone forever.

Rating
The film has been rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) by the Motion Picture Association for:

Strong sci-fi violence

 * Some robots are killed brutally.
 * Black oil can be seen in some scenes; very reminiscent of blood.
 * N can be seen tearing apart a Worker Drone in the alleyway Uzi enters.

Intense thematic elements

 * JCJenson and the rest of the Disassembly Drones attempt to kill Uzi and N.
 * Uzi nearly drowns after falling in the Knik River.

Language

 * The words "badass", "damn", "ass", and "hell" are used frequently.
 * "Asshole" and "bitch" are used less in some scenes.
 * Uzi says "frick" in some scenes.
 * 8 uses of "shit".
 * 3 uses of "fuck". Very more than average for a PG-13 film.