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  • The title character is always referred to by his full name spoken one character at a time: either 1) Tee, aich, eks, one, one, three, eight, four, ee, bee - 2) the "one, one" spoken as "eleven" or "one, one" is apparently incorrectly spoken as a single "one" In the remake he is usually called just "Thex" as a phonetic pronunciation of the THX prefix.

  • In one scene, a reel is shown spinning, to segue into another shot. On this reel is a white label that says "University of Southern California".

  • The "EB" referred to in the title means "earth born" according to the original script writer.


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