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  • The sex scene montage only came about because on the day of filming Gerard Butler had a nasty throat infection and Thandie Newton refused to kiss him. Guy Ritchie then improvised the revised scene into the very funny montage it is now.

  • The band playing in the club scene are The Subways with their song 'Rock & Roll Queen'.

  • There are two characters whose names are a reference to characters in other movies. The character of Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy) is a possible reference to Jason Statham who played Handsome Rob in The Italian Job (2003), and the character Fred the Head is similar to Doug the Head in Ritchie's previous film Snatch. (2000).

  • According to director Guy Ritchie, this is the first in a trilogy. Before the credits reads a title card, "The Wild Bunch will return in The Real RockNRolla". Hinting that this will be the next installment, "The Real RockNRolla".

  • Actor Matt King, who plays Cookie in this film, actually played director Guy Ritchie in spoof Channel 4 show "Star Stories" (2006), in the episode 'Madonna: The Wife's Life'.

  • Director Cameo: [Guy Ritchie] Man on bicycle riding past Roman and Mickey as they approach Johnny's crack house.

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  • SPOILER: When Lenny Cole and Yuri are talking business after the first payment of money has been stolen, there are oranges on the table they are having a drink at. The presence of oranges foreshadows the death of a character.


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