If you've already finished watching Stranger Things Season 4 Book 1 and you like to soak up all the possible facts about what you just saw, it's like a mini obsession of not wanting to lose anything, right? I understand you, that's how it went for all fans of series and movies.
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27 interesting curious facts from the first part of the fourth season of Stranger Things.
Fact#1
Eleven's outfits this season are less vibrant than those of the third season, as the series wants to visually imply that the character is still closely tied to Hawkins's fashion and colors rather than adapting to the bright colors of California. , showing that you feel out of place in your new home. The same goes for Will's locker room.
Fact#2
Each episode of the fourth season would have cost $30 million, which means the entire season had a budget of nearly $300 million. It's one of the most expensive Netflix productions to date, so if you give yourself an idea, it's $100 million more than the budget of Top Gun: Maverick or Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness.
Fact#3
Production for the season took place at three different main sites, something that hadn't been done so far in Stranger Things. The Hawkins scenes, it was shot in Atlanta, Georgia as usual.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, all of the Byers family scenes were shot in California, and to recreate Russia shot in Lithuania.
Fact#4
The scenes set at Pennhurst Psychiatric Hospital were filmed at Berry College in the city of Rome, Georgia, about an hour and a half from Atlanta. It is the largest university campus in the world, with over 11,000 hectares of land.
Fact#5
Also Rome, Georgia is the current location of the Creel house, a few
A few miles from Berry College. The creative team was looking for a "creepy" home with a distinctive presence, vertical architecture, and a third-floor penthouse.
When production designer Chris Trujillo first saw the house, it reminded him of Norman Bates' house in the movie Psycho. The real Creel house was built in the 1870s and was previously a guest house.
Fact#6
Originally, the Duffer brothers wanted Eddie's hair to look Similar to David Bowie's iconic mane as Jareth in the movie Labyrinth.
The hair team based the final look on Ozzy Osbourne and other well-known members.
bands from the 80s. Chrissy's hairstyle was inspired by Olivia Newton-John's character, Sandy in Grizz, a very American good girl, a classic cheerleader, but with very 80s bangs. Jason Carver's hair design was based on Tom Cruise's hair as Joel in the movie Risky Business.
Fact#7
Eleven wears a ring throughout the season. According to the wardrobe team, it was a gift from Mike at some point off-camera.
Fact#8
To create historically correct costumes for the season's Russian characters, the costume team traveled to Poland to choose clothes with the help of a military consultant.
The color scheme in Russia is cooler, with monochromatic blues and greens, and contrasts with the California and Hawkins settings.
Fact#9
All of the Russian prison scenes were shot in a real prison located in Lithuania, a former prison that closed in 2019.
Fact#10
Unlike the previous season where the shadow monster or mind flayer was created almost entirely by CGI and the actors had to work with and react to a beach ball on a stick, the Duffer Brothers decided to use practical and mechanical effects for the monster. season.
Fact#11
The Vecna monster was heavily influenced by Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, as well as Pinhead from the Hellraiser series. Robert Englund, the famous actor who plays Krueger in the franchise, also portrays the character of Victor Creel this season.
Fact#12
Due to Argyle's additional specific interests, actor Eduardo Franco wore bloodshot contact lenses throughout the season. It was the first time in his life that Franco had to wear contact lenses.
Fact#13
All of the characters who came to appear in the season at Hawkins Laboratory, Pennhurst Psychiatric Hospital, and Russian Prison had to be made up to reflect their drab, colorless surroundings. The makeup team used green makeup to eliminate the rosy, healthier skin tones of the actors.
Fact#14
Although we only see Eleven introduce her personal hero in class, we also see
Will brought to school a sign bearing the name of Alan Turing, the British scientist who, despite his heroism in World War II, was prosecuted for his homosexuality and chemically castrated.
Fact#15
During the introduction to her personal hero, Eleven shows off a little squirrel she calls "Mr. Fibley", a reference to the squirrel Eleven kills in season 2 by using her powers to throw him against a tree.
Fact#16
The wardrobe team worked in conjunction with brands like Quicksilver to design
Argyle's character's California outfits as well as Mike's recently arrived outfits
in the city. They also worked with Converse for the Hawkins High School student looks, custom-made in three different colors to match the school's color palette.
Fact#17
When Steve reassures Robin that he can try something with the girl he likes, he mentions that she went back to the video store the movie Student Mischief paused at minute 53.9 seconds. This moment, if not obvious, is from the 1982 film where the character played by Phoebe Cates takes off her red bikini top during a dream sequence.
Fact#18
Lucas' new flat cut signifies his transition into a more popular male athlete and is inspired by the hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play. Also, this season, Mike is trying to grow out his hair like Eddie, his new role model. On the other hand, Will has the same melon cut hairstyle to show that he is still very fond of childhood and wants things to stay the same. Eleven's hair looks frizzy and shy, reflecting the character's insecurity and lack of self-esteem now that she no longer has her powers.
Fact#19
Steve and Robin work at a branch of Family Video, a popular rental store of videos that has just closed its doors (and its online store) in March of this year 2022.
Fact#20
One of Max's flashbacks in this episode shows her watching television when a young Courtney Cox appears on the screen. Max was probably watching Misfits of Science, a series in which Cox played a telekinetic girl named Gloria.
Fact#21
There are two references to the Star Wars franchise in the season, the first when Dustin, while playing Dungeons & Dragons, tried to beat Neighbor with a perfect score of 20, Han Solo quotes in The Empire Strikes Back: " Never tell me the odds." Also during the third episode, Jonathan and Will can be seen watching an episode of the cartoon "Ewoks" on TV, an animated series about the franchise's species.
Fact#22
Some references to the X-Men are the name of the club that Mike and Dustin joined, "The Hellfire Club" or the "Hellfire Club" which is also the name of the group of villains in the X-Men universe, Dustin also does a direct reference to Cerebro, a telepathic amplifier in the "X-Men" comics, usually used to find other mutants, in the series it's the name Dustin gives to a makeshift computer setup he made for locate and help his friend Eddie, who is on the run for a murder he didn't commit.
Fact#23
When Joyce calls the number sent to her to reach the person who can help her reunite with Hopper, dialing the numbers played the original notes from the "Mission: Impossible" theme.
Fact#24
The boy who walks into the video store while the protagonists are figuring out how to find Eddie is played by the actress' brother Maya Hawke, who plays Robin. Fans thought he would have a role after the behind-the-scenes footage aired, but it ended up being a brief blurry appearance.
Fact#25
The phone number Mike calls to get information from Eleven is different from the one on the note. The note lists the number as "202-968-6161", but Will tells Mike to dial "202-564-9087". A small mistake.
Fact#26
In the trailer for the season, fans noticed a notable mistake on Billy's tombstone, with some shots showing his name as "Billy Hargrove" and others as "William Hargrove". This bug was fixed in post-production and Max's brother's full name was retained.
Fact#27
To apply the full body practicality of Vecna, a team of four people for six and seven hours. The character had to be ready for the camera early in the morning, so the process usually starts around 2 or 3 a.m. and it takes another hour at the end of the day to be able to remove it.
This is all very interesting, isn't it? And that there's still plenty to see when Stranger Things returns with Season Four Volume 2 on July 1.
Thank you very much for looking at my article, and until next time.
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