Taken Toon Trivia

No spoilers within, so read on if you’ve not seen the film.

Something I forgot to mention in the review of Taken previously. I spotted a couple of Toon-related things that I think may point to an in-joke with the cast or crew somewhere. One item is a coincidence. Two… nah.

First up, and quite obvious, is the scene near the start where Bryan’s mates turn up for the barbecue. Spot the 6-pack of Newcastle Brown Ale in small export-sized bottles being waved by one of them. Thing is, the scene immediately afterwards shows a couple of the cast drinking from these. The bottles still in the cardboard carrier contain the lovely dark brown liquid… whereas the ones being swigged from are partly full of something that looks more like Budweiser!

The thing that makes me think there’s an in-joke ahoy is the name of the “Diva” as IMDB lists her. The name enscribed on her business card? “Sheerah”. I mean, come on…