Non-trope trivia: * "The Case" was filmed by the kid actors themselves alongside the main film. * The kid actors got to choose their characters' bikes and Abrams let them keep them after the shooting was over. * In addition to being on-camera, Bruce Greenwood also served as the Alien's motion capture actor in early tests for the thing. Before the producers decided to make it less humanoid in movement. * Hey, It's That Guy!: * Simon Camden is now a stoner. Reverend Camden would be soooo disappointed! * The science teacher from Gremlins used to work for the government before becoming a teacher. * That shellshocked CDC scientist is now a Knight Templar Airforce colonel. * That bomb squad officer is now a sheriff. * Homer Simpson is a car salesman. * J.J