Reptile Trivia | 25 facts about the movie

«Reptile» is a 2023 American crime thriller film directed by Grant Singer in his feature-film directorial debut.

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1. Reptile is a 2023 American crime thriller film.
2. The movie was directed by Grant Singer.
3. «Reptile» us his feature-film directorial debut.
4. He co-wrote the screenplay with Benjamin Brewer and Benicio del Toro, and a story he co-wrote with Brewer.
5. The film stars del Toro in the lead role.
6. Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, Ato Essandoh, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Michael Pitt star in the movie.
7. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023.
8. The movie was released in the United States in select theaters on September 22, 2023 before streaming on Netflix on September 29.
9. Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro dated in real life from 1996-1997.
10. Similarities to the unsolved murder of Canadian real estate agent, Lindsay Buziak.
11. Grant Singer’s feature film directorial debut.
12. Singer has directed several music video and one documentary film, Shawn Mendes: In Wonder (2020), but Reptile (2023) is the first narrative film that he has directed.
13. Benicio Del Toro and Alicia Silverstone had previously appeared together as love interests in Excess Baggage (1997).
14. Justin Timberlake is wearing brown contacts.
15. Justin Timberlake’s character is named Will in this movie and In Time (2011).
16. The last scene shows Tom using a paraffin wax bath to help his hand heal.
17. At 1:18:46 Judy Nichols (Alicia Silverstone) is watching an episode of Forensic Files (1996), a popular American true crime documentary series from the 90s.
18. The hands-free faucet symbolizes Tom keeping his hands free/clear/clean of the mess and not getting involved.
19. On August 26, 2021, Netflix was set to produce the crime thriller script Reptile with music video director Grant Singer set to make his directorial feature film debut and Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Seth Spector, Thad Luckinbill, Benicio Del Toro, and Rachel Smith will produce the film.
20. On October 14, 2021, Singer and Brewer were credited as co-writers.
21. Along with the announcement on August 26, 2021, Del Toro and Justin Timberlake were cast in the film.
22. On August 15, 2021, filming began in Atlanta, Georgia.
23. The film score was composed by Yair Elazar Glotman, featuring Arca.
24. On October 10, 2023, Reptile earned the #1 spot for English language films around the world on Netflix with 19.9 million views for the week.
25. That being its second week in a row as the #1 most viewed English language film globally on Netflix.