The Avengers

Trivia: When Bruce Banner is explaining to everyone how he can't die, he tells them that he once put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger, but that the Hulk spit out the bullet. This was supposed to be the original opening scene for The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton.

Trivia: During the scene where Thor and Loki are talking near the cliff, two ravens are seen flying overhead. In Norse mythology Odin has two ravens named Huginn and Muninn who give Odin information from Midgard (Earth).

Trivia: Robert Downey Jr. jokingly improvised the line referring to one of the techie's playing Galaga. Director Joss Whedon loved the line so much, he added in the later shot where we see the techie literally playing Galaga.

Trivia: In the final scene of the film, as Tony is unfolding the blueprints for the new Stark Tower, if you look very carefully (slo-mo may be necessary) you can see files with a symbol representing each Avenger in the upper right corner of each file - Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, etc. The implication being that Tony will build a section of Stark Tower for each of his friends.

Brad

Trivia: Stay during the credits, there's an extra bonus scene after the animated credits and before the main (scrolling) credits. Those of you dedicated Marvel fans will have to explain what is in the scene to everyone else. There is also a second bonus scene at the very end of the credits.

Quinny

Trivia: Thor's three main costumes are referenced in this film. His sleeveless first appearance, armored second, and capeless ultimate looks are all seen.

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Trivia: There is a small screen showing the heat signature in the room where Loki is being held which shows that he has a cold body temperature because he is a frost giant.

Jennyred

Trivia: For the post-credit scene where the group are eating shawarma together, Chris Evans had to wear a prosthetic jaw, because he had grown a beard for another movie and couldn't shave it off. It's also why he's resting his head on his hand through the entire scene, conveniently covering up most of his face.

Trivia: Paul Bettany, who voices Jarvis in this and the standalone Iron Man films, hasn't seen any of them. In an interview he said "This is robbery. I walk in, I say some lines on a piece of paper for two hours, and then they give me a bag of money and I leave and I go about my day...I've never seen one of them...It's not because of any snobbishness, it's just not my thing."

Jon Sandys

Trivia: From a bird's-eye view, the layout of the helicarrier's bridge forms the SHIELD Eagle logo.

Cubs Fan

Trivia: Stan Lee had two cameos in the movie but his first appearance was cut. In the scene when Steve Rogers is at the cafe seen in the final fight where he first encounters the waitress who had become infatuated with Captain America after he saves her. Stan Lee basically calls Steve a moron for not asking for her phone number.

SheWhoLovesMovies

Trivia: When Loki is grabbed by the Hulk and repeatedly smashed into the floor, Tom Hiddleston had a rope tied around his ankle which was pulled to achieve the effect. Although, Tom was told that the rope would be pulled while speaking to the Hulk, he was never told when the rope would be pulled so his reaction to quickly be pulled down was real.

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Trivia: The Avengers co-creator Stan Lee makes his usual cameo. This time as a man being interviewed by a news reporter asking about superheroes, at the end of the movie.

Rydersriot87

Trivia: When Hulk confronts Loki, Loki was originally going to create duplicate illusions of himself to try to confuse Hulk. Hulk, however, would use his sense of smell to find the real Loki and attack him.

Trivia: When Stan Lee is being interviewed, in the top left corner of the screen Stan Lee is one it says "FILE: A113" A-113 references a graphic design and character animation classroom at California Institute of the Arts, and is often referenced by alumni.

Comedyfan74

Trivia: While Tony is watching the data of the Avengers in his tower, the pic of Hulk has #71 on it, as reference to the comic book of the same number where Hulk fights with Iron Monger.

oswal13

Factual error: In the scene in Stuttgart, we see a "reserved parking" sign written as "Reservierten Parken". First of all, this is grammatically wrong - if used at all, it should be "Reserviertes Parken". But you wouldn't find a sign in Germany saying that. They say "Reservierter Parkplatz".

Daniel4646

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Question: Why didn't Jarvis alert Tony immediately that Selvig was in his building assembling the machine on the balcony to open the portal?

Gary Stewart

Chosen answer: Jarvis only has access to Tony through certain methods. The Iron Man helmet has speakers for Jarvis to speak through and buildings Jarvis is installed in as well. It's likely Jarvis warned Tony through other means, but either A) Tony figured it out by the time he got the message or B) In all the chaos of the attack on the Hellicarrier, Tony didn't see it.

Brad

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