11 Pieces Of Useless Trivia About Stranger Things

Chief Hopper's uniform was designed specifically to resemble Roy Scheider's police uniform in Jaws.

In one scene, Steve asks Nancy if she wants to go see a film with him called Vision Quest. It's a real film from 1985 that starred Matthew Modine.

Millie Bobby Brown was convinced to shave her head by the Duffer Brothers after she was shown Charlize Theron's character in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Winona Ryder allegedly didn't know what streaming was or even have a Netflix account before she was offered the lead role in the series.

Dustin / Gaten Matarazzo's voice changed so much during production that he wasn't able to re-record lines by the end of filming.

The book the State Trooper is reading is Stephen King's Cujo. The series has many, many references to the author's work.

In fact, the font used in the opening credits is the very same used on the covers of Stephen King's earlier novels. It's called ITC Benguiat.

The poster for the series was designed to resemble the artwork of Drew Struzan, who made many posters for Steven Spielberg during the '70s and '80s.

Officer on left: Powell, a reference to Al Powell from Die Hard. Officer on right: Callahan, a reference to Father Callahan from 'Salem's Lot.

The Duffer Brothers originally wanted to do a remake of Stephen King's It, but were unable to secure the rights. Instead, they made Stranger Things.

Coincidentally, Finn Wolfhard - who plays Mike - will be starring in the 2017 remake of Stephen King's It.