There is no doubting that Minions are one of the most widespread and popular movie characters of this century! Love them or hate them, they are everywhere! On t-shirts, shoes, backpacks, memes, jewelry, cars- you name it and someone has tried to put a Minion on it! With a potential sequel to The Minion Movie in the works (starring Chris Pratt maybe!) it is not a bad idea to get on board with the Minion wave and brush up on your knowledge. Plus, if you work, talk to, or are related to any kids, they will be ultimately impressed with your Minion knowledge!
1) Minions are voiced by the directors of Despicable Me
2) Minions only have 3 fingers on each hand
3) Minions are the official mascots for Illumination Entertainment
4) So far there have been 5 different minion hair styles
5) Minions do not need oxygen to survive
6) Minions are resistant to freezing
7) In the first Despicable Me film, minions have slightly crooked teeth, but in the second their teeth are straight
8) Minions speak Minionese, which is a mix of French, English, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and Russian
9) Minions have only had male names
10) Minions love bananas, apples, and papayas
11) A minion blimp was made and flown around the US to promote Despicable Me 2- one of the only airships being flown worldwide at that time
12) Evil minions are purple because purple is the opposite of yellow on the color spectrum
13) Evil minions are created when normal minions are injected with PX-41
14) Evil minions are almost indestructible- they are immune to flamethrowers, guns, axes, and bombs
15) The minion population contains 899 minions
16) Minions average to be three and a half feet tall
17) Minions were originally supposed to be giant ogre like creatures, but writers thought that would not help make Gru more likable
18) Another idea was to have them be human like henchmen (like the men in the beginning of Despicable Me 2)
19) Bob has heterochromia- two different color eyes
20) Minions are thought to have come from a single strand of DNA
21) Minions have one purpose in life “seek out and serve the most despicable master they can find”
22) Minions accidently helped to kill Dracula, Genghis Kahn, Napolean, and even the T Rex
23) Minions love to sing
24) There is a Minion in the beginning scene from Dr Seuss’ The Lorax
25) One eyed minions are usually shorter
26) Minions have no set gender
27) McDonald's, Hasbro, and General Mills have all licensed Minions
28) Despicable Me 2 was the first Universal Studios film since Jurassic Park that hard both McDonald's and General Mills supporting it
29) Minions can double as glow sticks
30) There are only 48 combinations of features to make minions (height, hair, build, eyes)
31) Minions have sparked an entire meme series
32) Minions originated from the water
33) “bi-do” means I’m sorry
34) “bapple” means apple
35) “gelato” means ice-cream
36) “bananoninal” means ugly
37) Kevin, Dave, and Stuart, the stars of the Minion Movie were designed to resemble Gru’s daughters Margo, Agnes, and Edith
38) The minions were originally going to be genetically modified corn kernels
39) Both Despicable Me movies ended with a minion dance party
40) Dict is an app that translates the minions words
41) Mark is known as the Mom Minion
42) Kevin is the minion who manages the wireless
43) The Minion Movie is Sandra Bullock's first time playing a villain
44) In the Minions move, they attend Villain Con, which was based off of San Diego’s Comic Con
45) The minions movie is 1 hour 44 min long
46) Titan Comics is publishing a get of comics and graphic novels based on the minions
47) One of the minions in Despicable Me 2 acts exactly as one of the main characters from Invasion of the Body Snatchers
48) The scene with the row of Minions sitting and eating lunch on a girder is designed to be a replica of the famous photo “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”
49) Despicable Me 3 has been confirmed for 2017 release
50) Evil Minions were inspired by a Tweedy Bird cartoon
There you have it! 50 things you never thought you needed to know about Minions! Now go out there and spread the Minion love!
