I am a grown woman. A grown woman who is confident enough in her own skin to admit that MINION is my favourite word in the English language. I am also an Aunty to three incredible boys who love animation. However my love for the word goes back before they were born. Go further back in time and my love for the word dates before they teamed up with Gru in Despicable Me. The word is fun to say. Go on, say it now. Minions!
Say it with a childlike voice. Now say it with authority. Now say it with childlike authority. See, it’s a fun word.
Despite being that grown woman I mentioned earlier, my inner child is excited to see the Minions film. My cover will be my eldest nephew Josh. But let’s be honest, it’s all about me.
These little creatures have innocence. They have creativity. They are intrigued by the world around them and they want to engage with it. They are silly. They have character and some are a special kind of special. Banana!
We can learn so much about who they are and how we, as grown-ups, have lost that spark. We have lost that ability to let go of the stress and the worry and throw ourselves into the wonder of life and learning. We should be making memories with our friends and searching for a purpose. Searching for our happy place.That is why MINIONS is STILL my favourite word in the English language. In saying that, here are 15 Useless Facts About Minions:
1. The word “minion” is French. The dictionary definition is “a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one”.
2. Minions stand approx. 105cm.
3. In “minion-ese” each word translates to an actual word.
4. Minion-ese is a culmination of Spanish, English, French, and Italian, with additional elements of Russian and Korean.
5. French animator Pierre Coffin reportedly voiced 899 different Minion characters. Coffin also co-directed both Despicable Me films and Minions.
6. In one of the short films, it was suggested that Minions are made from a single strand of mutated DNA.
7. The Minions who have important roles in the film all have male names.
8. In the Despicable Me films they have 5 natural hairstyles.
9. The Minions teeth change from the first to the second Despicable Me films. They start crooked and end up aligned.
10. Minions have three fingers on each hand.
11. Purple and yellow are on opposite sides of the colour spectrum. That’s why the evil Minions are purple.
12. Minion Bob has two different colours, a condition called heterochromia iridium. Approx. 6 out of 1000 people will have heterochromia iridium. Other famous people with this condition are Kiefer Sutherland, Mila Kunis, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Walken, Kate Bosworth, Simon Pegg and Henry Cavill.
13. In 2013, Despicable Me 2 was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year, out grossed by Frozen and Iron Man 3. It’s also the 4th biggest animated film of all time, behind Frozen, Toy Story 3 and The Lion King.
14. The most viewed Minions video on YouTube is the “best of compilation” with almost 67 million views and counting.
15. There are more than 10,400 minions in the Despicable Me 2 poster
So there you have it, learn anything new? Obviously there are many more Minions facts out there, but if you enjoyed these then make sure you check out our other Useless Facts articles!
Minions is in cinemas now. If you haven’t immersed yourself in minions before, check out the trailers.
Stampsy is one half of the Drive Show “The Departure Lounge” on KRock955, lover of social media and all things Minions. Stop by on Twitter and Instagram only1stampsy and on Facebook only1stampsy
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