32 Big, Bushy Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia and Easter Eggs From Scorsese Films
Hmm, maybe hair is to Samson as eyebrows are to Scorsese!
We were about to trim our eyebrows before compiling this list, but as aspiring filmmakers, we thought we’d leave them alone. Who knows? These thick, wiry strands might just be the key to directorial greatness.
Waiting until they get that grey and bushy is gonna be tough, so we wonder if the movie gods will be able to tell if we stuck on some fake ones. We wouldn’t want to anger them. Here, check out these awesome tidbits about Martin Scorsese movies while we get to gluin’…
Matt Damon’s Prep for The Departed
The RZA Turned Down A Role in The Departed
De Niro Turned Down The Departed As Well
Jack Nicholson Initially Turned Down The Departed, Too
Jack Nicholson’s Improv During The Departed
Steven Spielberg’s Help on Wolf of Wall Street
Jonah Hill
Securing the Film Rights for Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan Belfort’s Cameo in Wolf of Wall Street
McConaughey’s Chest Bump in Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street’s Production Problems
Ray Liotta in Goodfellas
The Kitchen Entrance Shot in Goodfellas
Catherine Scorsese (Aka Mama Scorsese)
John Malkovich Turned Down A Role in Goodfellas
Goodfellas Was Expected to Bomb
Marlon Brando Discouraged Scorsese from Making Goodfellas
Goodfellas
Al Pacino Turned Down Goodfellas
Goodfellas
The Irishman
Casino
Source: GQ
The Goodfellas Link to The Sopranos
Source: The Independent
Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island
Paramount Pictures
Foreshadowing in Shutter Island
Source: 18 Horror Movies With Diabolically Clever Foreshadowing
Tony Danza
Source: VICE
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in The Aviator
Source: Architectural Digest
The Senate Speech in The Aviator
Source: Roger Ebert
The Idea for Gangs of New York
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
The World Trade Center at the End of Gangs of New York
Source: The ASC