Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

6 Actors Who Thought They Had Made a Totally Different Movie

When all you have is a big green wall behind, sometimes you just don't know what kind of movie you're really making.

Authors: By P. Chung
Published: January 20, 2014
Comments: 948

5 Hilariously Awkward Hidden Meltdowns

It turns out we have more director and actor meltdowns on tape than we realized.

Authors: By Dustin Koski, Michael Taylor
Published: January 10, 2014
Comments: 816

5 Medical Procedures Worthy of Frankenstein

Authors: By Anita Serwacki, Chris Pauls
Published: January 08, 2014
Comments: 26

5 'Happy' Movie Endings (That Aren't)

It's pretty much a prerequisite in Hollywood that your movie has to have a happy ending. But all bets are off after the credits are done rolling.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia , Rohan Ramakrishnan
Published: January 06, 2014
Comments: 1055

6 Mind-Blowing Bits of Foreshadowing in Famous TV Shows

Film and TV writers can't help dropping hints about their upcoming revelations when they know you're not paying attention. Probably because you're looking at porn.

Authors: By Amanda Mannen
Published: January 02, 2014
Comments: 589

The 6 Most Inappropriate Song Choices in Advertising

Careful research or just choose the first thing that pops up on your intern's iPod? Either works fine.

Authors: By Amanda Mannen, Evan V. Symon
Published: December 26, 2013
Comments: 706

6 Bizarre Cameos by Infamous Killers (in Kids' Shows)

You probably assume that most family-friendly properties are going to be free of adult innuendo, advanced mathematics, and notorious murderers. You would assume wrong.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: December 19, 2013
Comments: 966

5 Movies Based on True Stories (with Depressing Epilogues)

Real people don't simply stop existing after the credits roll, but when you find out what they did next, you'll probably wish they had.

Authors: By Ricardo Rivera
Published: December 16, 2013
Comments: 510

5 Behind the Scenes Details That Change How You See Movies

To get a look at what happens on both sides of the camera, we interviewed a grip/electrician named Holden Wilson and a stand-in/background actor who, to preserve his anonymity, has asked to be referred to as Thrust Neckpunch.

Authors: By Richard Johnson, Holden Wilson, Kier Harris
Published: December 09, 2013
Comments: 794

5 Great Movies That Were Turned into Terrible Books

These authors were being asked to produce a full novel based on someone else's screenplay ... why wouldn't they completely tank the job in the most hilarious ways possible?

Authors: By JM McNab
Published: November 23, 2013
Comments: 532

6 Sneaky Ways Movies and TV Shows Outsmarted the Censors

It turns out some come creatives aren't so easy to push around -- they have a message, dammit, and they'll do anything they can to get it to the people.

Authors: By Andy Kneis, Ryan Menezes
Published: November 21, 2013
Comments: 955

5 Famously Terrible Movies That Were Almost Great

All great movies are walking a razor's edge, and just one step in the wrong direction will send you plummeting into the darkest depths of absolute stupidity.