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32 Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits from Movies and TV Shows

By:: Cracked Writers; Jay L'Ecuyer

April 17, 2024

32 Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits from Movies and TV Shows

Because filmmaking is such an impressive endeavor, directors, actors, writers and even crew members seem to have an aura around them. But as the curtain has been pulled back more and more each year, we’ve begun to realize that filmmaking has a ton of less cool, not-so divine moments. People on movie sets make strange choices and squabble amongst themselves just like we do around the office. You hear that, Carl? Think about that the next time you clip your nails at your desk!

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Hooper escaped because of some choice B-roll footage. JAWS CRACKED.COM An actual wild shark visciously attacked the cage while no one was inside. So they rewrote the script to let Hooper get away. — Source

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A crewmember knocked over the bookcase. GHOSTBUSTERS CRACKED.COM A falling bookshelf should have been a disaster, but Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd turned it into comedy gold. — Source

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Idris Elba gave Chris Pine a black eye. STAR TREK BEYOND CRACKED.COM Elba was exhausted while filming a fight scene, and accidentally landed a punch, hard. — Source

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Jamie Lee Curtis lost her grip. TRUE LIES CRACKED.COM Her pratfall during her seductive dance was real; you can even see Arnold move to help her. — Source

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32 Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits from Movies and TV Shows — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Captain America: Civil War Marvel's CEO tried to get Robert Downey Jr. fired. Kevin Feige and lke Perlmutter's long simmering feud came to a head when Perlmutter tried to get Feige to cut RDJ from the film over his steep paycheck. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Chef The film reflects Jon Favreau's career with Marvel. Becoming a huge success with his own recipe, and then being forced to follow a formula only to end up lambasted by the press? That sounds like something. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness The movie had to be changed because of the pandemic. The entire plot was rewritten after Marvel's films were shuffled around and this became a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama NO - - - - в Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story The team was supposed to lose. Keeping with its irreverent tone, the film originally ended with the team losing. When the studio changed that, the credits included Ben Stiller's White Goodman mocking the fact that they won. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Back to the Future Part II Biff Tannen was based on Donald Trump - and also someone else. Biff was partly based on a producer that director Robert Zemeckis had a bad encounter with. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama The Good Wife Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi couldn't be in the same room. Green screen was needed for the emotional final scene between main characters Kalinda and Alicia, because the actresses reportedly hated each other, according to crew members. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Spider-Man 2 Tobey Maguire was almost fired over his back. Maguire's back complaints, which some viewed as him being a prima donna, led to him almost being replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal. That didn't happen, but the writers added some back jokes which were later referenced in No Way Home. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Behind-the-scenes Drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer RIGS charisma carpenter was written out because she got pregnant (according to her). That was reportedly her latest in a long line of sins against regime head and Buffy god Joss Whedon. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The equations on the background in The Big Bang EME 500 it & Theory are mathematically accurate. ARDENABRES T [ ROh any 1 shyhns) M=X Y Y Meland PAURA DAVO Y:Beic DCDC-TOO = /YI DB.DC=0 V1/v =-2 Рыще = 1973 e YKT David Saltzberg, a professor at UCLA studying particle physics, works as the science consultant on the show. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ON THE SET OF ROAR, A FILM ABOUT A FAMILY LIVING WITH LIONS, A 14 YEAR OLD MELANIE GRIFFITH WAS MAULED SO BADLY THAT SHE REQUIRED FACIAL CRACKED.COM RECONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST LOST AN EYE. — Source

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Hugh Jackman says he owes his career to Russell Crowe. Crowe passed on the role of Wolverine, and then recommended his friend Hugh for the job, which eventually made him a household name. CRACKED.COM — Source

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An actress was originally supposed to be cast to play the part of Maris Crane, however, after only 3 episodes they had described her physical appearance as so bizarre that she had practically become uncastable. ? FRASIER GRAGKED.COM — Source

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INDIANAJONES LAST and the CRUSADE Sean Connery and Harrison Ford aren't wearing any pants during this scene, because it was so hot on the day of filming. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRAGKED.COM Mrs. Doubtfire HOP SEX SH I SHOP БРЕДМАРТЕ PROJECTION DVD VIDEO During filming, Robin Williams once browsed a local sex shop while in full costume as Mrs. Doubtfire. — Source

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DAVID LeTTeRmAn auditioned and screen-tested for the role of Ted Striker in: ARTIS GRACKED COM — Source

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RIED THE A1A CAR - - ASH Marius Stan, who played Bogdan on Breaking Bad, is actually a scientist - a computational physicist and chemist. Не works at Argonne National Laboratory as a Senior Computational Scientist. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The District 9 voices were made from the sound of pumpkins being rubbed together combined with clicking and the actors' voices. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The role that made Viggo Mortensen's career, Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, almost went to Nicolas Cage. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mace Windu's lightsaber is purple so Samuel L. Jackson could find himself in the Episode II arena battle. Jackson said, Well S***, I wanna be able to find myself in this big ol' scene. So he asked for a purple lightsaber. George Lucas told him lightsabers don't come in purple, but Jackson said, Yeah, but I want a purple one. I'm like the second baddest Jedi in the universe next to Yoda. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the casino scene in Black Panther, the colors of the outfits worn by T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia collectively form... The colors found on the Pan-African Flag. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming A Nightmare HBO on Elm Street max Freddy wears a red and green sweater because Wes Craven read on Scientific American that the human eye doesn't like seeing those colors together. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming Tucker & Dale prime video vs. Evil The DVD release included a special feature cut of the film from the college kids' POV, seeing Tucker and Dale as evil murderers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming hulu Let the Right One In The kids weren't allowed to read the script, but their parents were, and had to approve everything before scenes were shot. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming peacock The Wolf Man Bela Legosi auditioned for the part, but lost it to Lon Chaney Jr. (But he's Dracula, so he's already a horror icon.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming SHOWTIME aMC+ SHUDDER The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Gunnar Hansen wasn't originally cast as Leatherface. The original actor got drunk at a motel and quit after feeling bad karma from the film shoot. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming HBO max The Shining Stephen King sent a script adaptation of his novel to director Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick didn't bother to read it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Horror movies on streaming HBO max Poltergeist Drew Barrymore auditioned to play little Carol Anne, but Stephen Spielberg thought she'd be better suited for his next feature, E.T. CRACKED.COM — Source

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