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30 Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits From Famous TV Shows and Movies

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Do you think camera operators get serious FOMO while filming?

We would. Every second that we’re capturing that movie or TV magic, we’d be wondering what’s going on behind us. Sure, the car chases and will-they-or-won’t-theys are interesting enough, but we’d only be catching the half of it. Do the actors hate each other? Is a disgusting prop grossing everyone out?

We could only hope that such moments don’t get lost to time. Thankfully, these didn’t.

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS ROSANNE BARR DISPLAYED A LIST OF HER ENEMIES ON THE DOOR TO HER DRESSING ROOM ON ROSANNE. CRACKED.COM Not trying to hide her aggravation to- wards the crew, Barr prominently dis- played a memo addressing THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE FIRED IF THEY'RE NOT NICE TO ME. This included, EVERYBODY... ALL PRODUCERS, ALL WRITERS, ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE. — Source

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Eddie Murphy

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS EDDIE MURPHY GOT PLASTERED TO DEAL WITH THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT ON THE SET OF COMING TO AMERICA. CRACKED.COM Eddie Murphy and director John Landis clashed a lot on set due to Murphy coming into this movie already such a huge star. After some weirdness between them, co- star Arsenio Hall gave Murphy vodka to calm his nerves, and he immediately downed the whole quart. Murphy later said, That was the first and last time I'll ever drink. — Source

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The Holy Grail

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS THE CAMERA BROKE ON THE VERY FIRST SHOT OF MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. CRACKED.COM First-time film directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones leapt feet first into the pro- duction of the movie, choosing an impos- sible location half a mile up Glen Coe in Scotland for their first days of filming. The camera jammed on the first shot, leaving them scrambling to make do. — Source

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What About Bob?

BILL MURRAY TOOK TO BEING HIS ANNOYING CHARACTER IN WHAT ABOUT BOB? A LITTLE TOO WELL. CRACKED.COM Murray went method with his character Bob Wiley in the film, seeking out ways to anger co-star Richard Dreyfuss, in- cluding yelling that everyone hated him and merely tolerated his presence. Не also playfully shoved producer Laura Ziskin into a lake. — Source

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ROMAN POLANSKI MADE MIA FARROW EAT RAW CHICKEN LIVER IN ROSEMARY'S BABY. Rosemary's Baby Mia Farrow John Cassautes Run Goadon Doney Backmer Maunce Evans and Paper Belamy - In the scene where the expectant Rosemary craves raw meat, the director had Farrow eat the liver take after take, despite the actress being a strict vegetarian at the time. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

VERONICA CARTWRIGHT IS ACTUALLY FREAKING OUT AT THE END OF INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. From deep space... Invasion of the Body Snatchers The - . - - - Production Person of the Body Seatchers Donald Sutherland .. Brooke Meme Leonard Ninsoy - - MDI - - - - - - les - Photo - - - - The - - Director Philip Kaufman really wanted Cartwright's reaction to be genuine, so he kept the actress in the dark about the ending. When Donald Sutherland reveals that his body has also been snatched, the shock sent her into full-blown — Source

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GUNNAR HANSEN HAD TO WEAR A RANCID SHIRT EVERY DAY IN THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Filmmakers only made one Who will survive costume for Leatherface, and what and it couldn't be cleaned will be for fear of its color fading. left of His shirt became so stiff them? and putrid after wearing it 16 hours a day, Hansen said after a month, you THE Americans most bitame and TEXAS trutel comes!.. could lean my suit up CHAINSAW MASSACRE against the wall. What happened it the - the motion - - - - - = 25 100 - THE CRACKED.COM — Source

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RUBY ROSE'S WARDROBE NEARLY CAUSED HER TO DROWN FILMING THE MEG. FUNCOS TRUULE DAMK - MINISTOR The actress said she STATHAM WILSON adidas DIAD CURTIS was dressed in layers to protect from the cold, making swimming very difficult. Then Rose's shoes began filling up with water, dragging her to the bottom of the tank. She drank a lot of THE MEG water before safety THE - RUS 300 divers had to pull COMING - BEER her up. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BILL SKARSGÂRD WAS SO MISERABLE MAKING IT, НЕ SUFFERED FROM PENNYWISE NIGHTMARES. The actor compared the role to a destructive relationship, adding, I was so miserable. You'll Boat too Skarsgård said that even after the film was done, Septembre he would have vivid nightmares about the demon clown. Every night, he came and visited, he said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS HILL TRICKED DICAPRIO INTO POISONING HIMSELF. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET After getting tired of DiCaprio jokingly beating him up on set, Hill decided to get revenge by purposely screwing up takes during a scene where their characters eat sushi so DiCaprio would be forced to keep eating raw fish. After around 70 takes, DiCaprio fell violently ill and started vomiting. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Wolf of Wall Street

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS STEVEN SPIELBERG HELPED DIRECT DICAPRIO'S ICONIC SPEECH. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Scorsese says that on the day he was shooting the Steve Madden speech, Spielberg came to the set to say hello. Не decided to stay for the whole day and gave suggestions on different camera angles and directing methods. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kylie Minogue was hired at the last minute. STREET FIGHTER With mere hours to go before shooting started, the film didn't have a Cammy. Director Steven de Souza learned about Kylie Minogue from a magazine while flying to Thailand, and reached out to her as soon as he landed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Street Fighter Toys

The movie had a very tight schedule. STREET FIGHTER Capcom partnered with Hasbro, so Street Fighter was to be heavily toy-oriented - which required the movie to come out just in time for Christmas, 1994. The inflexible deadline compounded the movie's many issues. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Raul Julia was so sick, the shooting schedule had to be changed. STREET FIGHTER Julia was positively emaciated due to his stomach cancer, and his scenes had to be postponed until he gained some weight. So action scenes were shot first - with no time to properly prepare or rehearse. CRACKED.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 SEX SH top IBU I SPECIMENTE PROJECTION JVD VIDEO During filming, Robin Williams once browsed a local sex shop while in full costume as Mrs. Doubtfire. — Source

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Illegal filmmaking David Fincher took matters into his own hands on Alien 3. Producers thought the drooling Xenormorph was too much, so Fincher took a rogue crew, stole an alien costume, and took Sigourney Weaver to another location (without a permit) to shoot the scene against their wishes. CRACKED — Source

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Animal House

Illegal filmmaking Piano thievery on B National Lampoon's Animal House. The production brought the Delta Tau brothers up to the University of Oregon five days before shooting to bond. They hit up a real frat party that involved hard drugs and a massive brawl, and they stole a piano. CRACKED — Source

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Illegal filmmaking Escape From Tomorrow illegally shot at Disneyland. In 2013, they shot several scenes in Disneyland without permission. The actors pretended to be tourists, the cameras were smuggled in, and the editing was done in South Korea. Disney avoided controversy by deciding not to sue. CRACKED — Source

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The kids saw the ship for the first time while filming. THE GOONIES CRACKED.COM They reacted the way any kids would: by cursing. They had to get a second take to supplement the explitive-laden first reaction. — Source

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Pretty Woman

Richard Gere will charm a laugh out of anyone. PRETTY WOMAN CRACKED.COM Не slammed the jewelry box shut on Julia Roberts' fingers, prompting her to recoil and laugh endearingly. — Source

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Captain Phillips

This moment is the first time Tom Hanks met his costars. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS CRACKED.COM The director kept the pirates away from Hanks and CO. until the scene where they burst in and took them hostage, so they'd have the same experience as the real crew. — 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 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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Star Wars used a model for distance shots of Luke's landspeeder. مهرة That model used Steve Austin dolls for Luke and Ben. Effects wizard Lorne Peterson dressed Barbie-sized Six Million Dollar Man dolls in robes and stuffed them into his model speeder. The Luke doll wasn't even wearing pants. http://www.sideshowcollectors. .com/forums/star-wars-custom- CRACKED.COM figures-and-dioramas/93478-star-wars-model-props.html — Source

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Kenny Baker

You probably know Kenny Baker played R2-D2. But did you know he also played an Ewok? In fact, he was the original choice to play Wicket, Leia's young Ewok friend, but he got sick. The role of Wicket went to Warwick Davis, and Baker wound up playing the Ewok who hijacks a speeder bike. CRACKED.COM http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kenny_Baker — Source

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Luke and Leia's swing to freedom was an exciting moment. Especially for the actors. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher performed the swing across the Death Star core themselves, rather than using stunt doubles. And they got it in one take. CRACKED.COM http://www.imdb.com/title/t0076759/trivia — Source

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Princess Leia

Think Leia's slave girl costume was sexy? You have no idea. According to Carrie Fisher, the gold bikini was hard plastic that didn't move with her body, SO the other actors on set got an eyeful. She quipped, if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You'll have to ask Boba Fett about that. CRACKED.COM http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slave_Leia_costume — Source

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The trash in the trash compactor scene was definitely authentic. The smell was so bad Mark Hamill burst a blood vessel in his face, holding his breath. The camera work had to be adjusted for the rest of the scene, to avoid capturing it on film. CRACKED.COM http://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/movies/ — Source

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