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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Napoleon Dynamite screwed up NETFLIX CRACKED.COM More than virtually any other movie, Netflix users give Napoleon Dynamite either five stars or one star. That disparity plays havoc with Netflix's suggestion engine, which can't figure out how to recommend other movies based on the love-it-or-hate-it reaction. — New York Times

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS People thought The Blair Witch Project was real, and that the people in the movie actually died. CRACKED COM Due to the marketing around The Blair Witch Project, which described the unknown actors as missing, presumed dead, many viewers thought they were really watching the final days of the people on the screen. The mother of actress Heather Donahue actually received sympathy cards from concerned audience members. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS Zac Efron worked hard to realize his HOOP DREAMS WILDCATE Three hours a day of training helped him approximate a high school player. But a college prospect? Troy Bolton lacks the size, skill, and basketball IQ to make an impact at the D1 level, opines one hoops journalist. — Matt Barnthouse

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Superbad

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Seth Rogen's real pop played the MAD DAD CRACKED.COM In his first- and last-ever screen role, Seth played the dad who chases SotWerding Evan through the suburban backyard. Nice throw, Mark Rogen. — ScreenRant

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Stardust

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS The director was inspired by The Princess Bride. When Matthew Vaughn read Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, I just read it and I felt like I could make my version of The Princess Bride. Midnight Run was another inspiration for the film. — Source: Superhero Hype

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Talladega Nights

BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACTS THE IDEA WAS BORN ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR OF TALLADEGA NIGHTS. NATIVE USA STEP BROTHERS While editing Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell, John c. Reilly, and Adam McKay were trying to brainstorm ideas for their next project. One of them said, You know what would be really funny? Bunk beds. That ended up being the spark that led to Step Brothers. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JOHN C. REILLY WENT ON TOUR AS DEWEY COX. Pants LONG PLAYING :Dianet HIGH FIDELITY Hole in my WALKHHARD Because of the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike, there were no talk shows around to promote the film. The filmmakers got creative and decided to promote the movie with a seven-city tour. CRACKED.COM — EW & The Ringer

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Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Art of the Animated Series)

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS School of Rock made BEAUCOUT BUCKS CRACKED.COM Six weeks in the top ten led to a worldwide gross of $131 million for the kid rocker. Throw in another $97 million for DVD sales and rentals and you get Richard Linklater's highest grossing movie. God of Rock, thank you for the chance to kick ass. — The Numbers

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Carell went to bat for JANE LYNCH GRAGKED.COM My role was orginally written for a guy, reveals Lynch. And Steve advocated for me and said 'we should bring Jane in for this.' Everything we improvised in the audition ended up in the movie. Including the Guatemalan love song? — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS Billy was supposed to be an attractive zombie WILLIAM Butch 1st OF MAY LOST Soul If you had a crush on the walking dead man, don't fear. Director Kenny Ortega envisioned Billy as kind of attractive. — Source: Buzzfeed

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Candyman

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Those are real bees in the mouth of Tony Todd in Candyman. GRACKED COM In the climax of the movie, Todd had to have real bees come out of his mouth, with only a dental dam blocking them from crawling down his throat. Todd had a deal with the production that he would be paid $1,000 for every bee sting (of which there were 23) over the course of filming. — Source: 14 Behind The Scenes Facts About Our Favorite Horror Movies

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You like that, don't you, you freaky li'l filmaholic.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BENDING ALLOWED FOR CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTION.The magical manipulation of elements made it possible to have action scenes that were energetic without being violent, as the battles weren't about punching each other. — Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Art of the Animated Series)

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS EMILY'S SEXUALITY WASN'T EXPLORED IN THE BOOKS. THE HANDMAID'STALE Margaret Atwood says the book didn't explore LGBTQ+ issues because it was released in 1985. You couldn't have said that in 1985. I wouldn't have made any sense. People weren't talking that way. — Vanity Fair

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Rust

Behind-The-Scenes Accidents Rust This suspended production was cursed. Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a live round from an unchecked prop revolver, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Weeks later, while closing down the sets, a prop technician was bitten by a brown recluse spider, and barely avoided amputation. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

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Coming to America

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: 13 Comedies With Not-So-Funny Behind The Scenes Stories

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Ricky Bobby sure had young PARENTS TALLADEGA NIGHTS CRACKED.com COM THE BALLAN OF RICKY Bosey Gary Cole and Jane Lynch play Ricky Bobby's parents, even though Cole is just 11 years older than Ferrell and Lynch is a mere seven years older. That must have been some crazy courtship. — Screenrant

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS Jack Black made a personal plea to LED ZEPPELIN CRACKED.COM He videotaped an appeal, filmed in front of a huge crowd, asking Robert Plant and the boys for permission to use Immigrant Song in the film. It may seem corny but it worked, says Black about nailing the audish. The moral of the story is: Don't be too proud to beg. — Ultimate Guitar

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The Craft

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The Craft hired a practicing witch to keep the film authentic. CRACKED To make sure they were getting everything right, filmmakers hired Pat Devin, the (at the time) First Officer of Southern California's Covenant of the Goddess. Devin had a great experience on set, saying that a lot of my suggestions were acted upon and virtually all of my suggestions were given careful consideration. — Source: 14 Behind The Scenes Facts About Your Favorite Horror Movies

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS A SEQUEL WAS IN DEVELOPMENT. Departed THE In 2016, produce Roy Lee revealed that a sequel was in development at one point and that the idea was to bring back characters that died in the original. The project fell through because it was too expensive and Scorsese wasn't interested in directing. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Departed

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easter eggstra meanings and references THE SHiNiNG The famous axe scene was inspired by The Phantom Carriage. The iconic 1921 silent film sees a drunken man taking an axe to the door with his wife and children on the other side. Even the pace of the door smashing is the same as the scene in Kubrick's movie. It's also believed that the 1919 film Broken Blossoms served as inspiration. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 References And Hidden Meanings In 'The Shining'

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS DOnnie Darko IT SHINER During the opening scene where we're introduced to Donnie's family, his mother is reading Stephen King's IT - a book about a small town soon revealed to have been built on childhood trauma, and a book that also questions the nature of the universe. CRACKED.COM — Source: A Phenomenological Approach to Donnie Darko

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN SIGHT GAG OR... 8 In the beginning of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott and Cassie play inside an elaborate obstacle course at home. At one point, Cassie covers her face with a paperboard mask that has a huge eyeball drawn on it. Many have noticed that the image is eerily similar to that of Marvel villain, the Orb. CRACKED.COM — Source, source

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Easter Eggs Evil Dead Sam Raimi puts his Oldsmobile in every film he makes. Spider-Man CRACKED.COM — Source

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Uncharted

Easter eggs in video game movies Uncharted The end of the film sets up the entire Uncharted series, with references to Nathan Drake's brother, Sully's mustache, and Roman, the first game's villain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cyberpunk 2077

CYBERPUNK 2077 HAS AN EASTER EGG FOR A BUG. Embers The game has a Flying Katana glitch that can take players up to a ledge with two chests and the words Well done written in large. The creator of the Easter egg explained that, when he finds a bug, instead of blocking off the area he leaves a little something for players who manage to find it, since they're not supposed to be there. CRACKED.COM — Source: Game Rant

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Schitt’s Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREER The Drip scene When the Roses move into the motel, a plot point sees Eugene Levy's character having to deal with a leaky roof and water dripping on his head while he's trying to sleep. Levy hated this scene because he hates messing up his hair, and his son Dan Levy knew this... .which is why he wrote the bit. — Screen Rant video

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The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall has a Chadwick Boseman Easter egg. A train was given the name in honor of the late icon. — Netflix Twitter

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Bridgerton

The BRIDGERTON Easter egg everyone missed The actress who is revealed to be Lady Whistledown said she chose a specific prop for her very first scene in the first episode: A feather that looks like a quill, that she holds like a pen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Good Place / Signs

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES The stolen signs DANGER OPEN PIT COMBESTIBLE Donkey Doug's apartment is filled with stolen signs from around Jacksonville. Among these, one from Parks and Recreation that reads, Danger: Open Pit. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source: Holy Forkin' Shirt! 21 Hidden Jokes And Easter Eggs In 'The Good Place'

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Schitt’s Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREER Shout-outs to executive producer David West Read. Throughout the show, there are dialogue and background signs that give a shout-out to Read. He also makes an appearance during a scene where Alexis kisses Ted. — Source: 16 Easter Eggs And Hidden Meanings In 'Schitt's Creek'

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Watchmen

In the Watchmen TV show, a book on the sheriff's desk is a big Easter egg. UNDER THE HOOD He's reading Under the Hood-that's Nite Owl's autobiography, bits of which show up at the end of the original comic book's chapters. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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Christine Everhart

MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man The Daily Bugle Christine Everhart, Tony Stark's antagonistic, UST-filled reporter friend, works for The Daily Bugle in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS AMY POEHLER'S community STOCK PHOTO In season 2's Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking, Troy freaks out about meeting his hero LeVar Burton. In the background behind him is a stock photo of a young Amy Poehler that can be found when searching Getty Images for volunteer. Poehler was of course the star of another NBC hit TV show, Parks and Recreation. CRACKED.COM — Vulture, Jezebel

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SPECIMEN EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Hey, DC! Miles is not a Marvel-only guy. Posters of Superman and Batman can be spotted on the wall in his room. CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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Community

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS THE ROMANTIC LOOKS MONTAGE community In season 2 episode 21 (Paradigms of Human Memory) there's a montage of supposed romantic looks between the characters...that's really anything but. She chokes right before this. It's a parody and a homage to a fan- made video of Jeff and Annie using the song Gravity, the same song Harmon used for the show's own sequence. CRACKED.COM — Fan video

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My Little Pony

Rick and Morty Easter Eggs MLP Grannies Gone wild Rick and Morty crossed over to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. MLP fans were treated to two ponies that distinctly have Rick and Morty's hair and color scheme waiting in line for a roller coaster. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vice

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Aussie jokes WE CRUMB FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER 'ICED Coffe The art director revealed that, in the third season when the gang goes to Australia, there are references to kangaroos and koalas everywhere. The restaurants also have either a Finding Nemo or some kind of fish reference. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Inverse

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