33 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Had to Be Dubbed Over by a Different Actor Because of Our Thick Austrian Accent

Do we think these are unintelligible? Nar. Nar we darn’t
33 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Had to Be Dubbed Over by a Different Actor Because of Our Thick Austrian Accent

Okay, fine, we get it. You don’t want to hear our weird voices read these movie facts. Sorry for thinking that you were getting a little tired of reading them, and wanted us to help! 

Here’s all that movie fact-reading you love so much. We’ll take some voice lessons and try again next time.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

During the making of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the production team would round up actors' scripts at the end of filming and shred them all --every single day. CRACKED.COM

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins credits make us worry for Jim Carrey. NO PENGUINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. JIM CARREY, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS BITTEN MERCILESSLY. BUT НЕ HAD IT COMING. AMERICAN HUMANE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION MONITORED THE ANIMAL ACTION. I guess Mr. Popper's penguins had their revenge. CRACKED.COM

Kevin Smith

and - Cambridge 768 - SOULING 5 5 65 REFRESH POR LESS Shuter Cambridge Kate phridge CoN Phot kevin smith The making of clerks was hard on everyone. In addition to his parents getting a mortgage, Smith sold all of his comics and maxxed out his credit cards to finance the indie darling. CRACKED.COM

Tim Burton

Не wanted to be Edward Scissorhands CRACKED.COM Tim Burton made a lot of weird decisions in the making of Edward Scissorhands, but his best move by far was slapping down Michael Jackson's insistence that he play Edward.

Uncle Buck

CRACKED.COM Babysitter Movies Form Design S Clest Luces . Uncle Buck Despite being a family man, Uncle Buck himself hired a clown and strippers for director John Hughes' birthday during the making of the movie. This sounds like a better film than the one we got.

Qui-Gon Jinn

Qui-Gon Jinn's communicator was called a Hush-98 Comlink. In our galaxy, it's called a Gillette Sensor-Excel for Women. Which explains why his beard was so neat. CRACKED.COM http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hush-98_comlink

Star Wars

Return of the Jedi had an incredibly satisfying ending. It didn't start out that way. In the first draft of the screenplay, Han Solo died while trying to destroy the shield generator and Luke abandoned the rebels. George Lucas decided not to go with this ending - not because it was too bleak, but because he was worried about toy sales. http://herocomplex.latimes. com/movies/star-wars-was-born-a-long-time-ago- CRACKED.COM but-not-all-that-far-far-away-in-1972-filmmakers-george-lucas-and-gary-kurtz-wer/

The Hangover 2

Illegal filmmaking The Hangover 2 stole an artist S design. When Ed Helms' character gets Mike Tyson's exact face tattoo, they didn't ask artist S. Victor Whitmill for permission to use his original design. Не sued the production, and instead of digitally altering his face in post, they settled out of court. CRACKED

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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

Jaws

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.

The Wolf of Wall Street

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS DICAPRIO OUTBID BRAD PITT FOR THE FILM RIGHTS. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET In 2007, DiCaprio secured the film rights for Jordan Belfort's memoir The Wolf of Wall Street over his Hollywood buddy, Brad Pitt. Belfort decided to sell to DiCaprio because he had Scorsese on board to direct. CRACKED.COM

Scarface

We think of Al Pacino as Scarface, but he was not the first one. Brian De Palma's movie was a remake, dedicated to Ben Hecht, one of the writers of the original from 1932. CRACKED.COM

12 Monkeys

CRACKED COM Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys was inspired by a bizarre 1962 French film, La Jetée. La Jetée tells the story of a prisoner LA JETÉE forced to travel through time to try 1 and save the human race after a CRATELAIN Brigi BANKLE devastating war, told through a series of still images, narration, music, and sound effects.

The Wizard of Oz

CRACKED.COM 1939's The Wizard of Oz wasn't the first big-deal Hollywood version of that story. The first one came out in 1925, and had a weird plot where all the male characters (including the Scarecrow and Tin Man) wanted to marry Dorothy.

A Star is Born

Lady Gaga's and Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born is the fourth rendition of the story. The first one was filmed way back in 1937. CRACKED COM

Ben-Hur

The epic historical drama Ben-Hur (1959), which won 11 out of 12 Oscar nominations was the third adaptation of the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The first attempt was made in 1907, which presented a fifteen minute silent CRACKED COM short film focusing on the chariot race. The local firefighters played charioteers, with their horses pulling the chariots, instead of the usual fire wagons.

Mr. Deeds

Rigyan Dav Halkon MANDRAKE 1898 FALLS inform in FIRR DEPARTMENT An The 2002 Adam Sandler movie Mr. Deeds was a remake of a 1936 film called Mr. Deeds Goes to Town which itself was based on a 1935 short story called Opera Hat. CRACKED.COM

Raya and the Last Dragon

KELLY MARIE TRAN is the first Southeast Asian actress to lead a Disney animated film...in 2021. Disney RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Tran did the voice of Raya in Raya and the Last Dragon. GRAGKED COM

James Cameron

20th Century Fox thought James Cameron was due for a dud. CRACKED.COM They chalked up Titanic's surprising success to the fact that it was about a historical event, and featured a very sexy, very human love story. The fact that Avatar was a complete fantasy about hot aliens having hair sex gave studio execs some very cold feet.

Coco

While making the movie Coco, Disney tried to trademark the phrase Dia de los Muertos. CRACKED COM The Mexican holiday has been celebrated in Mexico for centuries. The trademark also included applications pertaining to toys, cereals and jewelry.

Kong: Skull Island

In the Kong: Skull Island novelization, Mason's dad's death shaped her work. S RINING GNO FROM WAS Не always had super high standards that she failed to live up to--and, after he died, she used her photography as a way of searching for meaning. CRACKED.COM

Earthsea

CRACKED.COM Ursula K. Le Guin hated SyFy Channel's adaptation of her Earthsea books because of their blatant whitewashing of her characters. In fact, she hated the miniseries so much she wrote an opinion piece talking about EARTHSEA what went wrong.

Perfect Pitch 2

PERFECT 2 PITCH THIS IS ELIZABETH BANKS' VERY FIRST FEATURE FILM AS A DIRECTOR. Banks used a body double in order to direct the scenes her character was in. She has then gone on to direct the 2019 reboot of Charlie's Angels, and 2023's Cocaine Bear, a movie about, well, a cocaine bear. CRACKED.COM

Alternative 3

Mockumentaries Alternative 3 This British mockumentary about a secret mission to colonize Mars and the Moon featured somewhat known actors, but people still fell for it. The reason: it came out in June 1977, when it was originally supposed to air on April Fool's Day. CRACKED.COM

Scream

CRACKED.COM Scream was inspired by a real murderer. The movie is a comment on the horror genre and not real events, but still Ghostface is based on an actual spree killer. Danny Rolling, a.k.a. The Gainesville Ripper, didn't wear a mask or taunt his victims over the phone, but did have a penchant for maximizing the shock value of his crimes.

WAX or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees

33 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Had to Be Dubbed Over by a Different Actor Because of Our Thick Austrian Accent

It’s A Wonderful Life

CRACKED.COM THE BELOVED CHRISTMAS CLASSIC IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE FLOPPED AT THE BOX OFFICE BANKRUPTED ITS STUDIO ESSENTIALLY ENDED FRANK CAPRA'S CAREER WAS LARGELY IGNORED BY THE PUBLIC ...UNTIL 1974, WHEN A CLERICAL ERROR ALLOWED THE FILM'S COPYRIGHT TO EXPIRE, FREEING LOCAL TV STATIONS AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS TO PICK IT UP, AND BEGIN BROADCASTING AND SELLING COPIES OF IT, AD INFINITUM.

James Franco

James Franco needed that headband to cover a head injury. PINEAPPLE EXPRESS GRAGKED.COM Franco ran into a tree a little too convincingly, and needed a headband to cover the wound.

Ratatouille

CRACKED.COM PIXAR MOVIES RATATOUILLE ALMOST HAD ITS OWN WINE. The movie was poised to put out the perfect product placement - Ratatouille wine, a white Burgundy. Worries about underage drinking nixed the rat wine.

It: Chapter One

Easter Eggs in stephen King Movies It: chapter one Tim curry's Pennywise shows up. When Pennywise is haunting Richie, there are several clown dolls and puppets surrounding him. If you look closely, you can spot one that looks and is dressed exactly like Tim Curry's version of Pennywise from the 1990 TV miniseries. CRACKED.COM

Johnny Depp

JOHNNY DEPP NICK CAGE CONVINCED HIM TO ACT A CRACKED.COM Depp didn't care if Lone Ranger was a flop because he had no plans on watching it. I made a choice a long time ago, that I was better off not watching my films. I would rather stay as ignorant as possible.

The Shape of Water

THE SHAPE OF WATER The scene where Eliza floods her bathroom was something that the director, Guillermo del Toro, actually did once as a child. Althou

Tags:

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

VIRAL ON CRACKED

A WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER OF
JOKES + TRIVIA

Forgot Password?