25 Bits of Trivia About Wes Anderson and His Biggest Movies

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25 Bits of Trivia About Wes Anderson and His Biggest Movies

Many directors are out for a distinct style, and boy did Wes Anderson pull that off. Yup, ol’ Wes really cornered the pastel-painted quirky comedy market. 

In our never-ending hunt for random movie tidbits, his name popped up so much that we dropped everything to get specific. So here’s the Mount “Rushmore” of facts about Wes Anderson and a few of his biggest movies…

Gene Hackman

GENE HACKMAN & WES ANDERSON CRACKED.COM Hackman made his lack of interest known on 'The Royal Tenenbaums! Не repeatedly insulted director Wes Anderson, with multiple reports that he called him a on set. Bill Murray came in on his days off to help shield Anderson from Hackman.

Luke Wilson’s Suits in The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson went nuts about the cuffs on a suit for The Royal Tenenbaums. He wanted the cuffs on Luke Wilson's suit to be really high, and when Wilson disagreed, Anderson eventually got so mad that he yelled at him. CRACKED.COM

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The Other Other Wilson Brother

The Royal Tenenbaums The other CAT. Wilson DIESEL POWER brother had himself a cameo. Andrew Wilson- brother of Luke and Owen- appears in the movie as Margot's Amish relative. He's the one who accidentally chops off her ring finger. CRACKED.COM

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul McCartney

The Royal Tenenbaums Gwyneth Paltrow tried to bribe Paul McCartney into letting them use a couple of Beatles songs. Wes Anderson wanted to use quite a few Beatles tunes, but the rights to the original recordings were hard to come by. At one point he sent Paltrow to try and sweet talk McCartney into helping them out, but no dice. CRACKED.COM

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Anjelica Huston’s Hair in Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums Anjelica Huston's hair caught fire in a deleted scene. It was brief, but some of the birthday candles got a bit too close to Huston's luscious locks there for a second. CRACKED.COM

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A Different Royal Tenenbaum

The Royal Tenenbaums Michael Caine and Gene Wilder were considered for Royal Tenenbaum. Wes Anderson wanted Gene Hackman to play Royal from the very start, but Hackman at first rejected the part. The director considered Caine and Wilder, but along with Hackman's agent they eventually managed to convince him to do the film. CRACKED.COM

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His Love for Miyazaki Films

Wes Anderson is very much into My Neighbor Totoro and other Miyazaki films. LALL LIN L Internation Filmfestspi Berlin There's a different kind of rhythm and emphasis than you'd find in American movies, he said, among other things. CRACKED.COM

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Artifacts

The Grand Budapest Hotel is filled to the brim with hundreds Of artifacts. Some of these include fictional banknotes, passports, and newspapers. The c

The Puppets in Isle of Dogs

Director Wes Anderson is known for his attention to detail and in his stop-motion animated film 'Isle of Dogs (2018). the movie cRan required hundred

Isle of Dogs

In Isle Of Dogs, some scenes have vivid colors, while others are washed out. That's because... Dogs are COLORBLIND. Dogs see mostly shades Of blue or

His Inspiration

Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel Inspiration: Austro-Hungarian and Prussian photochrom pictures. Director Wes Anderson used photochrom pictures (black-

His Attention to Detail

Wes Anderson is known for insane attention to detail in the making of his movies and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) may be the most lavish. 100 100 R

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