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Casino Royale

In the 2006 Casino Royale, Tsai Chin played Madam Wu. She also appeared in You Only Live Twice, in 1967. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robin Williams

ROBIN WILLIAMS CRACKED.COM Richard Lewis and Robert Wuhl say Williams's sponge-like brain led to him spitting out other comics' jokes during his act. David Brenner threatened fisticuffs unless Williams knocked it off. — Source

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The NeverEnding Story II

Failed Sequels The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter A never-ending story that needed an ending after all. The German original film found massive success in the U.S, but the sequel was a step down both visually and in storytelling. Not to mention: it lost almost $20 million. CRACKED — Source

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The Shining

Pop culture inspirations The Shining Stanley Kubrick was inspired by A DIANE ARBUS PHOTOGRAPH to cast the Grady sisters as twins. The original book by Stephen King does not feature twins. CRACKED — Source

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Rat Pfink a Boo Boo

CRACKED.COM R Movies that switch genres mid-story 1966 Rat Pfink a Boo Boo This forgotten B-flick (Originally supposed to be called The Depraved) is a realistic crime drama - until the 40-minute mark. Then low-budget director Ray Dennis Steckler then felt like taking a swerve into goofy Batman parody territory. — Craddock Films
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Spider-Man

CRACKED COM Dumbest censorship spidey has to be straight Spider-Man is contractually obligated to be a straight, white man. Andrew Garfield got in hot water once, for suggesting in an interview that Peter Parker could maybe be bisexual. — Source: SYFY WIRE

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Chrissy Teigen

Celebrity names everyone says wrong Chrissy Teigen TIE-gen Teigen doesn't pronounce her own name right. Everyone thinks it's TEE-gen instead of TIE-gen. Because of her! — Source: LIVEKellyandRyan/YouTube

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Olivia Munn

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM OLIVIA MUNN USED TO BE A FAN WHO WAS TOTALLY OBSESSEDWITH JOHN MULANEY. At one point, they were both at a wedding and, she says she kept going up to him at the wedding like 'So, you having fun?' I was just so obsessed with hanging out with and talking with him. — Source

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Jon Heder

Starring in Napolean Dynamite will only earn you $1,000 Jon Heder initially only made $1000 for the titular role (but obviously made more once it became a box office hit). CRACKED.COM — Looper

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Beverly Hills Cop

For a while, the main character in Beverly Hills COP was supposed to be called Cobretti. He would have been a tough Italian-American cop played by Sly Stallone, who made those rewrites himself back when the studio wanted him to play the lead. But they got rid of him, and — Source: FilmSchoolRejects

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Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia This book has been banned for Offensive language, witchcraft and satanic material, and being a danger to children. We have no c — Comedy Central

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The Wizard of Oz

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Point Break

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Farmville

FARMVILLE Farmville F is a shameless ripoff of a game called + Farm Town. Farmer Farm LEARNING DE ROPES Farm Town Farmville Farm Town debuted just months before Farmville spammed its way into Facebook history. The gameplay and visuals are virtually identical. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Snooki

You get clean litter, mix it with hot water, apply it for IO minutes, and your face will be as smooth as a baby's butt. -Nicole Snooki Polizzi (Inhalation of dust from some clumping cat litter can pose health risks.) GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks wrote Landslide when she was 27. The song is about growing older, even though the songwriter wasn't even 30. Nicks explains, You can feel really old at 27. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ed O’Neill

Sport Celebrities Ed O'Neill was a college football player and an undrafted free agent for the Pittsburgh Steelers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Toy Story

In 1995, Toy Story became the first feature-length 1992 film to be completely 99 1990 199 997 1998 1999 computer-animated. 995 1996 1997 NS SPACE Its release 1990 ushered 1991 1999 in 993 a 1994 new 1995 993 era in visuals, for Hollywood. 1993 1994 1995 1992 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Matrix

When Cypher is taunting his former friends as he slowly unplugs them from the Matrix one by one, the most emotion Trinity can muster is Goddamm you, Cypher! Neo says nothing at all. MATRIX After Cypher is dead and Neo and Trinity safely get out, the bodies are already covered by sheets and never mentioned again. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 Inexcusably-Written Character Deaths

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Castiel and Constantine

CROSSOVER EASTER EGGS SUPERNATURAL AND HELLBLAZER Castiel's demeanor and clothes were based on DC's demon hunter John Constantine. CRACKED.COM — More: 6 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Movie Costumes

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Patrick Stewart

EARLY GIGS OF STAR TREK ACTORS PATRICK STEWART LIFEFORCE One of the most derided В movies of all-time, based on a novel called Space Vampires, this film is most famous for its excessive nudity, and horrible everything else. Stewart stars as Doctor Armstrong seeking to end the vampires' reign. — Source: Wikipedia

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Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson broke his wrist while he was filming The Batman. Then I broke my wrist at the beginning of it all, doing a stunt, even before COVID. So the whole first section was trying to keep working out t-looking like a penguin. I remember when that seemed like the worst thing that could go wrong, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Serena Williams

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Groundhog Day

THE SENSATIONAL NATIONAL BESTSELLER Anne Rice АСТНОКО THE QUKEN OF THE DAMNED The Uampire Lesiat a Dar - wd Anne Rice's work led to Groundhog Day. Her book The Vampire Lestat made screenwriter Danny Rubin start to wonder about how someone would act if they lived forever. Не thought it'd make a good film, but it'd be too hard to make. Then he remembered an old idea he'd about a guy who repeats the same day over and over, and combined the two concepts. CRACKED.COM — Den of Geek

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Dolly Parton

CRACKED.COM Dolly Parton's Jolene was a real woman. Parton kept teasing her husband about a red-headed bank teller who gave him a lot of attention. (Her name wasn't Jolene, though t that name came from a little girl Parton met while signing autographs.) — NPR

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The Mighty Boosh

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM MOD WOLVES No lyrics here, just a pitch-perfect 70s jam complemented by a bit of excellent choreography from some sharply-dressed Mod Wolves that suggest maybe the Monkees chose the wrong animal. — YouTube

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Mark Wahlberg

MARK WAHLBERG ISN'T A FAN OF THE HAPPENING In 2010, Wahlberg finally revealed his thoughts on The Happening. F**k it. It is what it is. F**king trees, man. The plants. F**k it. You can't blame me for not wanting to try to play a science teacher. At least I wasn't playing a cop or a crook. CRACKED.COM — 21 Roles Famous Actors Wish They Could Delete From History

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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Saturday Night Live

COMEDY DEL NERD CRACKED.COM Best SNL Celebrity Jeopardy Categories A PETIT DEJEUNER Sean Connery's generous mispronunciations are a recurring bit in the series, but the reading of A Petit Dejeuner as Ape Tit was the pinnacle.

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Harley Davidson

The II-American icon Harley Davidson actually... .isn't made in the USA. That is, many of its parts are from abroad - suspension components come from Japan, brake parts from Italy, wheels from Australia, and so on. CRACKED.COM — Source: JS Online

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Hancock

HANCOCK GRACKED EXPRESS Will Smith is a drunk, depressed crimefighter who's sick of superpowers, meaning he's now more relatable than ever. — Source: IMDB

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Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe is missing cartilage in his toes because of Cinderella Man. It was the result of the movements he was forced to make in the movie's fight sequences (he played a heavyweight boxing champion). CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Charlie Chaplin

Movies are a fad. CHARLIE CHAPLIN CRACKED COM Before becoming a silent film star, Chaplin declared what audiences want to see is flesh and blood on t

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The West Wing

Jed Bartlet's staff thought highly enough of Mandy Hampton to pursue and hire her as the White House Media Director, a key role on the President's sen

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Andrew WK

Andrew WK got his trademark bloody nose for the cover of I Get Wet from a combination of headbanging, blowing his nose as hard as he could, and jammin

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Pinocchio

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Mike Tyson

IRON MIKE TYSON could hit four times as hard asan average man. MSleida Dtaca Sports biomechanics expert Dr. Matthew Pain Ph.D equated the boxer's punc

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The Lorax

The Lorax is a pro environmentalist Dr.Seuss character who speaks for the trees CUSTOMERS DRIVE KIDSREAD. IT'S A WIN-WIN Dr.Sess z LORAX The MARCH 2ND

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