30 Bits of Movie Trivia That Are More Like A Box of Chocolates Than Life Itself

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30 Bits of Movie Trivia That Are More Like A Box of Chocolates Than Life Itself
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When you approach a random movie fact list like this, how could you possibly know what you’re going to get? We don’t even know what you’re going to get, so if you were to accurately guess 30 out of 30 facts here, we (and the rest of the world) would consider you some sort of movie fact Rain Man.

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Safe House

Denzel Washington volunteered to actually be waterboarded for the movie Safe House. For the interrogation scene, Washington was re- ally put through the tor- ture, albeit for a few sec- onds at a time. Co-star Ryan Reynolds called it one of the most disturb- ing things I've ever seen. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Death Proof

KURT RUSSELL DEATH PROOF CRACKED.COM Kurt Russell had 80s cult hits like Escape From New York but his star power cooled by the mid 90s. After Tarantino cast him in 2007s Death Proof, he got back to blockbusters like the Fast & Furious series and Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Larger Than Life

A bunch of boy band singers made a gritty zombie western. LARGER THAN LIFE! Members of Backstreet Boys, O-Town, 98 Degrees, and INSYNC star in SyFy's Dead 7. There's no singing or dancing, just killing zombies. It was Nick Carter's passion project, that he helped fund with $150,000 from his failed IndieGoGo campaign (for another movie). CRACKED.COM

Ghostbusters

The first pick for Winston in Ghostbusters was Eddie Murphy. EDDEMORE They changed the script at the last minute when Ernie Hudson was cast - originally, Winston had a way more detailed background, and was even with the Ghostbusters when they met Slimer (he was the one who got slimed). Hudson only found out that his part was cut down one day before filming started. CRACKED.COM

Justice League

Joss Whedon threatened Gal Gadot's career on the Justice League shoot. Не had her record lines she didn't want to say, apparently telling her he could make her look incredibly stupid in the finished movie if he wanted to. CRACKED.COM

Magnolia

CRACKED.COM magnolia There are 8s and 2s everywhere Partly Cloudy, 82% Chance of Rain. in the film. These numbers are referring to Exodus 8:2 (...I will send a plague of frogs '82 on your whole country.). And during the climax of the film, the sky starts raining frogs.

I Am Legend

I Am Legend This may be the most femilying - and you will EYES me 25 HOT -Williom Campbell Goult Police Vining Ryon المتوسط I I AM LEGEND Richard Mathesan CRACKED.COM Author Richard Matheson hated every adaptation of his book, especially the 2007 film: I don't know why Hollywood is fascinated by my book when they never care to film it as I wrote it.

The Harrad Experiment

Don Johnson & Melanie Griffith 8 YEARS The Miami Vice actor was 22 when he met 14-year-old Griffith on the set of the movie The Harrad Experiment, starring her mom and Johnson. They moved in together when she was 15 years old. They got married when she was 18. They had one child, Dakota Johnson of 50 Shades of Grey fame. CRACKED.COM

Pregnant Billy Crystal

IN THE LATE 70S, JOAN RIVERS MADE A MOVIE WHERE BILLY CRYSTAL GETS PREGNANT. CRACKED It was her only film; she mortgaged her house to make it, and it was shockingly very successful at the box office.

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A Beautiful Mind

Inconspicuous CGI A Beautiful Mind As Russell Crowe's John Nash is losing his mind, he leaves his baby in the bathtub. Obviously, they were not going to risk drowning a baby, so they filmed the kid in an empty bathtub and composited the shot with a CGI-altered, real bathtub with water. CRACKED.COM

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