32 Big, Bushy Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia and Easter Eggs From Scorsese Films

Hmm, maybe hair is to Samson as eyebrows are to Scorsese!
32 Big, Bushy Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia and Easter Eggs From Scorsese Films

We were about to trim our eyebrows before compiling this list, but as aspiring filmmakers, we thought we’d leave them alone. Who knows? These thick, wiry strands might just be the key to directorial greatness. 

Waiting until they get that grey and bushy is gonna be tough, so we wonder if the movie gods will be able to tell if we stuck on some fake ones. We wouldn’t want to anger them. Here, check out these awesome tidbits about Martin Scorsese movies while we get to gluin’…

Matt Damon’s Prep for The Departed

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MATT DAMON WENT ON A REAL POLICE RAID. tursuf THE DEPARTED Damon says that the Boston Police Department helped him prepare for the role by bringing him along during a raid of a crack house. Damon wore a bulletproof vest and went in after the cops cleared the house. CRACKED.COM

The RZA Turned Down A Role in The Departed

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS RZA TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF OFFICER BROWN. THE DEPARTED The Wu-Tang founder says he regrets not taking the opportunity to be in the film and blames his decision on the fact that he was new to Hollywood at the time. CRACKED.COM

De Niro Turned Down The Departed As Well

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ROBERT DE NIRO TURNED DOWN A ROLE IN THE FILM. THE DEPARTED De Niro was offered the role of Captain Queenan but had to turn it down because he was busy directing The Good Shepherd. CRACKED.COM

Jack Nicholson Initially Turned Down The Departed, Too

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JACK NICHOLSON REJECTED THE ROLE AT FIRST. THE DEPARTED Nicholson initially turned down the role of Frank Costello because he felt the role was too small. Не signed on after Scorsese decided to expand the role. CRACKED.COM

Jack Nicholson’s Improv During The Departed

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JACK NICHOLSON WASN'T SUPPOSED TO PULL OUT A GUN. THE DEPARTED According to Scorsese, Nicholson didn't tell anyone he was gonna pull a gun out in the iconic I smell a rat scene. DiCaprio's surprised reaction in the film is genuine and he regards the scene as one of the most memorable moments of his life. CRACKED.COM

Steven Spielberg’s Help on Wolf of Wall Street

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS STEVEN SPIELBERG HELPED DIRECT DICAPRIO'S ICONIC SPEECH. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Scorsese says that on the day he was shooting the Steve Madden speech, Spielberg came to the set to say hello. Не decided to stay for the whole day and gave suggestions on different camera angles and directing methods. CRACKED.COM

Jonah Hill

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JONAH HILL TOOK A MASSIVE PAY CUT. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Hill was so desperate to be in one of Scorsese's films that he offered to be in it for $60,000-a Screen Actors Guild minimum. CRACKED.COM

Securing the Film Rights for 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

Jordan Belfort’s Cameo in Wolf of Wall Street

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE REAL JORDAN BELFORT CAMEOS IN THE FILM. es Juff STRAI SALES THE WOLF OF WALL STREET The guy at the end of the movie introducing Belfort after his prison release and describing him as the single baddest motherfu-er I have ever met is the real Jordan Belfort. CRACKED.COM

McConaughey’s Chest Bump in Wolf of Wall Street

32 Big, Bushy Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia and Easter Eggs From Scorsese Films

The Wolf of Wall Street’s Production Problems

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE PRODUCTION GOT INTO TROUBLE WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET SBL The film's production company, Red Granite Pictures, was forced to pay around $60 million to the U.S. government after being sued for using money misappropriated from a Malaysian state fund to finance the film. CRACKED.COM

Ray Liotta in Goodfellas

The producer didn't want Ray Liotta. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes Scorsese was dead set on Liotta, but producer Irwin Winkler kept pushing him towards hiring someone with more star power. Liotta was able to pitch himself to Winkler during a chance meeting in a restaurant, winning him over. CRACKED.COM

The Kitchen Entrance Shot in Goodfellas

32 Big, Bushy Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia and Easter Eggs From Scorsese Films

Catherine Scorsese (Aka Mama Scorsese)

Martin Scorsese's mom did the cooking. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes Catherine Scorsese didn't just play Tommy DeVito's mother-she also prepared the dinner herself. Whenever characters are having Italian food, it's her Italian food. CRACKED.COM

John Malkovich Turned Down A Role in Goodfellas

John Malkovich was considered to play Jimmy Conway. Malkovich turned down the role, as he was going through a rough patch in his life, and didn't feel like working. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes It's hard to explain why you end up in Eragon and not Goodfellas, he has said. CRACKED.COM

Goodfellas Was Expected to Bomb

The movie was expected to bomb. The test screening was disastrous-70 people walked out, grossed out by all the violence and blood. As a result, Warner Bros. scaled down the opening from 2,000 theaters to just 1,000. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes CRACKED.COM

Marlon Brando Discouraged Scorsese from Making Goodfellas

Marlon Brando discouraged Scorsese from filming Goodfellas. Scorsese was hesitant about making another crime film after Mean Streets, and Brando told him that he really shouldn't. GoodF ellas Behind the Scenes Luckily, fellow director Michael Powell encouraged him to make the movie. CRACKED.COM

Goodfellas

A lot of the extras were actual gangsters. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes It was hard to put the real-life wiseguys on the payroll, though- they didn't exactly have Social Security numbers, so they just made them up on the spot when asked. CRACKED.COM

Al Pacino Turned Down Goodfellas

Al Pacino turned down the movie. Pacino was offered the part of Jimmy Conway, but didn't want to be typecast as a gangster. FINAL For DICK Program to D.A. pap Daily Murder of Fl Mayor Describes New Building House Civic Offices Behind the Scenes And yet, that same year he played a cartoonish gangster in Dick Tracy. You remember Dick Tracy, right? CRACKED.COM

Goodfellas

The You think I'm funny? scene actually happened to Joe Pesci. The scene was based on a similarly uncomfortable situation Pesci had with a real mobster, back when he was a waiter. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes All the reactions are genuine, as the extras had no idea what was going to happen. CRACKED.COM

Casino

Robert De Niro was actually throwing out real dollar bills in Casino, not props. who In the casino scene, he's tossing actual $50 and $20 bills, which made things complicated - they had to go Everybody freeze! the moment filming stopped. CRACKED.COM

Source: GQ

Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island

October on prime video October 1 Shutter Island Mark Ruffalo got the role of Chuck Aule by sending a fan letter to Martin Scorsese, telling him that he'd love to work with him someday. CRACKED.COM

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Tony Danza

Tony Danza trained Robert DeNiro for Raging Bull in 1979. ROSSMAN LOPEz STANTIN y MADISON CAROBN MO 16 MAGAANE That was just before he retired from boxing -- later that year, he focused completely on acting. CRACKED.COM

Source: VICE

The Senate Speech in The Aviator

The Senate speech in The Aviator is pretty much what Howard Hughes said. He really did say if the Spruce Goose didn't fly, he would leave the country and never come back again, according to Martin Scorsese. CRACKED.COM

Source: Roger Ebert

The World Trade Center at the End of Gangs of New York

The WTC appearing at the end of Gangs of New York was super controversial. They had shot the movie well before 9/11, and originally it was designed as one of those quintessential views of New York, but after September 11 some worried that the sequence might take on an entirely

Source: The ASC

An Oscar for Raging Bull

Robert De Niro CRACKED.COM won two Oscars for playing young Don Vito in The Godfather II and boxer Jake La Motta in Raging Bull. His Oscar wins are fo

Raging Bull

For Raging Bull, Robert De Niro became a good enough boxer to win pro matches. He fought about 1.000 rounds in a training program that lasted almost o

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