30 Random Bits of Movie Trivia Stuffed Inside a Burlap Sack Like So Many Horrid Bugs Spilling Out of the Oogie Boogie Man

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30 Random Bits of Movie Trivia Stuffed Inside a Burlap Sack Like So Many Horrid Bugs Spilling Out of the Oogie Boogie Man
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We bet you didn’t know that those little brain tingles you get while reading movie facts are actually the facts burrowing their way into your brain like ticks. So if you don’t mind the thought of ticklish little creepy crawlies settling in for the long haul, you’re in the right place. 

If you do, you’ll need some willful ignorance to enjoy this list.

Love & Basketball

LOVE & BASKETBALL An original draft of the script had Quincy break up Monica's wedding. When the script made it to Sundance, Prince-Bythewood was told that the first three quarters of the film was SO progressive, it would make more sense to let Monica fight for Quincy, instead of going

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Snakes on a Plane

Samuel L. Jackson stopped Snakes On A Plane from getting renamed. SNAKES ON A PLANE Jackson says that the movie's ridiculous title was one of the main reasons he decided to star in it. So when the studio tried to rename the movie Pacific Air Flight 121, Jackson stepped in and shut that shit down. CRACKED.COM

Paul Verhoeven

A Dutch-American painter gave Paul Verhoeven inspiration for RoboCop. Piet Mondrian's paintings consist of squares interrupted by black lines, which gave him the idea to interrupt RoboCop's narrative with in-world news segments. CRACKED.COM

Get Out

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JORDAN PEELE DIDN'T ALWAYS INTEND TO DIRECT. GET OUT and A Peele says that he only decided to direct the film halfway through writing the script. Не realized nobody else could quite achieve the very specific vision he had for the film. CRACKED.COM

Alien3

Alien3 (1992) The final ending was shot four days before the premiere. As much as he tried, Fincher wasn't happy with it. I said 'whatever happens she has to be in peace at the end.' It has to be a sigh rather than gritting teeth and sweat. So we talked about it and went over and shot this blue-screen element. We were shooting that shot four days before the film opened, a completely ridiculous mess. I don't know if it works. CRACKED.COM

Above Suspicion

A FORGETTABLE 1995 HBO MOVIE CALLED ABOVE SUSPICION FEATURED CHRISTOPHER REEVE. ...AS AN OFFICER CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR. This film aired May 25. May 27 was the day of Reeve's horseback riding accident. The movie where he plays a paraplegic was released just two days before he landed in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. CRACKED.COM

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

celebrity Besties M The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants became real Amber Tamblyn + Blake Lively + America Ferrera + Alexis Bledel They all met on the set of the movie and stayed connected ever since (via text, not pants). All four have been to each others' weddings and celebrated their pregnancies as they have grown. CRACKED.COM

Seabiscuit

2 Seabiscuit Over 50 horses were used for the movie. In order to prevent running the horses to exhaustion, dozens were needed to get multiple takes. CRACKED.COM

Jaws: The Revenge

WORST SEQUELS EVER JAWS: THE REVENGE Universal wanted the movie out ASAP, since they were having financial trouble and Jaws 3D had made bank. But they also gave complete writing and directing freedom to Joseph Sargent, who despite being told to make it a human story, could only make the plot interesting with a friggin' paranormal angle. CRACKED.COM

The Chronicles of Narnia

NARNIA THE CHRONICLES OF THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE The White Witch's crown gradually melts throughout the film to show that she's losing her power as her enemies draw nearer. CRACKED.COM

City Slickers

CITY SLICKERS CHARLES BRONSON WAS OFFERED THE ROLE OF CURLY (AND WAS PISSED). Upon finding out his character died midway through the movie, Bronson cursed out Billy Crystal and turned the part down. Then Jack Palance went on to win an Oscar for it. CRACKED.COM

The Good Dinosaur

THE GOOD DINOSAUR Arlo's movements were based on elephants. Since you can't exactly look at the way a living dinosaur walks, the animators mimicked the movements of elephants for the main dino character. CRACKED.COM

The Wedding Contract

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM BILL MURRAY AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER WERE SUPPOSED TO STAR IN THE WEDDING CONTRACT. It was an early 2000s film that would be about a Midwestern couple whose son marries a New Jersey mob boss' daughter.

Ghostbusters

Scientists discovered a dinosaur fossil that looks just like Zuul, the Gatekeeper of Gozer, from 1984's Ghostbusters. The creature's spiked, sledgehammer-like tail, combined with its facial resemblance to the Ghostbusters monster, earned it the scientific name Zuul crurivastator. This translates from Latin to Zuul, Destroyer of Shins. CRACKED.COM

Star Wars

Chewbacca from Star Wars shares his moniker with a scaled, flightless beetle called the Trigonopterus chewbacca. The beetle has a bulky black body with limbs and a set of antennae that look rusty. The scientists were able to look beyond these, though, and find Han Solo's sidekick in the distinctively dense scales, covering its head and legs. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter

The Eriovixia gryffindori spider is named after one of the oldest characters in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The odd-looking spider is shaped like the Hogwarts School Sorting Hat, which originally belonged to Godric Gryffindor (one of the school's four founders). Its patterned body lets it camouflage as a dried-up leaf for survival purposes. CRACKED.COM

Vibranium Fairy Wrasse

The Vibranium Fairy Wrasse got its name because its glowing purple scales reminded the researchers of the Black Panther's suit. Its scientific name, Cirrhilabrus wakanda, was also inspired by the film. The scientists found it in a secretive and isolated African reef over 200ft below sea level-a location they likened to the hidden city of Wakanda. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter OFAZKABAN CRACKED.COM It would've been SO easy for the crew to use CGI for Aunt Marge's inflation scene. But they didn't. Expandable rubber bladders Inflatable suit Inflatable gloves

Ratatouille

Remy's recipe in Ratatouille is real. ОПОИ LOTE It was created by a chef and takes 3 1/2 hours to prepare. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

RoboCop

In Robocop, unauthorized duplication is punishable by droid. ARE FICTITIOUS NO IDENTIFICATION WITH OR SIMILARITY TO ACTUAL PERSONS LIVING OR DEAD OR TO ACTUAL EVENTS IS INTENDED OR SHOULD BE INFERRED THIS MOTION PICTURE IS PROTECTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES AND ITS UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR EXHIBITION MAY RESULT IN CIVIL LIABILITY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY ENFORCEMENT DROIDS A JON DAVISON PRODUCTION A PAUL VERHOEVEN FILM In case you can't squint that hard, it says ...unauthorized duplication ... may result in ... criminal prosecution by enforcement droids. CRACKED.COM

Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry hates when people don't care about the movie poster. A lot of times, people say, 'But nobody will judge a film based on the poster.' I get so offended when I hear that. I'm like, 'If you don't care about what goes on the poster, then let us do it, because we do.' CRACKED.COM

The Rise of Skywalker

REY WAS GOING TO USE A DOUBLE-BLADED LIGHTSABER. The Rise of Skywalker Before J.J. Abrams was brought in to finish the sequel trilogy, Colin Trevorrow was slated to direct. Concept art for his version of the film shows a darker, more badass version of Rey. She even sports a double-bladed lightsaber-something many fans were hoping to see. CRACKED.COM

Saved from the Titanic

Actors who played themselves SAVED FROM THE TITANIC Dorothy Gibson An actress and Titanic survivor, Gibson was in this film made about her experience a mere five days after the disaster. CRACKED.COM

Hot Fuzz

The 'Hot Fuzz' character Simon Skinner was written for a Timothy Dalton type before he signed on. - Water - CRACKED.COM Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright wrote the character before thinking to ask Dal- ton himself to be in the film. To their surprise, Dal- ton had loved Shaun of the Dead and signed on for the role.

The Departed

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

The Princess Bride

In the book, Princess Buttercup is rather stupid, has nothing CRACKED COM going for her other than her beauty, and she dumps Westley outside the Fire Swamp to save herself. Fortunately, when adapting his book for the screen, William Goldman gives her some personality, and during the Fire Swamp showdown, she sacrifices her freedom in order to save Westley from Humperdinck. THE PRINCESS BRIDE

Jaws

Fourth of July Movies Jaws George Lucas got his head stuck in the shark's mouth. While visiting the set, Lucas just had to get his head inside the mechanical shark's mouth. As a prank, Spielberg shut it close-and then the shark malfunctioned. Luckily, they could get Lucas out. CRACKED.COM

Hidden Figures

Fourth of July Movies The real Katherine Johnson didn't need Kevin Costner's help to fight segregation. The cringeworthy white-savior scene with the NASA boss destroying the colored bathroom sign never happened -Johnson just used the white bathroom in defiance of Jim Crow laws, like a true badass. Hidden Figures CRACKED.COM

Independence Day

Fourth of July Movies Independence Day The president's speech was written in five minutes. The speech was supposed to be a placeholder, but they forgot about it until Bill Pullman was already practicing it. Then Pullman kicked it out of the park by delivering it in front of actually tired extras. Those friggin' aliens didn't stand a chance. CRACKED.COM

Independence Day (Yes, Again)

Fourth of July Movies Independence Day Steven Spielberg acknowledged the movie as a game changer. Spielberg told filmmakers Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin that they had done something new: they took established genres, spliced them up, and then mixed them together, creating an entire new type of blockbuster spectacle. CRACKED.COM

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