33 Random Bits of Movie Trivia to Send Spelunking Into the Deepest Recesses of Your Brain

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33 Random Bits of Movie Trivia to Send Spelunking Into the Deepest Recesses of Your Brain
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There’s a great line from Dazed and Confused where the ‘Nam veteran teacher says, “It’s like our sergeant told us before one trip into the jungle. Men! Fifty of you are leavin’ on a mission. Twenty-five of you ain’t comin’ back!”

We were reminded of that line before sending these great movie facts into your brain today. Honestly, we’re hoping that none of them come back (since that means they’ll be in your brain forever), but we’ll see how they do up there now, won’t we?

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role of Die Hard The producers were contractually obligated to offer the role to the 70-year-old Sinatra because he starred in The Detective. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Evan Almighty

In Evan Almighty, God asks Evan to build an ark. So the crew built a full-sized ark. The wooden monstrosity was constructed to be 250 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 50 feet high, in the middle of a Virginia housing development. And for the animal sequences they used 200 live animals of 90 species, handled by 86 trainers. CRACKED.COM http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-06-21-evan-almighty-effects_N.htm

Alien

ALIEN COULD HAVE BEEN A LAUGHABLE B-MOVIE. ALIEN The original script was rewritten to add a couple subplots and tighten some of the dialogue-and in the process, we were robbed of some awesomely ridiculous scenes. Now you'll never see the monster using a human shield against a flamethrower, or a crewmember describing someone else's beheading as horrible, like a chicken. CRACKED.COM

Memento

Memento is a surprisingly accurate portrayal of amnesia. The film is lauded by medi- cal experts for its accurate portrayal of anterograde amnesia and is considered close to a perfect explora- tion of the neurobiology of memory. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Kate Winslet

THE ACTOR: Kate Winslet THE ROLE: Rose in Titanic WHY SHE Winslet says she's mortified by her HATED IT: performance in the iconic role. Especially her American accent. Oh my God, I can't listen to it. It's awful. CRACKED.COM

Good Will Hunting

A scene in Good Will Hunting was based on Matt Damon's brother's life. all'm Dear will When he was visiting MIT, his brother Kyle wrote an elaborate, fake equation on a blackboard in the hall - - and it stayed there for months. CRACKED.COM

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

MARILYN MONROE COULD HAVE STARRED IN CRACKED.COM BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. Truman Capote's novel had a more tragic tone than the Paramount production, and the author always pictured the character of Holly as a blonde. However, producers chose to put a more positive, innocent spin on the role, and chose Audrey Hepburn. And just like that, the world missed out on a breathy, sultry rendition of Moon River.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The studio wanted eyeballs on Jack. Some people at Disney suggested he should have eyeballs, but Selick and Burton just ignored them. Selick says, We were never going to do that. CRACKED.COM

Mortal Kombat

The first-ever EDM record to go platinum was the Mortal Kombat soundtrack. 27% The filmmakers absolutely insisted on EDM, and got booted from two record companies for it -- but it paid off. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Muppets Movie

Muppets started the trend of post-credits scenes. 1979's The Muppets Movie kickstarted the trend in the '80s, which Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a part of ---and Ferris inspired the post-credits scenes in the MCU. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was the adorable Little Tramp of the silent film era. In 1972 he received an Honorary Academy Award for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Не continues to be held in high regard, and his work is often ranked among the greatest films of all time. THE CRAZY: Не used to throw custard pies at naked women. Chaplin invented the casting couch in the sickest way possible. He'd audition actresses by having them strip naked so he could mime-fondle them. Then he'd pelt them with custard pies. CRACKED.COM

Scarface

Filming Scarface took almost monk-like dedication on Michelle Pfeiffer's part. She had to be super thin for the end of the movie, and filming that scene was pushed back over and over-she kept herself so thin for it, people brought her bagels. CRACKED.COM

The Last Jedi

In The Last Jedi, Rey horizontally cuts a rock in half, making the top part slide down. Not long after, Snoke's body gets cut in half in a pretty similar way. Snoke's body even slides down in a pretty similar way. CRACKED.COM

Young Frankenstein

CRACKED.COM YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN USED THE LABORATORY FROM THE ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN. Mel Brooks' opus nailed the look and feel of the lab from 1931's Frankenstein-because it was the same lab. For authenticity, Brooks sought out Kenneth Strickfaden, who had designed the set of the original movie. As it turned out, Strickfaden had kept most of the props in his garage.

The Term ‘Special Effect’

Historical Firsts in Practical Effects 1926 The term. Special Effect gets its first screen credit In the 1920s, studios began dedicating entire departments to special effects, and the term Special Effect first appears in the credits of 1926's What Price Glory? CRACKED

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Little Shop of Horrors

CRACKED.COM LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS SIX PUPPETS OF AUDREY II WERE MADE. Six different animatronic puppets were used to show the growth of the mean green mother from outer space. The smallest Audrey II was four inches tall, and the largest was 12 feet tall.

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Chris Williams

July on NETFLIX July 8 The sea Beast Director and writer Chris Williams was a story artist on Mulan and went on to direct Moana and Big Hero 6, among other Disney projects. CRACKED.COM

Avengers Easter Eggs

A CROSSOVER EASTER EGGS THE AVENGERS AND THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN The Oscorp tower was to be put into The Avengers, but time ran out and no references remain. OSCORP CRACKED.COM

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Love Me If You Dare

Love Me If You Dare CRACKED.COM The French film is about two children who play an intense game of dares, which continues and escalates as they get older.

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Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola bought himself a winery in Napa Valley with the money he made from The Godfather. According to the legendary director, his winery

Star Wars

During a Reddit AMA session, Harrison Ford was asked the most cliche Star Wars question there is: Who shot first? Han Solo or Greedo? He replied in

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