30 Random Bits of Classic Movie Trivia to Load Into A Projector and Bask in the Warm Glow of Nostalgia

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30 Random Bits of Classic Movie Trivia to Load Into A Projector and Bask in the Warm Glow of Nostalgia
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You little whippersnappers need a little film history lesson. Apologies to the older folks who just had their favorite movies referred to as a “history lesson,” but as you’ve probably noticed, movie-making is a lot different these days. We just thought this was a fun way of bringing the generations together. 

And we promise that this experience won’t be so one-sided. If you youngins take a look at these, we’ll post a modern special effects list for grandma next time.

The Graduate

Robert Redford was too hot for the lead role in 1967's The Graduate. CRACKED.COM Redford badly wanted the role but was rejected by di- rector Mike Nicholls because he didn't think Redford could play a loser. 'Let's put it this way, Nicholls reportedly said, Have you ever struck out with a girl?

Superman

Richard Donner was never told what the budget for Superman was. It's a miracle Donner managed to make such a beloved movie, as the producers for some reason wouldn't let him know how much money he had to work with. They'd just tell him, You can't do that, without further guidance. Не didn't even get to see the final cut until the premiere. CRACKED.COM

A Trove of Lost Movies

In 1978, a trove of lost movies was found under an ice rink in a Canadian town. 2 litre 13.5 kg - They were buried there when Dawson City's old theatres shut down, and lay forgotten until the ice rink got demolished to make way for a parking lot. Over 500 films were salvaged, including old newsreels, some from as far back as 1903. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Midnight

Forgotten Rom-Coms Midnight Challenging the Hays Code, this wacky comedy is way too raunchy for the prudish reputation of old-timey Hollywood. A gold-digging American showgirl is left stranded in Paris, and is romantically pursued by a cabbie while a wealthy man pays her to ruin his wife's love affair. It's pure screwball insanity, and the quick-witted script hasn't aged one bit. 1939 CRACKED.COM

Goldfinger

MYTH: The girl painted with gold in Goldfinger died In the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger, people thought actress Shirley Eaton had died from being covered in gold paint, but she was actually okay and went on to make more movies before she quit acting. CRACKED

Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford

Bette Davis kicked Joan Crawford in the face. Crawford finally got back at her during a later What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? scene, in which Davis had to drag her around. Unbeknownst to Davis, Crawford had lined her dress with lead weights, causing the 54-year-old Davis throw her back out. CRACKED.COM

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard wore the original author's jacket. THE WIZARD OF OZ CRACKED.COM The wardrobe department scavenged an old jacket from a nearby thrift shop. When actor Frank Morgan tried it on, he noticed a tag that said L. Frank Baum - the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee's final film foretold his son's death. GAME OF DEATH/THE CROW CRACKED.COM In Lee's final film, he played an actor who is accidentally killed by a false prop gun. Brandon Lee was killed 20 years later when he was shot by what everyone thought was a prop gun.

The Godfather

The Godfather predicted DeNiro's Oscar wins. S.E THE GODFATHER GARDEN TE DI - SOME LA MOTTA TOMAT in CRACKED.COM This scene shows Marlon Brando next to a poster for boxer Jake LaMotta. DeNiro would go on to win Oscars for depicting LaMotta and the younger version of Brando's character.

Hercules in New York

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HERCULES IN NEW YORK CRACKED.COM In his first movie, he plays Arnold Strong with a dubbed voice to hide his evolving accent. In one scene, it's me wrestling a bear and it was a guy with this coat thrown over him. It was done so cheap. It was just so stupid.

Peter Cushing

Grand Moff Tarkin was a cruel, angry man. Maybe it's because his feet hurt. The wardrobe department supplied Peter Cushing with boots that were too small, so he only wore them in shots where his feet showed. The rest of the time, he wore bedroom slippers. Those slippers are currently in a museum. http://thecushingcollection.tumbir.com/post/1198825847 CRACKED.COM 85/peter-cushings-carpet-slippers-on-display-in-the

Joan Rivers and 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.

Psycho Began As a Show

Alfred Hitchcock shot Psycho as an episode of his TV show. THE IMPROVISATION: Hitchcock shot Psycho with the crew and assets of his TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, because the studio didn't want to give him a cent for a new movie. THE RESULT: An instant classic that influenced pretty much all later horror films. CRACKED.COM

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30 Random Bits of Classic Movie Trivia to Load Into A Projector and Bask in the Warm Glow of Nostalgia

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane had to depict obscene wealth, but it had a shoestring budget. THE IMPROVISATION: Orson Welles got super creative, coming up with tricks like filming rooms from the floor to make them look big and using props to strategically hide areas. THE RESULT: Other directors picked up all those tricks later on, and they're used so much that we don't even notice them today. CRACKED.COM

The Siblings in Star Wars

Think the relationship between Luke and Leia got awkward? It was almost a lot worse. Before Empire was conceived, Alan Dean Foster wrote a Star Wars sequel called Splinter Of The Mind's Eye. In it, Luke and Leia share several scenes of palpable sexual tension. Foster still thinks the story could work as a film between episodes IV and V, as long as people are willing to overlook certain awkward moments. http://www.cinelinx. .om/interviews/item/3997-interview-author-alan-dean- CRACKED.COM foster-refiects-on-what-could-have-been-the-official-star-wars-sequel.html

Psycho

Norman Bates is actually a chubby nerd. PSYCHO CRACKED.COM In the 1960 film (and all other iterations) Norman Bates is a thin, attractive man, but Robert Bloch's novel describes him as an overweight, middle-aged man with thick glasses.

Hattie McDaniel

CRACKED HATTIE MCDANIEL WAS HONORED (AND SHUNNED) BY HOLLYWOOD. Hattie McDaniel made history when she won an Oscar for Gone with the Wind, but wasn't allowed to be buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery because of her race.

John Wayne

CRACKED JOHN WAYNE: FROM BODYSURFING INJURY TO HOLLYWOOD STARDOM. John Wayne's football career was cut short due to a bodysurfing injury, which led him to Hollywood and his eventual success as an actor.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz has an actual name. According to L. Frank Baum, it's Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. CRACKED.COM

The Story of the Kelly Gang

The first narrative feature film wasn't The Birth of a Nation. It was The Story of the Kelly Gang from Australia. The 1906 film caused controversy as it depicted outlaw and gang leader Ned Kelly as the hero, and the police as the bad guys. The government tried to ban the film, but it still managed to go international. CRACKED.COM

Rocky and Rambo

CRACKED Stallone jumped between Rocky and Rambo in the '80s. Between 1976 and 1990, he made 5 Rocky movies and 3 Rambo movies. Between 1982 and 1985, the first 2 Rambo movies dropped between Rocky III and IV.

The Trash Compactor Scene in Star Wars

The trash in the trash compactor scene was definitely authentic. The smell was so bad Mark Hamill burst a blood vessel in his face, holding his breath. The camera work had to be adjusted for the rest of the scene, to avoid capturing it on film. CRACKED.COM http://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/movies/

A Bridge Too Far

The filming of 1971's A Bridge Too Far had a single million-dollar hour. They had an hour to shoot a scene with Robert Redford - if they didn't, they'd have to pay him a million dollars and try again in a week. Luckily for the budget, they made it. CRACKED.COM

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory CHARLiE ANDTHE CHOCOL TE FACTORY BY Roald Dahl Remand by Joseph Companing - four - and Che - with the TO The and to plan CRACKED COM Roald Dahl wrote the original script, but was so miffed about the rewrites that he wrote in his will that the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, couldn't be adapted for film.

Darth Vader

49% -the share of consumers in the United States who have a favorable opinion of Darth Vader. CRACKED.COM

Some Like It Hot

Behind-the-scenes feuds Some Like It Hot Tony Curtis vs Marilyn Monroe During her final years, Monroe was dealing with heavy stuff (and drugs), which strained the shooting. She said she had to fantasize about other guys during her romantic scenes with Curtis, while he said it was like kissing Hitler. imbim CRACKED.COM

The Shining

In accordance with the book, some spine-chilling scenes from the horror movie, THE SHINING, were to occur in a hotel room numbered 217. Unfortunately for fans, the room number was changed to 237 because the hotel seen in the movie actually had a 217, and management worried that their future guests would fearfully avoid it. CRACKED COM

John Cazale

JOHN CAZALE AND HIS FIVE MOVIES AN OFFER НЕ COULDN'T REFUSE Stories differ, but it seems Cazale got the big Godfather break after Francis Ford Coppola's casting director, Fred Roos, saw him in a production of Israel Horovitz' Line in 1971. Coppola would later say, There was no hesitation to cast him. CRACKED.COM

Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove CRACKED.COM If Dr. Strangelove had followed the original script, we would have been introduced to an alien named Nardac Blefescu, who made the movie from historical records found on a bombed-out earth. Nardac never made the final script, however, nuking their chances at the first Oscar win for an extraterrestrial.

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