32 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Wednesday, December 17

Don't be surprised if these facts leave you craving some salty, buttery popcorn...
32 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Wednesday, December 17
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Popcorn is synonymous with the movie theater experience, but in reality, most places offer a whole array of snacks to eat while you gaze upon the silver screen. I'm personally a huge fan of nachos or a pretzel in lieu of popcorn. Hotdogs, pizza, and mozzerella sticks are not unusual to spot on a movie theater menu, either. Of course, if none of that tickles your fancy, you could always sneak some food in. I once brought in a 4-course Greek feast.

Unless you read very slowly, scrolling through these movie facts probably won't take you as it would take you to watch a standard-length blockbuster. Still, it's a good idea to have some snacks on hand in case you get a popcorn craving while reading about Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick.

Nicholas Cage

CRACKED.COM MOSTR MOSTRA INTERN INTERN O'ARTE DARTE CINEM CINEMAT VENEZIA MN24 30 Nicolas Kim Coppola changed his name to Nicolas Cage after he got in

Pan’s Labyrinth

Movie: Pan's Labyrinth CRACKEDcO Inspiration: Francisco Goya Director Guillermo del Toro drew a lot of inspiration from Goya's work in the film, but n

George Lucas

George Lucas has shifted his focus from a galaxy far, far away to education in the USA. He founded the George Lucas Educational Foundation in 1991 whi

The 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

Does he get credited for his work on set?

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Alfred Hitchcock

SO, DID THE BIRDS Just... STOP? Ag NOPE. Alfred Hitchcock had additional scenes planned, with Mitch and Melanie on the run and finding birds wherever

From Dust till Dawn

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN QUENTIN TARANTINO GOT $1,500 FOR WRITING THE SCRIPT. Well, it was his first paid writing gig, after all. CRACKED.COM

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The Social Network

The opening scene for The Social Network was cut over a total of three weeks. And apparently editor Angus Fincher had even come up with a system for getting the best take among dozens. CRACKED COM

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Clerks

Clerks $28K CRACKED.COM Considering it made Kevin Smith a household name (and also $3.2 million at the box office), it's unfathomable that the budget was measured in K's.

Black Panther and The Avengers

CRACKED.COM Both Black Panther ($700 million and Avengers: Infinity War C$679 million, MARV: SUTE grossed more at the domestic box office by themselve

Psycho

It took seven days to film Psycho's 45-second shower scene. Hitchcock used a total of 78 setups and 52 cuts for that scene. CRACKED.COM

The Sound of Music

CRACKED.COM Babysitter Movies The Sound of Music Christopher Plummer hated the movie. Не also kinda hated co-star Julie Andrews. Не referred to the film as The Sound of Mucus, and working with Andrews as being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card.

Source: BBC

Lord of War

The director of Lord of War, Andrew Niccol, borrowed 50 real tanks from a real arms dealer to use during the arms bazaar scene: Prior to filming, Nicc

The Blair Witch Project

August on hulu The Blair August 1 Witch Project The actors were encouraged to come up with their own lines to keep the film feeling natural and real. In lieu of an actual script, everyone involved worked from a 35-page treatment. CRACKED.COM

That does explain quite a bit about the film.

Source: Screen Rant

Twilight

April on hulu Twilight April 1 The producers tried to get R-Patz to smile by sending him the book with Edward's smiles highlighted. Не sent it back after highlighting Edward's frowns. CRACKED.COM

Yes, but what he canonically do more: smile or frown? And did Edward smoulder as much as Robert Pattinson?

Source: Evening Standard

Blue Velvet’s original cut was four hours long

March on hulu March 1 Blue velvet The first cut of Blue Velvet ran for four hours. The version we have is the chiller two-hour version. Maybe if we all ask nicely, they'll release the Lynch cut. CRACKED.COM

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