26 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Sunday, December 21st

For anyone who still misses wandering the aisles of Blockbuster.
26 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Sunday, December 21st
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While it's certainly nice to have pretty much any movie your heart desires on demand, it's hard not to feel nostalgic for the cultural phenomenon that was Blockbuster. There was something magical about wandering through those aisles under the warm fluorescent glow, scanning row after row of plastic clamshell cases, looking for the one movie that would define the vibe of your entire weekend. The thrill of grabbing the last copy of a new release, the tragedy of seeing only the display box left behind, and those pesky late return fees… yeah, it was inconvenient, but it was an experience.

If you get emo thinking about the ol' blue and yellow, may these movie trivia facts grant you peace.

Robin Wright

CRACKED.COM Princess Buttercup The Princess Bride was Robin wright's first major film role. It led to a career which really kicked off a few years later with Forrest Gump.

Source: IMDb

Snow White

Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doesn't talk because Disney couldn't find a voice actor they liked. Their original idea was for Dopey to talk

I have a feeling that whatever they were planning on making him say, it would've been way less cute than the quiet little guy we got.

The Neverending Story

CRACKED.COM THE NEVERENDING STORY Atreyu was supposed to have green skin. Despite having some of the most awesome special effects of the time, and bei

George Lucas

George Lucas is universally hated for ruining Star Wars with the much-criticised prequels. But it's actually inspiring how he refused to join his fath

Let the Right One In

Horror movies on streaming hulu Let the Right One In The kids weren't allowed to read the script, but their parents were, and had to approve everything before scenes were shot. CRACKED.COM

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Lindsay Lohan

NORMA Lindsay Lohan can't do Netflix rom-coms forever. The actor told Elle that she appreciated the opportunity, But with Netflix, I was like, Okay, now we need to be thinking about other stuff. I can't do movies like these forever. CRACKED

Spartacus

76,000 people CRACKED.COM The sound crew from Spartacus went to a Michigan State Spartans game, directing over 76,000 people to scream and cheer to use in the movie's soundtrack.

Encanto

ENCANTO Everyone's clothes hide details alluding to their powers. Doloros has sound wave patterns on her collar, Luisa's sporting dumb bells, and Bruno's ruana features hourglasses. CRACKED.COM

This is good character design, of course, but if I had a cool, weird power, I would absolutely hide little hints of it in my clothing as well.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Instead of spending money on music for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the director made it himself. THE IMPROVISATION: With a sound recordist, he did t

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