15 Facts About What's Streaming In May On Prime Video
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Ever wonder why Amazon went with “Prime” for their services? Do you think Jeff Bezos is a big Transformers fan and just liked Optimus Prime so much that he wanted to infuse a small piece of that fandom into his ever-growing empire? These are the questions that tend to come to mind when you run out of things to watch on streaming services.
Fortunately, we don’t have to pontificate on such things for much longer, as Prime Video has added some high-quality films and TV shows for our mind-mouths to gobble up like the pop culture piggies we all are. We have some early aughts casual favorites like Shrek, Crank, and Dude, Where’s My Car? along with some ’90s classics like Tombstone and A League of Their Own thrown in for good measure. There’s some fresh stuff available, too. Read on to see what’s being added to the queue for this month.
Shrek
![May on prime video May 1 shrek I didn't want to look like an ogre, Nicolas Cage said. Cage turned down the role because he didn't see himself as an ugly green giant. Apparently no one told him how voice over in animation works. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/846038.jpg)
Source: Daily Mail
Fargo
![May on prime video ARAIN POLICE DE May 1 Fargo Frances McDormand was pregnant with bird seed. To get a more preggo look, McDormand strapped on a fake belly full of bird seed and the C-cup prosthetic breasts she wore on Raising Arizona. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/9/846029.jpg)
Source: The Daily Beast
Office Space
![May on prime video SEALS May 1 office space The movie haunted Michael Bolton (the singer), causing him to be catcalled and harassed in public. Nowadays, he admits the movie is funny and signs Office Space DVDs/Blu-Rays when approached. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/1/846041.jpg)
Sources: Entertainment Weekly, Michael Bolton/Reddit
Tombstone
![May on prime video May 1 Tombstone This is the other role Val Kilmer and Adam West have in common. In 1959 (Kilmer's birth year), Adam Batman West guest-starred on three different TV westerns as Doc Holliday. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/846039.jpg)
Sources: Adam West/IMDb, Val Kilmer/MDb
A League of their Own
![May on prime video A League May CITA RO 1 of Their own The costumes were too authentic. Actors risked heat stroke from the period- accurate wool uniforms, along with injury because of the unwebbed baseball mitts. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/6/846036.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
![May on prime video Bill & Ted's Excellent May 1 Adventure Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter auditioned for both lead roles... for over 7 hours. The final round of auditions was a grueling process that included a revolving door of potential actors. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/3/846033.jpg)
Source: The Wrap
Independence Day
![May on prime video May 1 Independence Day The aliens are slathered in K-Y Jelly to boost the gross factor. The hot lights and Vegas temperatures caused the jelly to dry up, forcing poor production assistants to reapply the goo between takes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/4/846034.jpg)
Source: People
Night Sky
![May on prime video May 20 Night sky The series was shot in rural Illinois. Why build a set within urban areas when you can take advantage of actual small towns and wide-open yards? (No word on whether the alien world is also real, though.) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/846040.jpg)
Source: MovieWeb
The Wilds
![May on prime video May 6 The wilds season 2 Reign Edwards was on a Nickelodeon show. One of her first acting jobs was a recurring role on the superhero family sitcom The Thundermans. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/2/846042.jpg)
Sources: The Thundermans Wiki, IMDb
The Kids in the Hall
![May on prime video The Kids May 13 in the Hall The troupe's name refers to the writers on Your Show of Shows. Whenever a joke bombed, Sid Caesar blamed it on the kids in the hall, which included comedy legend Mel Brooks. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/2/846032.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
Field of Dreams
![May on prime video May 1 Field of Dreams The movie was originally titled Shoeless Joe (the same as the original book), after baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson. The title was changed after test audiences said it sounded like a movie about a hobo. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/7/846037.jpg)
Source: UPROXX
Emergency
![May on prime video May 27 Emergency The short film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 2018. The socially relevant coming-of-age tale debuting on Prime Video was originally an award-winning short at Sundance. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/0/846030.jpg)
Source: sundance.org
Dude, Where's My Car?
![May on prime video May 1 Dude, Where's My car? Ashton Kutcher restrained an ostrich. One of the titanic birds got loose and started charging at children and elderly extras. Kutcher grabbed the ostrich and stopped it, with the help of other crew members. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/1/846031.jpg)
Source: Hollywood.com
Blue's Clues
![May on prime video May 1 Blue's clues Each episode took nearly 10 months to produce. The episode would be shown to preschoolers to note their reactions and make adjustments before getting started on the animation phase. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/8/846028.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
Crank
![May on prime video PAS EXCITEMENT RAGED ISK PAIN ANGER RIS RUSE May 1 crank The film was written with Nicolas Cage in mind. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts prevented that alternate reality from ever happening in our world. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/5/846035.jpg)
Source: Earwolf