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32 Trivia Tidbits About Movies and Shows We Unlocked From the Highest Levels

We watched every BTS doc, and here’s what we’ve learned!

32 Trivia Tidbits About Movies and Shows We Unlocked From the Highest Levels

January 28, 2024

They are fun to watch, but after you read this list, there’ll be no need to check out any “making of” or “behind the scenes” documentaries anymore. Maybe by hunting down these facts, we saved you a whole bunch of time! Or maybe you were pumped to watch them, and now each one of these facts is a spoiler. We’ll just leave them here. You decide.

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Star Wars

Samuel L. Jackson STAR WARS requested a purple lightsaber for Mace Windu. George Lucas typically restricted lightsaber colors to red for Sith and blue or green for Jedi. Jackson was able to convince him to diversify the color palette. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING The original concept was gender-flipped. The original idea was for a man to pretend to be engaged with a woman in a coma. While the premise is creepy regardless of gender, it somehow feels creepier that way. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM ASTROLAND E THE WARRIORS The extras included real gang members. For authenticity, director Walter Hill recruited actual New York City gang members to be in the movie (but also had undercover cops as extras, to make sure things remained peaceful). — Source

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The Princess Bride

CRACKED.COM THE PRINCESS BRIDE Wallace Shawn was inconceivably worried. Shawn's agent decided to tell him that he only got the role of Vizzini because Danny DeVito was unavailable. This got into Shawn's head, and he feared to be fired whenever he did a bad take. — Source

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FARGO 30 minutes, Jerry, we wrap this thing up. Steve Buscemi says to wrap it up with exactly 30 minutes left in the movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Ellis Boyd Re Determ SHAWSHARK STATE PRISEIN REJEC 30265 Red's mugshot at age 20 is Morgan Freeman's son, Alfonso. CRACKED.COM — Source

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FIGHT CLUB If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? is your life 50 empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all who claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think everything you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told you should want? Get out of your apartment. Meet — Source

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THE POLAR EXPRESS Christmas tree at the top of the world The tree is on top of a compass that points south in all directions, meaning the exact North Pole. CRACKED.COM — Source

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SCREAM - RANK URUN and the SANTA ROSA DOUBLETREE HOTEL SHEREE GREEN and the SONOMA COUNTY FILM COMMISSION FILM FINANCES, INC. THE SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER MARCO. KARIN AND NICHOLAS AT CA'BIANCA LES PERRY NO THANKS WHATSOEVER TO THE SANTA ROSA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD A high school revoked permission to film at the last second, and Wes Craven called them out big time in the credits. CRACKED.COM — Source

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INTERSTELLAR That's real corn! Instead of CGI, Christopher Nolan planted a massive amount of actual corn, and sold it for a profit. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ZOOTOPIA Try Everything Let It Goat Fleetwood Yak Part of Your Wool Fur Fighters Can You Feel the E Gazelle Ara-bunny Nights Guns N' Rodents Shuffle x Hyena Gomez Kanine West Mick Januar Judy Hopps' iPod playlist is a time capsule full of CRACKED.COM puns. — Source

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FRIENDS Ross wears a banana lapel pin to say goodbye to Marcel. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Wesley Snipes

CRACKED.COM wesley snipes sued the director of Blade: Trinity. Snipes sued both director David Goyer and New Line Cinema for harassment. — Source

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SO there I was... wait, mother of God, there I am! When Johnny Depp's Hunter S. Thompson self- insert sees a fantastical hallucination of himself in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the hallucination is none other than Thompson himself. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM A villain of Molly's Game is based on Tobey Maguire. Molly has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with Player X, a character based on the man who made his money off of great power equaling great responsibility and then pissed on that idea so hard. — Source

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The Wolf of Wall Street

The wolf of wall street got too real about financial crimes. The film was accused by the feds of being part of a money laundering scheme. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Don’t Look Up

DON'T LOOK UP The FEMA hotline number DiCaprio's astronomer character urges everyone to dial for more information on the approaching asteroid redirects real-life callers to a phone sex service. SPECIME I FEMA BASH 1-800-532-4500 For Peace of Mind CRACKED.COM — Source

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STAR TREK: PRODIGY Every line spoken by the holodeck crew in episode six was taken from existing Star Trek movies and episodes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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HAWKEYE In episode 5 during the mac-and-cheese scene, Yelena is wearing a black widow spider enamel pin. CRACKED.COM — Source

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PEACEMAKER His house number is 1138, the famous number that represents George Lucas's directorial debut THX 1138. The number also appears in his other films including Star Wars and American Graffiti. CRACKED.COM — Source

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SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS The film features a Marvel thug, Razor Fist, who often works for the big villains and has been used for comic effect. The film gives him only one hand-blade. In the comic, he has both. If they all turn their focus on me... AAHHHH! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nightmare Alley

NIGHTMARE ALLEY ANNA Guillermo del Toro included a Mimic Easter egg in his new film by adding the same neon sign that says Jesus Saves. GRACKED.COM — Source

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DEXTER: NEW BLOOD The director paid homage to The Shining during episode 8 by mirroring the hedge maze scene where Danny outwits his dad by making a trail in the snow and then backtracking on his own footprints. Dexter does the same when he's running from Kane in the snow. CRACKED.COM — Source

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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 — Source

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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE 48IRG91 A license plate features an anagram for Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters 1984. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Illegal filmmaking David Fincher took matters into his own hands on Alien 3. Producers thought the drooling Xenormorph was too much, so Fincher took a rogue crew, stole an alien costume, and took Sigourney Weaver to another location (without a permit) to shoot the scene against their wishes. CRACKED — Source

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Illegal filmmaking Piano thievery on Be National Lampoon's Animal House. The production brought the Delta Tau brothers up to the University of Oregon five days before shooting to bond. They hit up a real frat party that involved hard drugs and a massive brawl, and they stole a piano. CRACKED — Source

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Illegal filmmaking Escape From Tomorrow illegally shot at Disneyland. In 2013, they shot several scenes in Disneyland without permission. The actors pretended to be tourists, the cameras were smuggled in, and the editing was done in South Korea. Disney avoided controversy by deciding not to sue. CRACKED — Source

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Illegal filmmaking This Is Not a Film was an illegal production. Banned from filming movies in Iran for 20 years, they filmed it secretly as a protest against the Iranian government's sentencing of director Jafar Panahi to six years of prison. They smuggled the film from Iran to Cannes on a USB drive hidden inside a birthday cake. CRACKED — Source

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Human Traffic

Illegal filmmaking Danny Dyer took actual drugs for Human Traffic For the 1999 movie, the British actor later admitted he was high out of his mind for the entire shoot. It was six weeks of debauchery. It's weird for me to watch it now. That's me out of my nut on screen! CRACKED — Source

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Illegal filmmaking Cruel Jaws has nothing to do with Jaws. They marketed this 1995 movie as Jaws 5, but it actually has zero connection to the franchise. Worse, they stole shots from previous films, and plunked in the main theme music of Star Wars without securing the rights. CRACKED — Source

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