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March 13, 2024

If you’re a filmmaker who thinks the film you’re currently making is amazing, you better start getting some sweet behind-the-scenes footage. Fans are going to be thirsty for that content. Of course, if it’s a bit of a stinker, there won’t be much demand for it. But if it’s one of the worst movies ever made, then we’ll be dying to know how it all went so wrong.

Either way, document the heck out of it, and we’ll be the judge. Thanks!

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CRACKED COM HUGH JACKMAN HAS HAD LOTS OF INJURIES FROM PLAYING WOLVERINE OVER THE YEARS. He's mangled his junk, mangled his right ear, stabbed himself in his upper left thigh, stabbed himself next to his left eye and in 2013 he almost broke his neck when a stunt went wrong. — Source

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CRACKED.COM A DECADE SPENT USING A CRUTCH FOR THE ROLE OF DR. KERRY WEAVER LEFT LAURA INNES WITH REAL-LIFE SPINE CURVATURE. — Source

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Orange Is the New Black

THE CIGARETTE-SMUGGLING ROACHES IN ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WERE REAL TRAINED COCKROACHES. - Prop master Rachael Weinzimer said she CRACKED.COM couldn't just attach a cigarette to a cockroach and send it on its way, SO insect handlers had to teach the bugs to navigate a prototype maze they designed. — Source

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The equations on the background in (4) Solhi The Big Bang Ing ٤٥٦٤ 500 & والدف Theory are 194 with of mathematically a accurate. TVV.c. have shyhns) M=X Y Y Medach PLUR DEVOC Y:Beic DC-DC-TOO /Y1 DS.DC.O V/v =-2 Рыш = 1973 sample Y/T David e Saltzberg, a professor at UCLA studying particle physics, works as the science consultant on the show. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jackie Chan is famous for his on-set injuries while doing his own stunts. ARMOUR of GOD 2 OPERATION CONDOR One such injury on the set of Armour of God II required him to get brain surgery, and left him with a metal plate inside his head. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ROAR

ON THE SET OF ROAR, A FILM ABOUT A FAMILY LIVING WITH LIONS, A 14 YEAR OLD MELANIE GRIFFITH WAS MAULED SO BADLY THAT SHE REQUIRED FACIAL CRACKED.COM RECONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST LOST AN EYE. — Source

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Friends

MATT. LEBLANC dislocated his shoulder doing a dive for a chair while filming the episode The one where no one's ready. Instead of trying to hide it, the FRIENDS writers added a storyline where Joey hurt his arm jumping on a bed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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300

300 GERARD BUTLER'S STUNT DOUBLE PLAYED HIS FATHER. During flashbacks to King Leonidas' childhood, Butler's stuntman Tim Conolly played Leonidas's father, which helped the family resemblance. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE THE PIES WERE REAL, AND THEY HURT. The pie tin hurt people when hit in the face at short range. A wristband was attached to the tins, so the pie itself could fly safely at people's mugs. — Source

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST THE ACTORS LIVED IN THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD DURING SHOOTING. All of the actors who played patients actually stayed in the sleep quarters at the Oregon State Hospital, to get a sense of what it was like to be hospitalized. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS SIX PUPPETS OF AUDREY II WERE MADE. Six different animatronic puppets were used to show the growth of the mean green mother from outer space. The smallest Audrey II was four inches tall, and the largest was 12 feet tall. — Source

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KLUTE SYLVESTER STALLONE WAS AN EXTRA. Before he became a Hollywood and literal juggernaut, one of Stallone's first film roles was an extra in this 1971 movie. Не can be (barely) spotted disco dancing in the background of a scene. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM PAN'S LABYRINTH FLAMES AND SPARKS WERE DIGITAL TO PREVENT FIRES. Because of a drought in the film's shooting location of Segovia, Spain, the timber was dry enough to risk a blazing fire. For this reason, most sparks and fire were added in post and green moss was used to cover the brown, dead vegetation. — Source

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CRACKED.COM PREDATOR 2 SOME PREDATORS WERE LOS ANGELES LAKERS. A huge Lakers fan, Danny Glover convinced some players to come on set and get dressed and fully made up as Predator extras in the final sequence. — Source

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CRACKED.COM James cameron made the charcoal drawing of kate winslet in Titanic. In addition to a talented director, Cameron is a talented artist as well. The nude portrait of Rose, and all the other artwork drawn by Jack, was actually Cameron's work. — Source

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Django Unchained

CRACKED.COM Leonardo Dicaprio really cut his hand in Django Unchained. The glass in DiCaprio's hand was never intended to break, but he just used it to enhance his performance. After the take, the crew applauded his performance... then got him medical attention. — Source

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The set for Werewolf Bar Mitzvah took 3 days to build. Tracy Jordan Werewolf Bar Mitzvah An Evening with Tracy Jordan Geffen Records It was only on screen for 6 seconds. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS AMY POEHLER'S community STOCK PHOTO In season 2's Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking, Troy freaks out about meeting his hero LeVar Burton. In the background behind him is a stock photo of a young Amy Poehler that can be found when searching Getty Images for volunteer. Poehler was of course the star of another NBC hit TV show, Parks and Recreation. CRACKED. COM — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS Who is to blame for painful screams of KELLY CLARKSON! Ameri 2 NIGHT FIN TOMOR CRACKED.COM Clarkson confronted Judd Apatow on her TV show and he promptly passed the buck. I'm going to blame Seth Rogen. We had a piece of paper with all the curses for Steve to scream when he gets waxed. And on the side with the clean curses, it says 'Kelly Clarkson' in Seth's handwriting. — Source

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Alec Baldwin bought all of Jack's suits after the show ended. The costume designer said, Не wrote a big check to NBC. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THERE WAS A TON OF WORK PUT INTO SET DESIGN. WALK HARD Director Jake Kasdan says that compared to a regular comedy, the movie put much more effort into designing very detailed and authentic sets. Seven hotel rooms and three music studios for different time periods were built for the film. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Bad Janet FOR ET The costume was inspired by Olivia Newton-John's clothing at the end of Grease. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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André's stuntman was a foot shorter than him CRACKED.COM Because of back problems, 7' 5 André needed to use a 6' 5 stuntman for scenes with Elwes on his back. — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SCENES SUPERBAD FACTS Seth Rogen's real pop played the MAD DAD CRACKED.COM In his first- and last-ever screen role, Seth Rogen's father played the baseball-bat-wielding dad who chases Seth and Evan through the suburban backyard. Nice throw, Mark Rogen. — Source

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Deadpool 2

Ryan Reynolds voiced Juggernaut in Deadpool 2 because they couldn't get anyone else. We didn't settle on that just because it was quality, we settled on that because we just didn't have any more budget left for other actors to jump in, he said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was supposed to end with a big battle (but it cost too much). HO VE POLICE The ending was supposed to show the French, the knights of Camelot, and the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog duking it out, but the Pythons decided that having police arrest King Arthur would be both cheaper and funnier. CRACKED.COM — Source

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They came up with the Pit of Despair in The Princess Bride to save money. The book had the Zoo of Death in that scene, but that would have been too expensive, so they needed to figure out a new idea. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fast & Furious 6

The tank scene in Fast & Furious 6 was supposed to be set in London. They would have used a set with a fake Piccadilly Circus and then put in CGI buildings later, but they went with an open highway instead since that was much cheaper. CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Wick's car fight on the docks was a solution to a budget issue. They wanted a big car chase through the city, but there was no money for that, so they shot a car fu scene in which Wick fights bad guys in two SUVS with his car and gun. CRACKED.COM — Source

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They put a bat fight in What We Do in the Shadows because they couldn't afford actors fighting. Deacon and Nick were supposed to be in human form during their fight in the air, but the movie had no money for the wire work needed to keep them in the air r - so they changed into bats. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Birdman's Times Square scene looks so real because it was. MAGICAL TOTAL SPELL They didn't have the money to shut down Times Square and put in a ton of extras, so they had Michael Keaton run through a real crowd. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alderaan

Alderaan got blown up in Star Wars because Alderaan scenes were too expensive. George Lucas' initial idea was for Alderaan to be the site of the prison Leia would get rescued from, but he didn't have as much money as he wanted, so he just put all those scenes on the Death Star. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner blew its budget on details you never see. Conceptual artist Syd Mead was hired for a few days, at $1,500 a day - but he ended up staying for weeks, filling the sets with stuff you never really notice (like fastidiously detailed, futuristic parking meters). That was one of the reasons for the movie's budget issues. CRACKED.COM — Source

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