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32 Movies With Behind-the-Scenes Surprises, Secrets and Synchronicities

March 22, 2024

Because you happen to be here right now, we’ll wager that you nerd out on “making-of” stories as much as we do. It’s nice to be among like-minded people — even though you’re where you are, and we’re hiding under this random car, typing lightly so those mean boys with the football don’t hear us. Our shared enjoyment of these behind-the-scenes gems is giving us the strength to stand up and make a run for it!

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS WYATT RUSSELL'S REACTION TO HIS NEW SUIT WAS GENUINE. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Russell says that he wasn't that impressed with the U.S. Agent suit after first seeing it but that he felt like a kid on Christmas once he put it on. His genuine reaction to wearing the suit was captured on camera. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES, FACTS WYATT RUSSELL LIED ABOUT BEING A MARVEL FAN. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Russell admits that he was never a comics guy growing up and that he pretended to be a knowledgable fan of the MCU during the auditioned process. Не eventually came clean and asked the producers to explain the universe to him. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Iceberg Lounge wasn't just something made up for the TV show Gotham. It showed up in a 1995 comic, and it marked the point where the Penguin turned from a slapsticky, harmless bad guy to a dangerous supervillain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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FIRST ORDER STORMTROOPERS WERE INSPIRED BY THE INUIT. Designer Michael Kaplan based the headwear for the new flametroopers and snowtroopers on traditional Inuit snow goggles he had seen in a museum. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vader's I am your father line was a shock to everyone. Including the Star Wars cast. On the set, actor David Prowse said Obi-wan killed your father. Mark Hamill didn't know what the actual line was going to be until moments before the scene was filmed, and afterward he was sworn to secrecy. Director Irvin Kershner warned Hamill that if the secret got out, he'd know who leaked it. CRACKED.COM http://www.soundandvision.com/news/100104hamil/OZEVRFbjcqdv4DDv.97 — Source

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CAPTAIN PHASMA IS A TRIBUTE TO A 1979 CULT CLASSIC. If this one doesn't scare you... You're Already Dead! PHANTASM PHANTASM -MICHAEL BALDWIN BILL THORNBURY REGGIE BANNISTER KATHY LESTER and ANGUS SCRIMM . The Tall Man = = DON COSCARELL - DA COSCARELLI PALE PEPPERMAN - FRED MYROW MALCOL SEAGRAVE are to DI R AVEC EMBASSY PICTURES Gwendoline Christie's shiny stormtrooper commander is a riff on the equally shiny Phantasm, one of J.J. Abrams' favorite films. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grand Moff Tarkin was a cruel, angry man. Maybe it's because his feet hurt. The wardrobe department supplied Peter Cushing with boots that were too small, so he only wore them in shots where his feet showed. The rest of the time, he wore bedroom slippers. Those slippers are currently in a museum. http://thecushingcollection.tumbir.com/post/1198825847 CRACKED.COM 85/peter-cushings-carpet-slippers-on-display-in-the — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The voice actor for Ghostface was kept out of view of the actors. CRACKED.COM In the Scream series, the voice actor for Ghostface (Roger L. Jackson) was hidden on set when he voiced his lines to keep the on-screen actors believably unsettled by him. When characters are taunted by him on the phone, he really is talking to them from somewhere out of sight. Не also voiced Mojo Jojo on The Powerpuff Girls, so there's that. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Sissy Spacek slept in her bloody clothes for three days. CRACKED.COM When Spacek's character in Carrie is covered in pig's blood, it makes for quite the stunning visual. During the three days it took to finish the scene, Spacek slept in the blood-soaked clothes to not risk losing continuity. — Source

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An American Werewolf in London

GRIFFIN DUNNE GOT TOWED INSIDE A TRAILER ON THE SET of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Dunne said he had to stop filming at one point to use the bathroom in the only trailer on set that had one, but halfway through, the trailer started getting towed with him still in it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BILL SKARSCARD SKYPED HIS BROTHERS A LOT WHILE FILMING IT... IN HIS PENNYWISE MAKE-UP. The Skarsgard brothers were apparently psyched that Bill was playing the iconic clown. Brother Bill ended up skyping them a lot, so they could get a kick out of seeing him all done up. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ROSE MCGOWAN DID HER OWN SHOPPING FOR HER CHARACTER IN SCREAM. The actress said the original look for her character was very tomboyish and that the costume designer tried to put her in overalls and stacked Keds. So McGowan went to the mall and bought her entire wardrobe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE YELLOWISH SMOKE DURING THE OPENING CREDITS WAS PRETTY TOXIC IN_ THE RETURN of THE LIVING DEAD. Apparently the only way to get yellow smoke was for the production team to use sulfur. It took a few minutes of pumping that smoke to give most of the people on set terrible headaches. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JACK NICHOLSON REJECTED THE ROLE AT FIRST. THE DEPARTED Nicholson initially turned down the role of Frank Costello because he felt the role was too small. Не signed on after Scorsese decided to expand the role. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS RZA TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF OFFICER BROWN. THE DEPARTED The Wu-Tang founder says he regrets not taking the opportunity to be in the film and blames his decision on the fact that he was new to Hollywood at the time. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MATT DAMON WENT ON A REAL POLICE RAID. tursup THE DEPARTED Damon says that the Boston Police Department helped him prepare for the role by bringing him along during a raid of a crack house. Damon wore a bulletproof vest and went in after the cops cleared the house. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES, FACTS THEY WRECKED A REAL LAMBORGHINI. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET For some reason, instead of using a replica, the production crew decided to use an actual 25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach (one of only 658 ever produced) for scenes where Leonardo DiCaprio drives under the influence of drugs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS JONAH HILL TOOK A MASSIVE PAY CUT. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Hill was so desperate to be in one of Scorsese's films that he offered to be in it for $60,000-a Screen Actors Guild minimum. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES, FACTS THE REAL JORDAN BELFORT CAMEOS IN THE FILM. es عسل STRAI SALES THE WOLF OF WALL STREET The guy at the end of the movie introducing Belfort after his prison release and describing him as the single baddest motherfu-er I have ever met is the real Jordan Belfort. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Scorsese himself would tie Ray Liotta's tie every day. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes Не was insistent that it had to be done in a very specific way. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jimmy Conway spends real money. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes The stack of bills Robert De Niro carries around is made of real, legal-tender greenbacks, belonging to prop master Robert Griffon. Special care was taken to keep track of every bill after each take. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The movie was expected to bomb. The test screening was disastrous-70 people walked out, grossed out by all the violence and blood. As a result, Warner Bros. scaled down the opening from 2,000 theaters to just 1,000. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tom Hanks and Tim Allen wept at Jessie's backstory scene... ...when they first watched Toy Story 2, even though they both knew the whole script. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Toy Story 4, they created AI spiders to spin webs... ...saving animators months of work. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS Trust the comedy instincts of LESLIE MANN CRACKED.COM Apatow thought her scene should end with cops finding a gun under her seat. And Leslie said to me, 'No, I really think I need to throw up in his face.' And then she made her own vomit out of strawberry yogurt and some sort of breakfast cereal. And it turned out to be one of the biggest laughs of the movie. — Source

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This Is Spinal Tap Spinal Tap started as a failed comedy sketch. SpinaL TGO CRACKED.COM The band came together 5 years before the movie, as a one-off sketch for The TV Show --а sketch show that never became more than a pilot. — Source

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Mila Kunis was INJURED during a water scene. THE ACTRESS SAID SHE RIPPED A PIECE OF HER NECK OFF WHILE FILMING. Jason Segel is holding my neck. He's holding it because I'm bleeding-you only see half my neck. The other side is gushing. BEHIND THE SCENES I FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL CRACKED.COM — Source

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Billy Crystal and Carol Kane had to arrive at 2 am for make-up CRACKED.COM They were only on set for three days, but Crystal said the experience was joyous. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SGENESFACTS but Napoleon started as the student film PELUCA CRACKED.COM Jared Hess wrote and directed the 9-minute short as a class assignment at BYU film school, with the quirky lead a combination of me and my brothers' most dorky moments growing up. In this version, Napoleon's name is Seth. Check it out on YouTube! — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS RICHARD JENKINS' DINOSAUR MONOLOGUE WAS IMPROVISED. WINE MIXER STEP BROTHERS Jenkins improvised the hilarious monologue on the day of the shoot. However, the actor was embarrassed by it and asked Adam McKay to not use it in the final cut. McKay thought it was too funny and decided to use it anyway. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHINO-THE-SOENESPACTS John C. Reilly almost said I'M BRICK TAMLAND - Old Sp + SE - EL CUP - with NE t MIDEL NEXTEL - Hi SE UP TEL TALLADEGA NIGHTS GRAGKED.COM THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY The original Anchorman weather guy was Reilly, who had to drop out and was replaced by Steve Carell. McKay kept Reilly in mind when it came time to cast Talladega Nights. Coincidentally, Carell had to drop out of a planned Nights cameo. — Source

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Adam McKay

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ADAM MCKAY SINGS THE BOATS 'N HOES CHORUS. STEP BROTHERS The boats and hoes, boats and hoes part of the song was performed by the director. His lines were recorded over the phone, which is why the chorus sounds slightly muffled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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