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November 06, 2024

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction wouldn't have gotten made without Danny DeVito. His production company Jersey Films bought the Pulp Fiction script from Tarantino. DeVito was the person who then shopped the script around, and eventually brought it to Miramax, which made the movie. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Carrie Fisher

MYTH: Carrie Fisher was a script doctor on The Empire Strikes Back Carrie Fisher was a great script doctor, but she didn't actually rewrite the script for The Empire Strikes Back. The changes were actually made by the movie's director, Irvin Kershner. CRACKED

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Fight Club

FIGHT CLUB THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT LASTED SIX HOURS. Before committing to buy the novel's rights, producers had unpaid actors read the preliminary version to determine how long the script should be. The reading lasted for six hours. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Independence Day

INDEPENDENCE DAY THE SCRIPT WAS WRITTEN IN JUST FOUR WEEKS. In a rush to get a film done within a tight timeframe, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin cranked out the script for Independence Day in about a month's time. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Dragnet

EDUCATION RICHARD CONTE Roger Corman Не sold his first script for $2,000. The script, titled House by the Sea, was renamed Highway Dragnet to cash in on the success of the Dragnet TV show. Corman served as an associate producer for no money, just for the experience. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove GRACKED.COM If Dr. Strangelove had followed the original script, we would have been introduced to an alien named Nardac Blefescu, who made the movie from historical records found on a bombed-out earth. Nardac never made the final script, however, nuking their chances at the first Oscar win for an extraterrestrial. — Source: 19 Deleted Scenes (That Were Actually Pretty Important)

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Jon Favreau

In the original script, Buddy was a much darker character. Favreau said that when he looked at the script, he realized the man-elf was way too dark, so he rewrote the script for about a year to get it to a PG place. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Son Of A Nutcracker Facts About The Christmas Classic Elf

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James Cameron

Aliens (1986) The Terminators script was responsible for James Cameron coming on board. While searching for a writer to do the sequel, development executive Larry Wilson came across Cameron's script, and couldn't put it down. It was electrifying. I put the script on David's (Giler) desk and said, 'This is the guy. CRACKED.COM — L.A. Times

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Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams was a script editor for Doctor Who. He wrote three episodes of the TV series, but one script was never made. CRACKED.COM — Source: CNET

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Mad Max: Fury Road

Movie Trivia Everyone Gets Wrong - Myth Mad Max: Fury Road didn’t have an initial script. Reality It very much did. A rumor surfaced that the co-write — Source: IndieWire

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Margot Robbie

Celebrity Workouts Daddy's Lil Monsie MARGOT ROBBIE loves Reformer pilates. Robbie likes to build strength and keep in shape with Reformer pilates, which is done on a Reformer bed made up with various cables and springs on a moving suppose CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kevin O’Leary

Kevin O'Leary has a great nose for business. Luckily for him, general knowledge isn't a category for investments. $12,800 -$2,800 KEVIN AARON Celebrity ty Mr.Wonserfull In 2015, he was a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! and bombed, correctly answering only a few (music) questions. CRACKED.CON — Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou When she was a Calypso dancer CRACKED COM

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson went to the hospital after falling off his daughter's hoverboard. He hopped on board the 2015 trend only to fall right on his back. CRACKED

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Charlize Theron

While filming Snow White and the Huntsman, Charlize Theron screamed so much that she tore a stomach muscle. She also said that she 'did enjoy just sc

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Sammy Sosa

In 2004 slugger Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard that he strained a ligament in his back. He ended up on the disabled list and missed a full month of the Ma

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Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy injured her neck by wearing a very heavy candy cane costume while filling in for Jimmy Kimmel.

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Rocky

In 1976, Sylvester Stallone bought two turtles for a scene in Rocky. He kept them. In 2018 he posted a photo of those same turtles on Instagram. They'

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Chris Hayes

Not only did MSNBC host Chris Hayes direct Lin-Manuel Miranda in his first musical while they were in high school together, in college at Brown he dir

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Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum burned the skin off the tip of his c*ck with boiling water. While shooting a scene for The Eagle in Scotland, he was forced into freezi

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The RZA

CRACKED.COM CARA CELEBRITY ANIME FANS THE RZA The Wu Tang Clan was inspired by Asian media, so it's not surprising that The RZA has respect for anime. Не composed the soundtrack to Afro Samurai, and has used Dragon Ball Z as an allegory for growing up black in the U.S.A. — Source: Wired

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Anime Artists

Anime artists are horribly overworked and underpaid. While the anime industry is worth an estimated $24 billion, animators can earn as little as $12,000 a year (in Japan, a ridiculously expensive country to live in). Also, 100-hours workweeks aren't unusual, with the burnout sometimes leading to suicide. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Random Facts to Download into Your Brain Right Away

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Anime Girlfriends

TAXES AND ANIME GIRLFRIENDS: PERFECT TOGETHER. RINT ROOM Tax Heaven 3000 lets you have fun while doing your taxes: you can go on dates with anime characters while getting your federal taxes ready. We're just mildly disappointed they didn't call it something like Tithes 'n' Thighs. CRACKED — Source

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Samuel L. Jackson

CRACKED.COM CELEBRITY ANIME FANS SAMUEL L. JACKSON In a candid interview with Wired, Jackson revealed that he is a fan of anime and hentai, too. Yes, he's as cool and nerdy as you think he is. — Source: Wired/YouTube

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE ACTORS BARELY EVER BLINK. There are very few instances of blinking throughout the film, and this was intentional. The idea was to evoke the look of anime and manga, with the characters having a wide-eyed look the whole time. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures
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Robin Williams

CRACKED.COM CELEBRITY ANIME FANS ROBIN WILLIAMS In interviews, he late comedian talked about his love of Cowboy Bebop and Neon Genesis Evangelion, but his favorite anime was Ghost in the Shell. — Source: Far Out Magazine

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Star Trek

Easter Eggs for Polyglots star Trek: The Next Generation star Trek Into Anime. In one episode, Will Riker fights his estranged father in an arena full of Japanese characters that reference Urusei Yatsura. What's that? Oh, just an alien-tag anime featuring panty grabbing. — More: 5 Movie Jokes You Missed If You Only Speak English

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Fist of the North Star

Live-Action Adaptations of Cartoons Then vs. Now Fist of the North Star The ultra-violent, post-apocalyptic manga was adapted into two anime series from 1985 to 1988. The critically-panned, straight-to-video film from 1995 is barely acceptable as a В movie, and as an anime adaptation, it's outright awful. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

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Leonardo DiCaprio

CRACKED.COM CELEBRITY ANIME FANS LEONARDO DICAPRIO In interviews, DiCaprio has professed his love of anime and Studio Ghibli films such as Ponyo and Howl's Moving Castle. Не also tried to get a live-action adaptation of Akira done for several years. — Source: Vulture

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Michael B. Jordan

MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS REALLY INTO ANIME. Jordan regularly shares his vast anime opinions on social media, and in 2019 he even released a Naruto-inspired clothing collection. Не also producers and stars in his own anime, Gen:Lock. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Hollywood Stars Who Happen To Be Huge Nerds

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Billie Eilish

THE ORIGINAL BOND SONG EASTER EGG IN BILLIE EILISH'S BOND SONG THE TO 007 DIE Eilish revealed that her Bond title song has a subtle piece of the classic Bond opening sting hidden in its second verse. CRACKED.COM — Source: Digital Spy

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Wrong Song

CRACKED OUR BRAINS DECIDE IN FIVE SECONDS WHETHER WE LIKE OR DISLIKE A SONG. Over the course of any given song, the acoustic properties change dramatically, but that doesn't seem to matter much to the listeners. We can determine within five seconds or less whether or not we will like it, explained the senior author of the study. — Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock
We Can Determine If We Hate a Song in Five Seconds or Less

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Teen Titans

CRACKED.COM Teen Titans The theme song hinted at the episode's tone. Longtime fans of the show noticed that if the theme was in Japanese instead of English, that episode would be more wacky and comedic than usual. — Source: The Teen Titans Wiki

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Bruno Mars

THE LAZY SONG BRUNO MARS Bruno Mars tweeted, When someone tells me they actually like The Lazy Song with a video of him looking dead-eyed into the camera. CRACKED — Source: Bruno Mars

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The Lumberjack Song

The LumberJack Song Was Written In How Long? Perhaps the most famous Python song, The Lumber- jack Song was written in just 15 minutes start to finish. The group wrote the song in an attempt to push off fin- ishing the barbershop sketch that preceded it. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — DBpedia

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Mahna Mahna

The famous MAHNA MAHNA song originally came from a softcore Italian movie. The movie is called Sweden: Heaven and Hell. The song plays over a sauna scene. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town was written by a man mourning his brother Beeds by HAVEN GILLESPIE Burie L, FRED COOTS James Gillespie quickly wrote the song in order to travel to his brother's funeral. The song became a big success, which was unfortunate for Gillespie who couldn't listen to the song without remembering the inspiration behind the song: memories of waiting for Santa with his late brother. CRACKED.COM — More: 5 Beloved Holiday Traditions That Started Out Crazy Dark

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The Powerpuff Girls

CRACKEDCON CHE UWERUF SALLT theme song is based on a sample from the break in tthe James Brown song Funky Drummer.

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Mrs. Potts

Disney composers Howard Ashman and Alan Menken originally wanted Mrs. Potts' song in Beauty and the Beast to be a rock song. CRACKED.COM

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Frank Zappa

The song Valley Girl perfectly captured' '80s slang. That slang was rnade up on the spot as an insult. The spoken parts of the song were improvised

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