32 Random Bits of Movie Trivia With a Plot Twist That You Better Not Spoil for the Next Reader

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Much like a certain movie where a kid sees dead people or another where a certain villain ends up being a certain hero’s father, this list of movie facts contains one fact that’s sure to break your brain. 

All we’re asking is that you please don’t pull a Homer Simpson and spoil it as you’re coming out of this list. We really hope we can trust you with this.

Groundhog Day

The website Obsessed with Film calculated that in order to master piano, ice sculpture, and so Connors 10 had stuck to DAYS in Groundhog on, Phil spend 12,403 Day. 2 10 3 9 4 That's just under 34 years. CRACKED.COM

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

VERONICA CARTWRIGHT IS ACTUALLY FREAKING OUT AT THE END OF INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. From deep space... Imvasion of the Body Snatchers The - . planted - in - - - Perio Kachnen Film Invasion of the Bloch Searchers Donald Sutherbed Brooke Adame Leonard Ninky - - The Saudi - MIT - - حمد - - - the - - Photo - - - - - - I - Director Philip Kaufman really wanted Cartwright's reaction to be genuine, so he kept the actress in the dark about the ending. When Donald Sutherland reveals that his body has also

Frozen

In the early drafts of Frozen, Elsa was a villain. She wasn't Anna's sister, and she was a standard supervillain who raised an army of snow monsters. But that got changed because the team behind Frozen thought it was too derivative and unsatisfying. CRACKED.COM

Gigli

Jennifer Lopez RICKI CRACKED.COM 2003's Gigli has ruined more than its fair share of careers. Jennifer and Ben Affleck made it out alive, but Lopez' career never quite rebounded the way Affleck's has.

Battlefield Earth

JD Shapiro's script for Battlefield Earth (which is a movie based on L. Ron Hubbard's book) was pretty much completed... ...until John Travolta's associates in Scientology told him that it needed to be rewritten, because it turned out that Hubbard had left extensive notes on how the movie should be made. Not only did this delay the production of the movie, it also made it worse. CRACKED.COM

Mandela

Nelson Mandela's death was announced at the CRACKED.COM premiere of his biopic. CASWEL BOES HCOOWN LIONES PRICHARD DANISHA SIGOBONGO KEITA CHARLES HALGHEY IT IS AN SERVICE HOSSERE IDEAL FOR ZANI CHRISTOPHER WHICHIAM YORK NICE PREPARED SERVICE NATIONALE TO DIE. ONE MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM During the London screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, news of the former South African president's passing broke. After the credits rolled, the film's producer told the audience, which included Mandela's daughters, Zindzi and Zenani.

Ghostbusters

Sigourney Weaver ad-libbed the line You're more like a game show host in Ghostbusters. The version in the script said You're more like a car salesman. CRACKED.COM

Pretty Woman

Richard Gere will charm a laugh out of anyone. PRETTY WOMAN CRACKED.COM Не slammed the jewelry box shut on Julia Roberts' fingers, prompting her to recoil and laugh endearingly.

Mean Girls

The Mathlete guy from Mean Girls is now a professional calligrapher. Calligraphy started as a childhood hobby for Rajiv Surendra, and turned into a career in 2010. CRACKED.COM

Molly’s Game

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.

The Incredibles

The Incredibles copied a whole scene from Die Hard With a Vengeance. In the Die Hard movie, a cop points a gun at Samuel L. Jackson (mistakenly thinking he's a bad guy), but Jackson says he has to answer a phone, which he does - - then a bomb blast incapacitates the cop. The exact same things happen in The Incredibles scene when a cop points a gun at Frozone (voiced by Jackson), except Frozone gets a drink instead, and the bomb blast is a freeze ray. CRACKED.COM

Shallow Hal

GWYNETH PALTROW SHALLOW HAL CRACKED.COM Paltrow hates Shallow Hal but the weighty scenes were especially hard. The first day I tried the fat suit on ... it was so disturbing. No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese. I felt humiliated because people were really dismissive. Sounds like someone needs their crystal-infused water bottle.

Bridge of Spies

In Bridge of Spies, Gary Powers is imprisoned and tortured. THE REALITY The real Powers was treated well by the Russians. Не spent most of his time in the Russian jail wondering whether his wife was having an affair. And knitting. Seriously. Не knit an entire rug during his captivity. CRACKED.COM

Prince of Darkness

'80S HORROR CLASSICS PRINCE OF DARKNESS JOHN CARPENTER WAS PARTICULARLY FASTIDIOUS. It's one of my most-controlled films visually, he has said. Every shot to a purpose, where in some films I will let things go. (...) Every shot in here is specifically designed to communicate something. CRACKED.COM

Angels and Demons

CRACKED.COM In Angels and Demons (2009), the bad guys attempt to use antimatter, stored in vials, to destroy the Vatican. While the effect of antimatter is accurately shown in the film, scientists said that the real-life production of the amount of antimatter used in the plot would take billions of years.

Ben-Hur

Cinematic classic Ben-Hur is set during the 1st century. Before the big race, Ben-Hur is given the Star of David so he can proudly display his Jewish faith and piss off those pesky Romans. However, that symbol wouldn't piss anyone off back then, because the Star of David was first widely used as a Jewish symbol in the 17th century. CRACKED.COM

Basic Instinct 2

BASIC INSTINCT 2 WAS 14 YEARS IN THE MAKING. CRACKED About the 2006 sequel, Sharon Stone said, We started thinking of making a sequel, but the company that made the original had many changes, the studio that had the rights was going to sell, then not going to sell, and so on. I left the business and I came back, so there were a lot of things that happened along the way.

Emily Blunt

Marvel Stars from the Multiverse Emily Blunt had to turn down Black Widow. Though perfect for the role, Blunt had to turn down Black Widow back during the making of God's least favorite supers movie, Iron Man 2. She wanted to make it, but she was committed to do a different film. Rumor has it she's now up for Invisible Woman in the Fantastic Four. CRACKED.COM

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh wishes he hadn't made Che, saying It took a long time to shake off. Everybody got scarred by a little bit, he said. For a year after filming ended, he'd wake up and he'd think, Thank God I'm not shooting that film. CRACKED.COM

Ghost in the Shell

The 2017 reboot of GHOST IN THE SHELL didn't stand a chance with audiences due to controversies behind the scenes. Which is a shame, because it's actually a very entertaining film that successfully reworks the complex original story into an accessible and often intriguing sci-fi adventure CRACKED COM

Men in Black

will smith Movies Men in Black CAROON adidas Michael Jackson wept upon seeing the first movie, and begged for a role in the sequel. CRACKED.COM

The Wizard of Oz

They didn't use any special effects in the Wizard of Oz color transition scene. When the movie turns from sepia to color, they shot Judy Garland's stunt double in a sepia dress, with sepia makeup on, on a sepia set. When she steps out of the shot, she's replaced by Judy Garland in a blue dress. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Soul

A regular Pixar driver figured out early on that Pixar was making a Black movie. SOUL Disney PIXAR Pixar uses a car service to pick up visitors, and a driver (who was Black) figured out Soul was a Black movie because he was driving so many Black people. CRACKED.COM

The Hobbit

Tolkien Movies The dwarves' wigs and beards in the Hobbit trilogy were made of yak hair. ALL IMAX DO CRACKED.COM MGM

Jar Jar Binks

Не wanted to be Jar Jar Binks CRACKED.COM George Lucas wanted Jackson to play Jar Jar in Episode 1, but Jackson would only do it if he got to wear a ton of stupid floppy prosthetics, none of that phony CGI nonsense.

Gladiator

Gladiator filmed at Fort Ricasoli in Malta. In 1807, soldiers there mutinied against the British. As food ran out, most fled, leaving just five inside. Before the British stormed the place to capture them, they managed to set fire to the powder room, which blew up, taking out half the fort. CRACKED COM

Fight Club

CRACKED.COM FIGHT CLUB MARLA'S MAKEUP WAS APPLIED LEFT-HANDEDLY. To make Marla look like someone who doesn't really care about her looks, Helena Bonham Carter had the makeup artist make her up with their left hand.

Pitch Perfect

ВЕСА AND JESSE WERE SUPPOSED TO WATCH SAY ANYTHING, NOT THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Say Anything's DVD is still on Beca's bed, though. Skylar Astin, by the way, was cast as Jesse because they were looking for a young John Cusack-like, awkward but still cool leading man. ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUND THE BREAKFAST CLUB PITCH PERFECT CRACKED.COM

Robopocalypse

Steven Spielberg almost directed a movie all about a robot apocalypse. ROBOPOCALYPSE DANIEL H. WILSON It was called, well, Robopocalypse, and it was about human survivors in the post-apocalypse desperately fighting a robot army led by an AI. CRACKED.COM

Moonraker

Moonraker is usually said to be the worst Bond movie. J.BONS COT It was the all-time highest-grossing one for 16 years. CRACKED.COM

Jennifer Lawrence

JENNIFER LAWRENCE AS KATNISS EVERDEEN CRACKED.COM Because Katniss Everdeen is a beloved book character, fans questioned Lawrence's look and experience. Her ability to lead the franchise was immediately cemented, and lead to the next four Hunger Games installments.

Beyond the Sea

Kevin Spacey sang and danced to get investors for Beyond the Sea. Не wrote, directed and starred in it because his mom loved Bobby Darin. Audiences, however, did not share his passion, and the movie bombed at the box office, making less than a third of its $25 million budget. CRACKED.COM

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