34 Movie Facts That Have A Film Degree But Work the Concession Stand Because Hey Free Movies

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34 Movie Facts That Have A Film Degree But Work the Concession Stand Because Hey Free Movies
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By working at a concession stand, these movie facts could technically say that they work “in the film industry.” And with this movie fact-finding job of ours, it’s a half-truth we know all too well. 

As long as the person you’re bragging to doesn’t ask any follow-up questions, we can walk away knowing that at least one person on the planet thinks we’re cool. So please don’t ask any questions, and let us all walk out of here with our heads held high. Thanks.

Elf

Jim Carrey almost played the lead. Carrey was initially attached to star in the movie, but the script took 10 years to finally go into production, and by that time he wasn't interested anymore. CRACKED.COM

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

CRACKED.COM WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY WASN'T GRITTY ENOUGH. The 1970s were the time of the New Hollywood, when dark movies like Dirty Harry, The Godfather, or Taxi Driver were huge hits. In this backdrop, lighter stuff fell by the wayside, and Willy Wonka barely managed to break even.

Jack Skellington

The studio wanted eyeballs on Jack. Some people at Disney suggested he should have eyeballs, but Selick and Burton just ignored them. Selick says, We were never going to do that. CRACKED.COM

A Christmas Movie

It took Bob Clark 12 years to get the movie made. A period movie about a kid wanting a BB gun for Christmas? Hard pass, studios kept saying. MGM reluctantly agreed to pony up the money if Clark signed up to direct another movie for them. 8 CRACKED.COM

The Shawshank Redemption

CRACKED.COM 302 THE TITLE FOR THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION WAS TOO MUCH OF A MOUTHFUL. Despite being one of the most beloved prison movies (or even just movies) of all time, audiences gave it a hard pass when it came out in 1994. Both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman have claimed (perhaps with a wink) that it failed because no one could remember the name Shawshank.

The Muppets Movie

Muppets started the trend of post-credits scenes. 1979's The Muppets Movie kickstarted the trend in the '80s, which Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a part of ---and Ferris inspired the post-credits scenes in the MCU. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Original Cape Fear

Classic Hollywood Movies Original vs. Remake 1962 Cape Fear Martin Scorsese's brutal, twisted, and awesome version honors the (also awesome) original, and even features cameos by its two actors, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck, alongside Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte. Watch both back-to-back, and enjoy. 1991 CRACKED.COM

The Shining

Pop culture inspirations The Shining Stanley Kubrick was inspired by A DIANE ARBUS PHOTOGRAPH to cast the Grady sisters as twins. The original book by Stephen King does not feature twins. CRACKED

E.T.

Pop culture inspirations E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg's childhood experiences and filming the climactic scene of Close Encounters of the Third Kind inspired him to incorporate a divorce theme into E.T., which explores a family trying to fill a big void after a divorce. CRACKED

Yoda

Yoda was partly based on Stuart Freeborn, the guy that brought him to life. Freeborn was a Hollywood makeup artist who had worked on the Star Wars franchise and had helped design Yoda, basing him on himself and Einstein. CRACKED.COM

James Bond

James Bond's 007 came from a bus. After author lan Fleming moved to Kent in the 1950s, he would often travel back to London by bus - specifically, the 007 bus. It still runs today, and is very popular with Bond fans. CRACKED.COM

Gremlins

GREMLINS Director Joe Dante pored over Frank Capra S iconic It's A Wonderful Life and decided that it was the exact spirit he wanted for Gremlins; a heartwarming, magical, small town, Christmas journey, with horrible green monsters.

Friday

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Jaws

MOVIES SAVED BY RESHOOTS JAWS FROM LAUGHS TO SCREAMS. After audiences laughed at the cheap-looking shark, Steven Spielberg took a less is more approach to build suspense, and added character beats that spoke about how scary the shark is. You know what they say: Tell, don't show. CRACKED

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Plan 9 From Outer Space was actually financed by a Baptist church. The legendarily schlocky 50s sci-fi movie was an attempt by the Baptist Church of Beverly Hills to make money to fund religious movies. It failed. CRACKED.COM

John Hughes Movies

EASTER EGGS IN '80S MOVIES The Breakfast Club ILUNOIS EMC 2 JOHN HUGHES LEFT EASTER EGGS ON LICENSE PLATES. Nerd Brian's plate is EMC 2 because E=MC². And all the individual plate numbers on Jake Ryan's car add up to 16. - 21850 KORNAN 16 Candles CRACKED.COM

Minority Report

Minority Report PRE Weather in CITY F PM Cameron Diaz is riding the train. Not only that, but director Cameron Crowe is sitting right next to her. Was it Cameron day on that train, or what? CRACKED.COM

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

CRACKED.COM The first animated Aladdin movie, The Adventures of Prince Achmed came out in 1926. The German silent film adaptation of One Thousand and One Nights is the oldest surviving animated feature film. It was animated using Silhouette animation technique, with carefully designed cardboard and tin cut-outs. Prince Achmed even made a cameo appearance in the 1992 version of Aladdin.

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Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen really loves horses. IDAL Mortensen owns two horses he rode in The Lord of the Rings. He says he bought one of them after striking a d

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Drael BRAM STOKER Dracula's coffin gown was inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss. IEKKT Costume designer Eiko Ishioka used this painting becau

Morgan Freeman

CRACKEDC Morgan Freeman did London Has Fallen to stay in Lionsgate's orbit. He claimed that big studios are always making movies and he wanted to be a

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