28 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Plan on Sneaking Into Another Theater When This One’s Over

They just can’t get enough movie knowledge!
28 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Plan on Sneaking Into Another Theater When This One’s Over
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We knew these facts loved gathering up movie info, but this is getting ridiculous. Their drive is commendable but they’re going to need a break at some point, or they’ll burn out. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, ya know?

We’ll try to have this talk with them before they start on their next movie. They’ll probably call us crazy, but when their heads explode from packing in too much movie knowledge, we’ll be there with one big, “Told ya so!”

Street Fighter

The movie blew up a power station. Bangkok's power grid wasn't built for the demands of a Hollywood production. Eventually, the power station gave up and went boom.

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Jennifer Kent

Jennifer Kent doesn't like period films. More specifically, the director of The Babadook and The Nightingale doesn't like how period films tend to romanticize the past.

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Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson's contract for playing Joker in Batman entitled him to a percentage of the merchandise, TV showings, home video sales, sequels and more

Evil Dead

Evil Dead Real ammo was used. Since the groundling filmmakers didn't have the money or know-how to get blanks, the shotgun blasts were done with actual ammunition. CRACKED.COM

The Basketball Diaries

SPALD The Basketball Diaries Leonardo DiCaprio refused to work with Mark Wahlberg. Leonardo said, 'No way, I'm not making a movie with Marky Mark,'''' remarked Wahlberg. Ultimately, the two buried the hatchet and made it work. CRACKED.COM

Birds of Prey

CRACKED.COM Bird of Prey A second musical sequence was cut. While it was fully choreographed and shot, it was cut for length.

Gattica

Gattaca NASA voted it as the most plausible sci-fi movie. In 2011, NASA picked the movie as the best and most likely to happen science fiction film. Which is quite chiilling. CRACKED.COM

Godzilla

Godzilla Godzilla's original roar was created with tar and a bass. Composer Akira Ifukube coated a leather glove with pine-tar resin, then rubbed it against the strings of a double bass. Instant fright. CRACKED.COM

Gravity

Gravity The movie took over four years to make. Due to the animation and the need to develop new technology for special effects, the movie took a long time to be shot and edited. CRACKED.COM

Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia It's the first major motion picture based on a blog The movie took elements from Julia Child's book, My Life in France, and Julie Powell's blog about her embracing Child's method of cooking. CRACKED.COM

Moonstruck

Moonstruck The original title was The Bride and the Wolf. Producer Norman Jewison loved the script but thought the title sounded like a horror film, so it was changed. CRACKED.COM

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim VS. The World Bill Hader did all the voiceovers. From the narration to the K.O.!, Hader was the omnipresent voice. CRACKED.COM

Seabiscuit

2 Seabiscuit Over 50 horses were used for the movie. In order to prevent running the horses to exhaustion, dozens were needed to get multiple takes. CRACKED.COM

Waterworld

CRACKED.COM Waterworld The movie's production boosted Hawaii's economy. In spite of the movie being a bomb, Hawaii benefitted from it, bringing in more than $35 million in 1994.

Training Day

Training Day Samuel L. Jackson and Matt Damon were the original leads. As soon as production got Denzel Washington on board as Alonzo instead, replacements were made. CRACKED.COM

Toy Story

Toy Story Billy Crystal turned down Buzz Lightyear. Crystal said it was the only regret I have ... of something I passed on. When Pixar approached him for Monsters Inc., he jumped at the chance. LASER LIGHTYEAR netic Stark CRACKED.COM

The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons Movie Russ Cargill was originally supposed to be Hank Scorpio. Producers claim that idea was only taken seriously for about a week, but still hired Hank Scorpio's voice actor, Albert Brooks, to voice Cargill. CRACKED.COM

John Wick

John Wick The original title was Scorn. It was changed because Keanu Reeves kept referring to the script as John Wick whenever he brought it up. CRACKED.COM

Titanic

CRACKED.COM Titanic J. Dawson was really on the Titanic. While Jack Dawson is a fictional character, there was coincidentally a J. Dawson on board when the Titanic sank. Dawson's gravesite has since become a tourist trap for the movie's fans.

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater never made money on anything to do with Dazed and Confused. Не waived his rights just so he could pay for the soundtrack, and the movie took in $8 million (against a $6.9 million budget) anyway. CRACKED.COM

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War could have had dragons. They were in one of the ideas batted around for the Nidavellir forge sequence. In the end, the filmmakers went with an idea involving Eitri, the King of the Dwarves (Peter Dinklage). CRACKED.COM

Captain Marvel

The final fight between Yon-Rogg and Carol in Captain Marvel was supposed to be a brawl. While shooting, they decided it didn't make sense that she'd be playing by his rules, so they came up with a scene where she knocks him out almost effortlessly. CRACKED.COM

Men in Black

The original ending for Men in Black was a philosophical debate between Will Smith and the Edgar bug. Director Barry Sonnenfeld was (understandably) nervous about that not being exciting enough, so a new, action-packed ending was written at the last minute. CRACKED.COM

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first version of the scene in which Spock decides to enter the inner sanctum of V'ger looked totally different. As originally shot, it was a corny, fake-looking spacewalk scene with actors obviously hanging from wires. So VFX director Richard Trumbull re-shot it as a scene about energy and infinity. CRACKED.COM

Arrival

CRACKED.COM جان your purpose Fress, R N In ARRIVAL Dr. Banks explains to Col. Weber all ARMY the nuances of language that make communicating with the aliens a slow, painstaking process. The scene is based on a similar explanation screenwriter Eric Heisser gave to the movie's producers, who just went, all that needs to be in the script.

Borat

CRACKED.COM BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM was going to be about Trump and Trumpism - and then COVID-19 struck. Instead of ignoring the pandemics, the movie became about the conspiracy mindset in such a time.

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