29 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Sunday, November 23, 2025

Wow, we can't believe these movie facts had the gall to show up!
29 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Sunday, November 23, 2025
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If you knew what these audacious movie facts did to us recently, you'd be completely shocked that they're here right now. Not only did they prank us by bringing half-truths, but they made themselves public on the site without giving us a chance to fact-check! People everywhere got false information about their favorite movies, and now they might be out there spreading those untruths.

Luckily, we found out and deleted that list pretty quickly. Now, they're back with their legs between their tails, asking for a second chance. Normally, we'd tell them to take a hike, but after getting the chance to actually fact-check them, they're too good not to share. So here's a solid list of sneaky little movie facts that are 100% true now, we swear! 

Cloverfield

Cloverfield SOME THING HAS FOUND US 2U ANUOT 2AH DUIHT ЭМО2 CRACKED.COM When mirrored, the movie poster gives us a hint of what the monster looks like.

Bugs Bunny

BUGS BUNNY the way he acts and talks The phrase What's up, Doc? and Bugs' iconic behavior were based on the 1934 romantic comedy It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable. CRACKED

Gladiator

COMMODUS GLADIATOR CRACKED.COM Although Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus is widely regarded as a great performance, filmmakers got his story so very wrong. The real Commodus never killed his dad. In fact, he served as joint emperor with his father for 3 years before he died of natural causes.

Woody Harrelson

THE HUN CATCHIN Woody Harrelson shot two Hunger Games movies with Liam Hemsworth before learning (during a press junket) that his co-star was Chris Hemsworth's brother. I honestly never put that together, said Harrelson, who'd go on to play a detective on TV. CRACKED.COM

Young Sherlock Holmes

CGI CHARACTER 1985 CRACKED.COM In 1985, Young Sherlock Holmes was the first full-length movie to feature a completely computer-generated character, which was achieved through the use of computer graphics by animator John Lasseter.

War Movies

You can thank USMC Capt. Dale Dye for setting the bar for realism in war movies. The Vietnam veteran became a technical advisor mainly to see a war movie done right. ARRIERS, INC. After some setbacks he eventually met Oliver Stone and Platoon was made, which went on to win four Oscars including Best Picture, and Best Director. Dye then became known as CRACKED COM Hollywood's Drill Sergeant.

PEEPERS as a movie

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, WE GOT TO SEE A MOVIE BASED ON SNL'S PEEPERS SKETCH. And that universe is really different - because the Peepers script that exists was written as a joke by comedy writer Justin Becker, but it's apparently still really funny.

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29 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Sunday, November 23, 2025

Foreshadowing in 'Get Out'

In Get Out, CRACKEDOON Dean tells Chris, My mother loved her kitchen, so we keep a piece of her in here, just as we see Georgina for the first time.

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