26 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, November 22, 2025

Movie facts that look great on the big screen
26 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, November 22, 2025

Which screen do you happen to be reading this on? Is it your phone, laptop, TV, or a cinema-sized projection screen? What? You've never read a movie fact list on the big screen before?! We thought you were die-hard fans! The fact that you go see movies on the big screen but you don't go see movie facts there is quite telling.

Sorry, we didn't mean to berate you, we just thought we were dealing with serious fact-lovers here. We created each one of these to play very well on a cinema projector, so there's really no excuse now, is there? 

Before you start reading, we suggest strolling over to your local theater and asking that pimply teen behind the counter to pop these in for ya. You won't regret it.

The Hobbit

Movies That switched Directors The Hobbit Peter Jackson Guillermo del Toro Peter Jackson Jackson wasn't available or interested, so del Toro stepped in-until executive meddling and development hell led to him leaving the project with only enough time for Jackson to come back on. CRACKED.COM

Willy Wonka

For his role as Willy Wonka, Johnny Depp imagined what George W. Bush would be like incredibly stoned. Besides thinking about the 43rd U.S. Presiden

Casino Royale

26 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, November 22, 2025

Lost Movies

In 1978, a trove of lost movies was found under an ice rink in a Canadian town. 2 litre 13.5 kg - They were buried there when Dawson City's old theatres shut down, and lay forgotten until the ice rink got demolished to make way for a parking lot. Over 500 films were salvaged, including old newsreels, some from as far back as 1903. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Before The Puffy Chair, there was This is John.

CRACKED THIS IS THE DUPLASS BROTHERS' THIS IS JOHN. Shot on their parents' home video camera, it was famously made for $3 (the cost of a fresh blank tape.) The 7-minute film stars Mark Duplass, and was accepted at Sundance in 2003.

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Scarface in Movies

Texas rapper Scarface played the pimp upgrayedd. The rapper is friends with the director in real life and previously collaborated with him for the Office Space soundtrack.

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26 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, November 22, 2025
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Jamie Foxx Movies

High: Ray (2004) Foxx received the Oscar for Best Actor. CRAt 81% ITETTL Jamie Foxx Low: Stealth (2005) Suffered one of the worst financial losses in

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