27 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

There can't be any movie magic without movie facts.
27 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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What even is movie magic? In imaginative minds, the phrase conjurs mental images of robe-clad directors, actors, and actresses huddled in a forest, chanting over a bonfire for the success of their film or of a magic button that instantly transforms green screen backgrounds into detailed landscapes. Now, I have no evidence to suggest whether or not the former is a regular practice, but the second? Definitely not. In reality, movie magic is made in the trenches after hundreds of painstaking hours spent editing, tweaking, and perfecting every frame until the illusion feels effortless on screen.

If you're curious about the behind-the-scenes work it takes to bring your favorite films to life, look no further than this list of movie facts. Maybe some of the magic will rub off on you. 

Deadpool

DAVID FINCHER AND JAMES CAMERON HELPED DEADPOOLGET MADE. The Hollywood giants both read the script, and then threw their support for the film to 20th

Princess Bride

Andre had to use wires to lift Robin Wright. CRACKED.COM Despite his large physique, Andre needed assistance lifting the small actress because he was in SO much physical pain from wrestling.

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Scream

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The voice actor for Ghostface was kept out of view of the actors. CRACKED.COM In the Scream series, the voice actor for Ghostface (Roger L. Jackson) was hidden on set when he voiced his lines to keep the on-screen actors believably unsettled by him. When characters are taunted by him on the phone, he really is talking to them from somewhere out of sight. He also voiced Mojo Jojo on The Powerpuff Girls, so there's that.

The Exorcist at the Oscars

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The Exorcist is the first horror movie to be nominated for Best Picture. CRACKED.com It received 10 oscar nominations in 1974, including Best Supporting Actress for the 15 year old Linda Blair. It lost Best Picture to The Sting, a movie you didn't know existed until now.

Rome + Juliet

ROMEO + JULIET The director asked Radiohead to write the ending song for the film. Lurhmann sent the band two scenes from the movie, and asked them to write the end song. Exit Music (For A Film) didn't make it onto the soundtrack, but it was a hit, and inspired

I wonder if they would have named their song “Exit Music (For Romeo + Juliet)” if it had actually ended up on the soundtrack.

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Latinos

YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH LATINO is something Latino actors have to hear all the time. Eva Longoria, America Ferrera and Jimmy Smits all say that at some point in their careers they've been told to be more Latino by a white casting director.

Latinos don't have a particular “look.” The movie Encanto nailed it best; that family was all over the place visually, just like Latin Americans in real life!

Burlesque

THE ACTOR: Cher THE ROLE: Tess in Burlesque WHY SHE She called the movie HATED IT: horrible, and says the director told her, don't care about what

Kyle Richards in Halloween

KYLE RICHARDS WAS MESSED UP FOR YEARS AFTER DOING THALLOWEEN. The ethen-nllthough HALLOWEEN actress she'd done horror films before, Halloween turned h

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BILL SKARSGARD WAS SO MISERABLE MAKING I, HE SUFFERED FROM PENNYWISEI NIGHTMARES. The actor compared the role to a destructive relationship, adding,

Is it method acting if the demon you're imprsonating actually start possessing you?

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers wouldn't let anyone wear green or purple around him. The Pink Panther actor was very superstitious of the two colors, and would storm of

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