31 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Friday, December 5, 2025

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31 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Friday, December 5, 2025
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Boy, have we got a snobby batch today. Our goal has always been to round up the most eclectic batch of movie facts we can find, but this net happened to gather a group of elitist film-buff facts. Don't get us wrong, they're all different facts, they just all have that judgmental “we know more than you” tone.

To save face in the film-knowledge realm, we suggest screaming movie facts that you know right back at them. It might show the other people around you that you've gone completely insane, but it'll show the facts that they aren't the know-it-alls they think they are. We think it's way more important than the looks you'll get from any nearby onlookers.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

CRACKED.COM Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Amanda Seyfried found out about the sequel only two days after giving birth. Her first thought was, Now we're doing it?

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II Brian Tyree Henry was originally cast in the film. Не had to drop out due to scheduling issues, and was replaced by Djimon Hounsou. CRACKED.COM

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 There was originally going to be a love triangle with Peter, Mary Jane, and Doc Ock. The idea was to make Octavius younger and have Mary Jane reciprocate his feelings towards her. Luckily they went in another, more Molina direction. CRACKED.COM

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings The orcs' black mouths were done with mouthwash. As orcs are supposed to have black blood, they couldn't go around with normal human pink mouths. So the actors swished black licorice mouthwash between takes. CRACKED.COM

Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Max only has 16 lines of dialogue. Two of them are the repeated line, I only came for the gasoline. CRACKED.COM

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II Robert De Niro lived in Sicily to prepare for the role. Going the method route, De Niro stayed in Sicily to thoroughly learn the local language, as all but eight words of his dialogue were in Sicilian. 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

CRACKED.COM Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The stars didn't know about the post-credits scene until the day it was shot. To keep things under wraps, Simu Liu and Awkwafina were kept in the dark until the last day of shooting.

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

Gattaca

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

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

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

Superbad

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SUPERBAD FACTS Seth Rogen said no effing way to PG-13 CRACKED.COM According to one count, Superbad uses the F word 176 times. Watering it down wasn't an option, even when the studios pressed hard for a cleaner version. We were just like, 'No, says Rogen.

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. Не also voiced Mojo Jojo on The Powerpuff Girls, so there's that.

School of Rock

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS The kids recorded at a studio owned by SONIC YOUTH CRACKED.COM We would go from set every day to to rehearse at the Sonic Youth studios, says Весса (Posh Spice) Brown. Black would come along to jam. We felt like rock stars, says Kevin (Spazzy McGee) Clark, pledging allegiance to the band of Mr. Shneebly.

The Departed

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JACK NICHOLSON WASN'T SUPPOSED TO PULL OUT A GUN. THE DEPARTED According to Scorsese, Nicholson didn't tell anyone he was gonna pull a gun out in the iconic I smell a rat scene. DiCaprio's surprised reaction in the film is genuine and he regards the scene as one of the most memorable moments of his life. CRACKED.COM

The Exorcist

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.

Superman

Richard Donner was never told what the budget for Superman was. It's a miracle Donner managed to make such a beloved movie, as the producers for some reason wouldn't let him know how much money he had to work with. They'd just tell him, You can't do that, without further guidance. Не didn't even get to see the final cut until the premiere. CRACKED.COM

Nightmare on Elm Street

A producer insisted on the cheesy ending of Nightmare on Elm Street. SO THE DIRECTOR PUT HIM IN FULL BONDAGE GEAR. Writer/director Wes Craven had planned a solid ending for Nightmare, until producer Bob Shaye insisted on the open-ended rubber-mannequin ending it wound up with. In the next film, Shaye demanded a role onscreen. So the director made him the bartender in a leather bar. GRACKED.COM http://www. dailymotion .om/video/x4sy4i2_nightmare-ending-2_fun

Garry Marshall

Director Garry Marshall demanded in his contract that his friend Hector Elizondo get a role in every film he directed. DAY Elizondo, who had appeared in every single film directed by Marshall, only found out about the contract clause upon the death of the director. GRAGKED.COM

George Clooney

George Clooney lied to the exact wrong person. CRACKED.COM At an audition, he claimed to have been in Cat People. The casting director at that audition? Also the casting director of Cat People.

The Lion King Video Game

Disney's The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure 2000 CRACKED.COM This is a game where you play as a lion that gets hurt by ladybugs and small lizards. Instead of trying to tell an interesting story, or even following the familiar one of the movie, this Lion King game is more interested in making you collect thousands of paw-print tokens scattered over ugly, blocky levels.

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