29 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Thursday, December 4, 2025

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29 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Thursday, December 4, 2025
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If you're the movie fan we think you are, you won't simply scroll through a list of random movie facts. You'll most likely print this list, cut out each image, tape them one atop the other, and throw them through that film projector that we know you have in the basement.

Sure, this “movie” will only be a little more than one second long, but that won't stop you now will it? Like us, you want everything in movie form. One time, we cut the backs of cereal boxes into strips. If cardboard was thin enough to wrap around a film reel, that would've been one entertainment morning “screening.” We'll let you get to the splicing now. Have fun!

The Hangover 2

Illegal filmmaking The Hangover 2 stole an artist S design. When Ed Helms' character gets Mike Tyson's exact face tattoo, they didn't ask artist S. Victor Whitmill for permission to use his original design. Не sued the production, and instead of digitally altering his face in post, they settled out of court. CRACKED

Uncle Buck

CRACKED.COM Babysitter Movies Form Design 9. mas lest Lusses - Termines Uncle Buck Despite being a family man, Uncle Buck himself hired a clown and strippers for director John Hughes' birthday during the making of the movie. This sounds like a better film than the one we got.

Edward Scissorhands

Не wanted to be Edward Scissorhands CRACKED.COM Tim Burton made a lot of weird decisions in the making of Edward Scissorhands, but his best move by far was slapping down Michael Jackson's insistence that he play Edward.

Clerks

- Cambridge 7.48 - STARING 5 5 2. 65 REPRESH POR LESS SER nos Cambridge Kate People's I phridge Con Phiso kevin smith The making of clerks was hard on everyone. In addition to his parents getting a mortgage, Smith sold all of his comics and maxxed out his credit cards to finance the indie darling. CRACKED.COM

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins credits make us worry for Jim Carrey. NO PENGUINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. JIM CARREY, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS BITTEN MERCILESSLY. BUT НЕ HAD IT COMING. AMERICAN HUMANE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION MONITORED THE ANIMAL ACTION. I guess Mr. Popper's penguins had their revenge. CRACKED.COM

Avengers: Age of Ultron

During the making of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the production team would round up actors' scripts at the end of filming and shred them all - every single day. CRACKED.COM

Hitchcock Movies

CRACKED.COM Award-winning cinematographer Robert Burks was Alfred Hitchcock's go-to camera guy. Burks was responsible for the camerawork and lighting for many of Hitchcock's most distinctive movies, including The Birds, Vertigo, and North by Northwest.

Back to the Future

CRACKED.COM BACK THE TO FUTURE The movie was not happening. The script was rejected 40 times for various reasons like: Columbia Pictures: Not being risqué enough. Disney: Too risqué.

Three Kings

DAVID 0. RUSSELL PHYSICALLY ABUSED CAST AND CREW ON THE SET OF THREE KINGS. The director screamed and kicked at a young extra who was on the ground. George Clooney tried to stop him, so Russell grabbed Clooney by the throat. Clooney then kicked his butt. CRACKED.COM

Gremlins

Warner Bros. was puzzled by Kate's speech in Gremlins. Was the story about her dad's death dressed as Santa Claus supposed to be horrific or comedic? It was both, answered director Joe Dante- just like the rest of the movie. The scene might still have been cut if not for Steven Spielberg. CRACKED.COM

Lady and the Tramp

CRACKED.COM Walt Disney didn't like the spaghetti kiss. Disney wasn't sold on Lady and the Tramp's signature scene, and had it cut from early storyboards. Directing animator Frank Thomas worked up a rough version, showing Disney that the scene could work.

Guardians

While filming the Xandar chase scene on Guardians of the Galaxy, most of the extras were hanging around in their underwear. It was shot in 100-degree weather, and that all they could do to stay cool while cameras weren't rolling. CRACKED.COM

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD TARANTINO'S POSTER CAMEO THE 9TH FILM FROM QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPONATIME IN... HOLLYWOOD LEGILLADO AS He's believed to be the director behind the camera right below Margot Robbie's face. CRACKED COM

Mortdecai

JOHNNY DEPP IN MORTDECAI. Despite being a critical and commercial disaster, the movie put around $18 million in Depp's pockets. It only ended up making $47 million with a $60 million budget. CRACKED.COM

Walk Hard

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE MOVIE WAS INFLUENCED BY SEVERAL BIOPICS. Walk the Line WALK/HARD Director Jake Kasdan and producer Judd Apatow say the movie was influenced by several famous musical biopics. Such as Walk the Line, Ray, Bird, Great Balls of Fire, Coal Miner's Daughter, and La Bamba. CRACKED.COM

Napoleon Dynamite

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS Nearly all the wardrobe was found at THRIFT STORES VOTE CRACKED.COM With a crazy-low budget, wardrobe was largely DIY. Napoleon's signature moon boots were twenty years old and borrowed from Jerusha Hess's Uncle Wally. His glasses were a thrift-store find and the prescription played havoc with Heder's eyes.

Batman

There was a giant backlash to Michael Keaton's casting BATMAN (1989) Thousands of letters were sent to Warner Bros to protest Keaton's casting. People were outraged that the role would go to someone who they perceived solely as a comedic actor. CRACKED.COM

The Cell

VINCENT D'ONOFRIO BLACKED OUT DURING A SCENE IN THE CELL. While shooting his character Stargher's chain and hook scene, D'Onofrio apparently let out a big scream before passing out, terrifying the director. CRACKED.COM

The Slumber Party Massacre

TO FIND PROPERTIES AT WHICH TO FILM THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982), PRODUCER ROGER CORMAN TOLD THE PRODUCTION TEAM TO USE THE TITLE SLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR THE MOVIE INSTEAD. The idea was to trick homeowners to offer up their properties by making them think the movie was going to be a classy thriller. CRACKED.COM

Poltergeist

THE ACTOR PLAYING ROBBIE ALMOST GOT STRANGLED FOR REAL WHILE FILMING POLTERGEIST. In the 1982 film, Robbie gets strangled by the animated clown doll, but while filming the scene, the arms of the props doll was way too tight. Actor Oliver Robbins screamed that he couldn't breathe, but Spielberg thought Robbins was just improvising... until he saw the kid's face turn purple. CRACKED.COM

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Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 2002 xXx Vin Diesel's stunt double, Harry L. O'Connor, had to rappel down a parasail line into a submarine, but crashed into a bridge and died instantly. O'Connor had already done the stunt on the first take, which was left in the film. The movie still sucks, though. CRACKED.COM

Children of Men

Inconspicuous CGI Children of Men Remember American Sniper's plastic doll scene? This is the exact opposite of that. The newborn is all CGI, completely blending with the scene's lighting and even documentary feel. CRACKED.COM

Blazing Saddles

Notes From Execs BLAZING SADDLES Mel Brooks was shocked by the censorship he faced while making the movie. Не got notes like, Lose the fart scene, Cut out any racial and ethnic jokes, and Edit scenes where a horse and an old lady get punched. CRACKED

Rocky II

Rocky II An early draft of the script revealed Rocky's real name as Robert. It was scrapped because of that face you're making right now. Rocky CRACKED.COM

2 Fast 2 Furious

CRACKED COM 2 Fast 2 Furious John Singleton wanted to direct the sequel because he loved the original. Growing up in South Central L.A. ,Singleton was into the street race scene. In fact, he was reportedly jealous he didn't come up with the movie's concept. parco Enyce

Aliens

Aliens It took 14-16 people to operate the Alien Queen animatronic puppet. CRACKED.COM

Evil Dead II

CRACKED.COM Evil Dead II Stephen King is the franchise's godfather. The horror writer loved the first Evil Dead so much that he told Dino De Laurentiis to fund the second one without Sam Raimi's knowledge.

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 Brad Pitt did his cameo for scale and a Starbucks coffee. His condition was that the coffee was hand- delivered by Ryan Reynolds. Fair trade (the price to get Pitt, not the coffee itself). CRACKED.COM

Dawn of the Dead

CRACKED.COM Dawn of the Dead The zombies were left to do whatever they felt like. To get authentic performances (and because he was busy with other things), director George Romero just let the zombie extras roam on their own without giving them any directions.

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