25 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Monday, December 8, 2025

There's more BTS trivia here than a special edition two disc DVD.
25 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Monday, December 8, 2025
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Whatever happened to special edition two-disc DVDs? Okay, they probably still make them, honestly. but I wouldn't know because I haven't even owned a DVD player in at least a decade. I was the kind of kid that really appreciated that sort of thing; I enjoyed watching bloopers, behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast, and deleted scenes. I even genuinely liked playing those weird, clunky games they used as filler to justify the second disc. 

Now I get all of that extra movie stuff from YouTube, Instagram reels, and movie trivia lists on Cracked. Yeah, just like this one. 

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom THE MINE CART CHASE Steven Spielberg and George Lucas found no way to fit the chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark -- so they used it in the sequel.

Some set designer made it his mission to make sure they didn't let his hard work go to waste.

Source: Ain't It Cool News

Quentin Tarantino

A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRAGKEDOON

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola randomly gave Marlon Brando a stray cat while filming The Godfather. Coppola wanted to test out the legendary actor's skills, SO

This whole time I thought that cat was a paid actor.

George Lucas

GEORGE LUCAS WASN'T PLANNING TO DIRECT THE PHANTOM MENACE HIMSELF. Ron Howard said he was one of three directors who passed, along with Steven Spielbe

Idiocracy

Idiocracy was filmed in Austin, TX so that the director could stay close to his family. Mike Judge thought about never returning to film after the box office failure of Office Space. He wanted to spend more time with his kids and the set location made it possible.

Toy Story 2

25 Movie Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Monday, December 8, 2025

It's about the journey, not the destination!

Step Brothers

CRACKEDC STEP BROTHERS almost had a crazy fake intruder scene that ended up at Sea World. The original script had a scene where Dale freaks Brennan ou

The Purge

The Purge's budget went from $8 million to $2.5 million.. THE IMPROVISATION: The producer realized the movie shouldn't be that expensive, as it's set

It's crazy to me that everyone time I see that a movie had a “tiny” budget, it's always way more money than I am capable coneiving of having at one time.

The Abyss

IN THE ABYSS, THE UNDERWATER HABITAT IS ENORMOUS AND HAS DARK, MOODY LIGHTING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S AQUARIUS UNDERSEA LAB IS TINY AND LIT

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