33 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Tuesday, December 23rd

How did these A-list facts agree to be in this?!
33 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Tuesday, December 23rd
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For every good movie you’ve seen a great actor in, they’ve probably done 2 or 3 that you’ve never heard of. We’ll be scrolling around on Netflix and see someone in some lame old movie and think, “how did they ever agree to this?” Did they seriously think it’d be a good movie, or were they offered a boatload of money, knowing it was going to be a stinker?

We bring this up because these top-notch facts have no business being on this list. We didn’t have much money to offer, so they must really think it could be something great. We guess it’s on us to not waste their time and help keep their hopes of a hit alive! Oof, this is a lot of pressure.

Return of the Jedi

Early drafts of movies Return of the Jedi The Jedi did return- from the dead. Obi-Wan! Yoda! They all came back to life to... not help Luke, actually, but watch from the sidelines as he battled Vader alone (while offering running commentary like it was a sports show). CRACKED.COM

Finding Nemo

Pixar animators had to take a graduate-level class in ichtyology (fish science) for Finding Nemo. It was to ensure the fish movements were as accurate as possible. CRACKED.COM

Knives Out

Knives Out's score was influenced by an old-school movie-- Lawrence of Arabia. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Knives RAN JOHNSON WHODUNNE Qut With that score, like a bunch of others, it feels like you can hear every instrument. It's not a blurry, washed-out sound. Every voice has its place, says composer Nathan Johnson. Which worked great for Knives Out. CRACKED.COM

Inside Out

Inside Out was inspired by the creators trying to figure out their kids. Specifically, trying to figure out what was happening in their kids' heads as they grew up and changed dramatically in the span of a few years. CRACKED.COM

The Matrix Reloaded

Philosopher Cornel West is on the council of Zion in The Matrix Reloaded. Lana Wachowski liked his books so much, she wrote a character based on him and asked him to cameo. CRACKED.COM

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Easter Eggs of Oscar-winning movies 1982 Art Direction Film Editing Sound Sound Effects Editing Visual Effects Raiders of the Lost Ark The movie features a cameo by C-3PO and R2D2 on the walls of the room the Ark of the Covenant was kept in. CRACKED.COM

Village of the Damned

Classic Hollywood Movies Original vs. Remake 1960 Village of the Damned This cult British sci-fi horror is a classic of the evil child subgenre, and its sequel was well-received too. John Carpenter's remake wasn't - not even by Carpenter himself, who only did it to fulfill a contract. 1995 CRACKED.COM

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Glenn Close

Serious actors and directors doing comedy Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians Close is pretty much synonymous with serious character actress. But in 1996, she went full insanity with her portrayal of Cruella de Vil in this live-action remake. The movie is meh, but her gleefully evil Cruella runs circles around Emma Stone's. CRACKED.COM

The Godfather Part II

Colin Farrell's version of the Penguin was inspired by The Godfather Part II. mentioned Fredo to me, because Fredo's crippled by the insignificance that he lives within, in a family that is full of very strong, very bright, very capable, very violent men, said Farrell. CRACKED COM

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2016's Ghostbusters

Bill Murray showed up in 2016's Ghostbusters because he was worried. Specifically, among other reasons, he thought that if he didn't show up, somebody would think that he disapproved of the movie or something. CRACKED.COM

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Jamie Waylett

Jamie Waylett was busted with gillyweed. HARRY POTTER CRACKED.COM Malfoy's sycophantic yes-man lost his role in the Deathly Hallows films after he was

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Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman CRACKED CO COM She pulled the movie star equivalent of calling dibs on top bunk: a contract clause that said no other cast member may rec

The Return of Jafar

THE RETURN OF JAFAR Genie ROBIN WILLIAMS DAN CASTELLANETA Williams refused to reprise the role, after Disney broke the conditions of a very generous c

"Blue Harvest"

In order to avoid price-gouging, fans, and journalists, Lucasfilm convinced everybody they were shootinga a CRAU horror film called Blue Harvest... BL

The Wizard of Oz

The only reason witches have green skin is because it looked good on film. In MGM's The Wizard of Oz, producers wanted an unusual skin color to portra

Jerry Bruckheimer

Pirates of the Caribbean was only made because Disney wanted to promote their Disneyland ride of the same name. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer remarked th

Ghost

WHOOPI GOLDBERG WASN'T EVEN AN OPTION FOR THE ICONIC ROLE OF ODA MAE BROWN IN THE MOVIE GHOST. BUT PATRICK SWAYZE SAID HE WOULDN'T DO THE MOVIE WITHOU

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33 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About Movies For Tuesday, December 23rd

George Lazenby

George Lazenby was James Bond for one movie. And not just in front of the camera. Lazenby decided that to play Bond, he had to live like Bond. He purc

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