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It’s crazy these things get made at all

31 Crazy Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Our Favorite Movies and TV Shows

November 04, 2023

Hollywood productions for both the big and small screen are rife with tough decisions, weird dramas, freak accidents, egos and more. How different would a culturally important film be if one of the actors was someone else? Or if it was so hot on the set of a beloved adventure movies, that a respected actor wasn’t wearing pants the entire time?

Below are some of these instances — the crazy behind-the-scenes things that happened somewhere in between a movie or TV show beginning production and finally reaching your screen of choice.

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Black Panther

In the casino scene in Black Panther, the colors of the outfits worn by T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia collectively form... The colors found on the Pan-African Flag. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Star Wars Episode II

Mace Windu's lightsaber is purple so Samuel L. Jackson could find himself in the Episode II arena battle. Jackson said, Well S***, I wanna be able to find myself in this big ol' scene. So he asked for a purple lightsaber. George Lucas told him lightsabers don't come in purple, but Jackson said, Yeah, but I want a purple one. I'm like the second baddest Jedi in the universe next to Yoda. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Lord of the Rings

The role that made Viggo Mortensen's career, Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, almost went to Nicolas Cage. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Superbad

The house party from SUPERBAD CRACKED.COM was filmed half a block from the OJ Simpson murder house. H A today is - - and DA AIX - I - - - WRITER — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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White Men Can't Jump

Stanley Kubrick WHITE was a fan of MEN CAN'T JUMP and hated The WIZARD of Dz CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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District 9

The District 9 voices were made from the sound of pumpkins being rubbed together combined with clicking and the actors' voices. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Breaking Bad

RIED THE ACTIVE A1A CAR - ASH Marius Stan, who played Bogdan on Breaking Bad, is actually a scientist - a computational physicist and chemist. Не works at Argonne National Laboratory as a Senior Computational Scientist. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Airplane!

DAVID LeTTeRmAn auditioned and screen-tested for the role of Ted Striker in: CRACKED COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Yo Gabba Gabba / Gummi Bears

AS A CHILD, AQUABATS FRONTMAN AND YO GABBA GABBA CREATOR CHRISTIAN JACOBS PLAYED THE MAIN HUMAN CHARACTER ON DISNEY'S GUMMI BEARS CARTOON. CRACKED COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Top Gun

TOP GUN BOOSTED RECRUITMENT NUMBERS FOR THE NAVY. After the movie was released, there was a 500% growth rate for the naval aviator position. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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Mrs. Doubtfire

GRAGKED.COM Mrs. Doubtfire HOP SEX SH 45 I PROJECTION DVD VIDEO During filming, Robin Williams once browsed a local sex shop while in full costume as Mrs. Doubtfire. — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

INDIANAJONES and CRUSADE the LAST Sean Connery and Harrison Ford aren't wearing any pants during this scene, because it was so hot on the day of filming. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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Frasier

An actress was originally supposed to be cast to play the part of Maris Crane, however, after only 3 episodes they had described her physical appearance as so bizarre that she had practically become uncastable. ? FRASIER GRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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X-Men / Wolverine

Hugh Jackman says he owes his career to Russell Crowe. Crowe passed on the role of Wolverine, and then recommended his friend Hugh for the job, which eventually made him a household name. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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ROAR

ON THE SET OF ROAR, A FILM ABOUT A FAMILY LIVING WITH LIONS, A 14 YEAR OLD MELANIE GRIFFITH WAS MAULED SO BADLY THAT SHE REQUIRED FACIAL CRACKED.COM RECONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST LOST AN EYE. — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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The Big Bang Theory

The equations on the background in (4) Solhi The Big Bang Ing ٤٥٦٤ 500 & والدف Theory are 194 with of mathematically a accurate. TVV.c. have shyhns) M=X Y Y Medach PLUR DEVOC Y:Beic DC-DC-TOO /Y1 DS.DC.O V/v =-2 Рыш = 1973 sample Y/T David e Saltzberg, a professor at UCLA studying particle physics, works as the science consultant on the show. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Orange Is the New Black

THE CIGARETTE-SMUGGLING ROACHES IN ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WERE REAL TRAINED COCKROACHES. - Prop master Rachael Weinzimer said she CRACKED.COM couldn't just attach a cigarette to a cockroach and send it on its way, SO insect handlers had to teach the bugs to navigate a prototype maze they designed. — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Elizabeth I

While auditioning for Elizabeth I, Eddie Redmayne led the director to believe he was an experienced horseback rider. Не got the part and the truth came out. Redmayne nearly killed himself trying to shoot his scene on the horse. GRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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John Wick

VIC CHAD STAHELSKI, WHO DIRECTED KEANU REEVES IN JOHN WICK CRACKED.COM HAD BEEN HIS STUNT DOUBLE IN MATRIX — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Gilligan's Island

GRACKED COM No one ever agreed on GILLIGANS full name: Bob Denver said it was GIL EGAN Sherwood Schwartz said it was WILLY GILLIGAN Others claim it was STEWART GILLIGAN The other castaways' full names: JONAS GINGER GRUMBY GRANT THURSTON ROY HOWELL III HINKLEY EUNICE MARY ANN WENTWORTH SUMMERS HOWELL — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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Game of Thrones

GAME OF THRONES Fans are responsible for an increase in husky adoption...and abandonment. Apparently people want to adopt badass look-alikes without researching the breed first. So now, in true Stark fashion, the dogs have been left without families. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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West Side Story

WEST SIDE STORY A MUSICAL VERSION OF ROMEO AND JULIET. WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE ABOUT A CATHOLIC BOY... AND A JEWISH GIRL. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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The Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers' 1933 movie Duck Soup was set in the fictional kingdom of Freedonia. When the movie was released, the mayor of Fredonia, NY, had this to say: I feel it is my duty as mayor to question your intentions in using the name of our city in your picture. To which the Marx Brothers replied: Your excellency. Our advice is that you change the name of your town. It is hurting our picture. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

8

Doctor Who

The first episode of Doctor Who premiered on the day between John F. Kennedy's assassination and the assassination of his assassin! DOCTOR WHO CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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MATT. LEBLANC dislocated his shoulder doing a dive for a chair while filming the episode The one where no one's ready. Instead of trying to hide it, the FRIENDS writers added a storyline where Joey hurt his arm jumping on a bed. CRACKED.COM — Source: Your New 25 Favorite Weird Facts, Part 1

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Jackie Chan / Armor of God II

Jackie Chan is famous for his on-set injuries while doing his own stunts. ARMOUR of GOD 2 OPERATION CONDOR One such injury on the set of Armour of God II required him to get brain surgery, and left him with a metal plate inside his head. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Game of Thrones

31 Crazy Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Our Favorite Movies and TV Shows — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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CRACKED.COM A DECADE SPENT USING A CRUTCH FOR THE ROLE OF DR. KERRY WEAVER LEFT LAURA INNES WITH REAL-LIFE SPINE CURVATURE. — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Ed Wood

The relationship between Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi CRACKED.COM in Tim Burton's was a reflection of Burton's own relationship with Vincent Price. — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Star Trek's Pom Farr Episode

The Star Trek episode Amok Time showed us Vulcans' mating season, which is triggered by a condition called Pon Farr which would kill Spock unless he mates... Unless you saw the German edit, which changed Pon Farr to a space fever, cut out all mating references and turned everything else that happened into a hallucination Spock was having. CRACKED COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Gone With the Wind

Censor Joe Breen almost had the most famous line in GONE WITH THE WIND replaced with such alternatives as: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a whoop! Thankfully director David Selznick successfully contended that the dramatic use of the word 'damn' was at worst a common vulgarism, not a curse or oath that required censoring. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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