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07/02/2022

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

IMDB: 8.3

Stanley Kubrick destroyed almost all of his props and sets from 2001: A Space Odyssey because he didn't want them to be used in any lesser science fiction films.

24/01/2022

The Maze Runner (2014)

IMDB: 6.8

The production had to hire snake wranglers to make sure the areas where they were filming were snake free. Before filming began the wranglers found 25 venomous snakes. The biggest one they found was a 5 foot rattlesnake.

14/01/2022

It (2017)

IMDB: 7.3

The Duffer Brothers originally wanted to direct the movie, but were overlooked as they were not "established" enough. They went on to create Stranger Things (2016), which co-stars Finn Wolfhard (Richie) and pays homage to Stephen King.

10/12/2021

The Hangover (2009)

IMDB: 7.7

In The Hangover, Ed Helms is actually missing a tooth. He never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.

06/12/2021

Schindlers Liste (1993)

IMDB: 8.9

During production, the atmosphere was so grim and depressing that Steven Spielberg asked his friend Robin Williams if he could tell some jokes and do comedy sketches while Spielberg would watch episodes of Seinfeld (1989). Some of Williams' sketches, while played through the speaker phone to the cast and crew, ended up being part of dialogue material for his character in Aladdin (1992), the Genie.

29/11/2021

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

IMDB: 6.7

To prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, and then actually worked at a British publishing company for a month in preparation for the role. She adopted an alias as well as her posh accent and was apparently not recognized. On her desk in this office she kept a framed picture of then boyfriend Jim Carrey. Workers who did not recognize her found this to be odd, but never mentioned it to her for fear of embarrassing her.

25/11/2021

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

IMDB: 6.9

Hayley Atwell surprisingly touching Chris Evans' chest, as he emerged from the pod upon turning into Captain America, was very much improvised, and the surprise on her face is genuine, as she admitted in interviews she was very taken by Chris' physique and nearly broke character and ruined the take that made it into the film, as a result.

10/11/2021

Prometheus (2012)

IMDB: 7.0

Composer Marc Streitenfeld had the orchestra play his compositions backwards, and then digitally reversed the compositions for the final film. This made the music sound unusual and unsettling, which he felt was right for the film.

05/10/2021

The Godfather (1972)

IMDB: 9.2

During an early shot of the scene where Vito Corleone returns home and his people carry him up the stairs, Marlon Brando put weights under his body on the bed as a prank, to make it harder to lift him.

27/09/2021

Logan (2017)

IMDB: 8.1

Sir Patrick Stewart lost 21 pounds to play Charles Xavier as elderly and sick. Stewart claimed that he had a steady weight since he was a teenager and had never deliberately lost weight before.

30/08/2021

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) IMDB: 7.7 In the film and trailer, when the new Kingsman recruits have their first night's sleep interrupted by a deluge of water pouring into the dorm, on-set the scene went horrifically wrong. As Matthew Vaughn recalls "I shouted 'action!', the computer got it wrong and vrrrrssshh, everyone was twenty feet down underwater. Cameras, sound guys... Guys were in waders full of water, panic, everyone diving in and pulling people out." The set, painstakingly planned and rehearsed using height markers and computer-programmed water tanks, washed away in a near-biblical flood when said computers went rogue. "Those actors weren't acting, they were absolutely terrified," shudders Vaughn. "It was awful for the first day of filming."

24/08/2021

Iron Man (2008)

IMDB: 7.9

Paul Bettany has never seen the film, and is unfamiliar with the plot. He said J.A.R.V.I.S. was the easiest job ever, and it was almost like a robbery, since he only worked for two hours, got paid a lot of money, then went on vacation with his wife (Jennifer Connelly).

12/08/2021

Candyman (1992)

IMDB: 6.6

The bees were bred specifically for this movie. They needed to make sure that the bees were only twelve hours old, so that they looked like mature bees, but their stinger wouldn't be powerful enough to do any real damage.

09/08/2021

12 Years A Slave (2013)

IMDB: 8.1

In order to better portray an alcoholic, Michael Fassbender had his makeup artist paint his mustache with alcohol so that the other actors would react naturally to the smell, as they would to a man who had been drinking heavily.

03/08/2021

Get Out (2017)

IMDB: 7.7

Daniel Kaluuya was given the lead role on the spot after nailing his audition. Jordan Peele said Kaluuya did about five takes of a key scene, in which his character needs to cry, and each was so perfect that the single tear came down at the exact same time for each take.

28/07/2021

The Terminator (1984)

IMDB: 8.0

Arnold Schwarzenegger worked with guns every day for a month to prepare for the role. The first two weeks of filming he practiced weapons stripping and reassembly blindfolded until the motions were automatic, like a machine. He spent hours at the shooting range and practicing with different weapons without blinking or looking at them when reloading or cocking. He also had to be ambidextrous.

22/07/2021

The Mummy (1999)

IMDB: 7.0

Brendan Fraser nearly died during a scene where his character is hanged. Rachel Weisz remembered, "He stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated."

19/07/2021

Cast Away (2000)

IMDB: 7.8

To make himself look like an average out of shape middle aged man Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose fifty pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the deserted island.

16/07/2021

Fight Club (1999)

IMDB: 8.8

Brad Pitt and Edward Norton both really learned how to make soap.

02/07/2021

Black Swan (2010)

IMDB: 8.0

Natalie Portman not only trained for a year as a dancer to prepare for the role, but paid for the the training out of her own pocket until the film found investors. Aronofsky attributed the film's getting made at all to Portman's dedication and enthusiasm.

28/06/2021

Rocky IV (1985)

IMDB: 6.9

Sylvester Stallone wanted to make sure the boxing scenes looked real in Rocky IV, so he instructed Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him. A punch to the chest left Stallone in intensive care for four days.

21/06/2021

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)

IMDB: 7.3

Wand school was obligatory for several of the cast members. The actors and actresses would attend a boot camp, in order to be instructed how to move and use a wand properly.

18/06/2021

what's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? - no country for old men

11/06/2021

say hello to my little friend! - scarface

04/06/2021

open the pod bay doors, please, hal - 2001: a space odyssey

31/05/2021

24/04/2021

you can't handle the truth! - matrix

21/04/2021

what a dump - planet of the apes

20/04/2021

gentlemen, you can't fight in here! this is the war room! - rocky

08/02/2021

what are you trying to tell me? that I can dodge bullets? - harry potter and the sorcerer's stone

01/02/2021

i'll never let go, jack - waterworld

01/02/2021

yer a wizard harry - dirty harry

23/01/2021

i'm the king of the world - the silence of the lambs

17/01/2021

frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn - the lord of the rings: return of the king

17/01/2021

i have always depended on the kindness of strangers - braveheart

17/01/2021

forget it, jake, it's chinatown - inglorious basterds

17/01/2021

carpe diem. seize the day, boys. make your lives extraordinary - toy story

17/01/2021

i'm the guy who does his job. you must be the other guy - oldboy

17/01/2021

ye best start believin' in ghost stories, miss turner. yer in one - psycho