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Friends was originally pitched to network television executives under the incredibly sterile and boring title Six of One, which sounds less like a culturally defining sitcom and…
Friends was originally pitched to network television executives under the incredibly sterile and boring title Six of One, which sounds less like a culturally…
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Viggo Mortensen famously broke two of his toes while kicking a Uruk-hai helmet during the filming of The Two Towers, and his genuine scream of agony was kept in the final cut of the movie.
Viggo Mortensen famously broke two of his toes while kicking a Uruk-hai helmet during the filming of The Two Towers, and his genuine scream of agony was kept…
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Blockbuster executives laughed Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph out of the room in the year 2000 when they offered to sell their fledgling DVD-by-mail service for a measly fifty million dollars.
Blockbuster executives laughed Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph out of the room in the year 2000 when they offered to sell their fledgling…
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Stephenie Meyer came up with the entire concept for the massive bestselling 'Twilight' franchise after having a highly vivid, romantic dream about a sparkly vampire in a meadow.
Stephenie Meyer came up with the entire concept for the massive bestselling 'Twilight' franchise after having a highly vivid, romantic dream about a sparkly…
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Disney executives originally viewed 'The Lion King' as a secondary, low-risk project while their top animators were assigned to work on the supposedly prestigious 'Pocahontas'.
Disney executives originally viewed 'The Lion King' as a secondary, low-risk project while their top animators were assigned to work on the supposedly…
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Robert Pattinson spent the entirety of his time filming the Twilight saga openly mocking the movies in interviews, calling the plot completely nonsensical and dragging the…
Robert Pattinson spent the entirety of his time filming the Twilight saga openly mocking the movies in interviews, calling the plot completely nonsensical and…
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Action stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham reportedly have strict clauses in their Fast and Furious contracts dictating exactly how many punches they can take so…
Action stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham reportedly have strict clauses in their Fast and Furious contracts dictating exactly how many…
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Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has a bizarre contractual stipulation or unwritten rule where he rarely lets his co-stars run next to him on camera; apparently, the man's…
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has a bizarre contractual stipulation or unwritten rule where he rarely lets his co-stars run next to him on camera;…
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HBO originally shot a ten-million-dollar pilot for Game of Thrones that was so disastrously confusing and poorly directed that none of the executives watching could even tell…
HBO originally shot a ten-million-dollar pilot for Game of Thrones that was so disastrously confusing and poorly directed that none of the executives watching…
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George Lucas intentionally refused to give Chewbacca a medal at the end of the original Star Wars movie because he claimed that Wookiees do not put any cultural value on physical rewards.
George Lucas intentionally refused to give Chewbacca a medal at the end of the original Star Wars movie because he claimed that Wookiees do not put any…
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Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo got absolutely blackout drunk every single day on the set of the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie to cope with the miserable production process.
Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo got absolutely blackout drunk every single day on the set of the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie to cope with the miserable…
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Executive producer Steven Spielberg actually had to send a private helicopter to Will Smith's house just to convince the fresh-faced actor to star in the 1997 sci-fi comedy Men…
Executive producer Steven Spielberg actually had to send a private helicopter to Will Smith's house just to convince the fresh-faced actor to star in the 1997…
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James Cameron filmed the desperately tragic ocean survival scenes for 'Titanic' in a giant concrete water tank that was only three feet deep, forcing the cast to act like they…
James Cameron filmed the desperately tragic ocean survival scenes for 'Titanic' in a giant concrete water tank that was only three feet deep, forcing the cast…
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Steven Spielberg bought the licensing rights to Reese's Pieces for his blockbuster movie 'E.T.
Steven Spielberg bought the licensing rights to Reese's Pieces for his blockbuster movie 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' after the Mars candy company completely…
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Haruo Nakajima wore a Godzilla suit that weighed roughly two hundred and twenty pounds during the filming of the original 1954 movie, frequently passing out from heat exhaustion in a puddle of his own sweat.
Haruo Nakajima wore a Godzilla suit that weighed roughly two hundred and twenty pounds during the filming of the original 1954 movie, frequently passing out…
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Master Chief from the Halo video game franchise is voiced by Steve Downes, a guy who spent the majority of his career working as an adult contemporary radio disc jockey in Chicago.
Master Chief from the Halo video game franchise is voiced by Steve Downes, a guy who spent the majority of his career working as an adult contemporary radio…
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Set decorators for the sitcom Friends found the iconic orange velvet couch abandoned deep inside the basement of a Warner Brothers prop storage facility before deciding to make…
Set decorators for the sitcom Friends found the iconic orange velvet couch abandoned deep inside the basement of a Warner Brothers prop storage facility…
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Steven Spielberg single-handedly caused the creation of the PG-13 movie rating after traumatizing an entire generation of children with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Steven Spielberg single-handedly caused the creation of the PG-13 movie rating after traumatizing an entire generation of children with Indiana Jones and the…
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Producers of the first MTV Video Music Awards desperately needed a memorable trophy design but had zero budget to commission a legitimate piece of art.
Producers of the first MTV Video Music Awards desperately needed a memorable trophy design but had zero budget to commission a legitimate piece of art. They…
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British royalty literally requested a private, live performance of the American sitcom The Golden Girls, because apparently even the Queen Mother needed her daily dose of senior citizen sass.
British royalty literally requested a private, live performance of the American sitcom The Golden Girls, because apparently even the Queen Mother needed her…
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Cast members of the American version of The Office literally voted on their iconic theme song while sitting in a van on the way to a promotional event, making a massive branding decision with zero corporate oversight.
Cast members of the American version of The Office literally voted on their iconic theme song while sitting in a van on the way to a promotional event, making…
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Creators of the animated series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, purchased the actual Casa Bonita restaurant in Colorado after it filed for bankruptcy in 2021.
Creators of the animated series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, purchased the actual Casa Bonita restaurant in Colorado after it filed for bankruptcy…
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Studio executives at Orion Pictures seriously considered casting O.J.
Studio executives at Orion Pictures seriously considered casting O.J. Simpson as the titular cyborg assassin in the 1984 sci-fi classic The Terminator.…
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Charlie Chaplin quietly entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest at a theater in San Francisco in 1915 and spectacularly failed to even make the finals.
Charlie Chaplin quietly entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest at a theater in San Francisco in 1915 and spectacularly failed to even make the finals.…
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