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A white Honda Civic quietly connects three Tarantino films.
A white Honda Civic quietly connects three Tarantino films. Butch drives it in Pulp Fiction, Jackie drives it in Jackie Brown, and it appears in a parking lot…
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James Cameron's multi-billion dollar sci-fi epic Avatar controversially used a slightly modified version of the infamous Papyrus font for its official logo and subtitles.
James Cameron's multi-billion dollar sci-fi epic Avatar controversially used a slightly modified version of the infamous Papyrus font for its official logo…
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Yoda worked because a puppet could deliver a performance.
Yoda worked because a puppet could deliver a performance. Stuart Freeborn led the creation of Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back, and Frank Oz supplied the…
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Mad Max's biker cast rode to the shoot because flights cost too much.
Mad Max's biker cast rode to the shoot because flights cost too much. George Miller recalled sending motorcycles to Sydney so Hugh Keays-Byrne and the other…
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Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. linked a bad Burger King meal to his decision to give up drugs. He described a 2003 stop during which the food’s disappointing taste made…
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Ralph Fiennes refused to wear tights under his dark robes while playing Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films because they kept slipping down and restricting his evil strut.
Ralph Fiennes refused to wear tights under his dark robes while playing Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films because they kept slipping down and…
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Bea Arthur negotiated bare feet. Biographer Jim Colucci says she could forgo shoes if she agreed not to sue the producers over resulting injuries.
Bea Arthur negotiated bare feet. Biographer Jim Colucci says she could forgo shoes if she agreed not to sue the producers over resulting injuries.
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Pixar followed Boo's toddler voice actor instead of making her read.
Pixar followed Boo's toddler voice actor instead of making her read. Mary Gibbs was too young for a conventional scripted recording session, so the Monsters,…
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Smash Mouth's Shrek connection began with more than All Star.
Smash Mouth's Shrek connection began with more than All Star. Singer Steve Harwell recalled that the filmmakers initially approached the band about I'm a…
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John Krasinski secretly filmed the opening credits footage for The Office while visiting Scranton with friends shortly after getting cast as Jim Halpert.
John Krasinski secretly filmed the opening credits footage for The Office while visiting Scranton with friends shortly after getting cast as Jim Halpert.…
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Michael Jackson bought a business that owned a large piece of the Beatles.
Michael Jackson bought a business that owned a large piece of the Beatles. His $47.5 million ATV purchase in 1985 included publishing rights to many…
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Barbie used up a supplier’s stock of fluorescent pink.
Barbie used up a supplier’s stock of fluorescent pink. The film’s production consumed Rosco’s available supply of its fluorescent-pink paint during an already…
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Rod Serling sold a future he could not yet see.
Rod Serling sold a future he could not yet see. Serling sold his ownership stake in The Twilight Zone to CBS, choosing an immediate payment over continued…
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John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival was famously sued for copyright infringement in 1985 for allegedly plagiarizing his own musical composition, making him the target of…
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival was famously sued for copyright infringement in 1985 for allegedly plagiarizing his own musical composition,…
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Central Perk's ordinary coffee mugs became auction memorabilia.
Central Perk's ordinary coffee mugs became auction memorabilia. A set of six production mugs, each signed by a main Friends cast member, sold through Heritage…
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JARVIS turned the Avengers' human butler into software.
JARVIS turned the Avengers' human butler into software. In Marvel's comics, Edwin Jarvis served the Avengers as a person. The Iron Man films reused his name…
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E.T.'s lovable squish came from raw liver.
E.T.'s lovable squish came from raw liver. Foley artists Joan Rowe and John Roesch used liver and Jell-O to give the alien's movements their wet, pliable…
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Elderly chain-smoker Pat Welsh was the raspy, distinct voice behind the iconic alien in Steven Spielberg's 1982 family blockbuster E.T.
Elderly chain-smoker Pat Welsh was the raspy, distinct voice behind the iconic alien in Steven Spielberg's 1982 family blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.…
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Sophie Turner adopted the dog that played Lady.
Sophie Turner adopted the dog that played Lady. Zunni, one of the dogs used for the first season of Game of Thrones, became Turner's real-life pet after…
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Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the voice actors who played Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse for over three decades, were actually married in real life. They married in 1991 and stayed together until Allwine died in 2009.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the voice actors who played Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse for over three decades, were actually married in real life. They…
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Disney's haunted elevator doesn't just fall—it gets pulled down.
Disney's haunted elevator doesn't just fall—it gets pulled down. The Tower of Terror uses a powered system to accelerate its passenger car downward faster…
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Hollywood once wrote its moral rules into a production code.
Hollywood once wrote its moral rules into a production code. The Hays Code restricted subjects ranging from profanity to interracial relationships, shaping…
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Johnny Carson’s rerun problem helped create Saturday Night Live.
Johnny Carson’s rerun problem helped create Saturday Night Live. When NBC needed new programming for the Saturday slot previously filled by Tonight Show…
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Charlie Cox completely blew his incredibly important audition to play the young, dashing smuggler Han Solo in the wildly expensive Star Wars prequel movie because he had spent…
Charlie Cox completely blew his incredibly important audition to play the young, dashing smuggler Han Solo in the wildly expensive Star Wars prequel movie…
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