* disclaimer. May not all be facts.
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- NASA shows the film Armageddon as part of its management training program. Prospective managers are asked to find as many inaccuracies in the movie as they can. At least 168 impossible things have been found during these screenings of the film.
- Woody Harrelson's father was a professional hitman.
- Kurt Russell Followed a strenuous 15 month training program for the movie "Soldier" He also broke his ankle 1 week into filming, was given a week off, then came back and filmed all the scenes where he was laying down, followed by all the scenes where he was sitting, followed by all the scenes he was standing in order to give it time to heal.
- During the shooting of Saving Private Ryan all the principal actors underwent several days of grueling army training - except for Matt Damon, who was spared so that the other actors would resent him, and would convey that resentment in their performances
- In the high school crowd scene at the end of Teen Wolf, and extra has his cock out as a joke. The scene has been played many times on cable and replays of the movie, but has since been edited out.
- The bank robbery shootout in Heat was filmed without the use of a sound stage.
- Brad Pitt is forever banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet.
- When the film the Lion King was released there was a stir in Japan. The film was very similar to the well known anime series 'Kimba the White Lion'. First there is the obvious similarity in names (Simba and Kimba). Also, both had a baboon as a shaman. But the similarities don't end there, both had an evil uncle - 'Scar' in the movie and 'Claw' in the series - as well as henchman hyenas. Plus a pose by a king on a rock. The possible lawsuit was dropped, because Osamu Tezuka's (the producer's) widow said that he would have been flattered that Disney was inspired by the series
- Bill Murray was offered the role of Batman in the original 1989 version.
- Tom Cruise was so awkward in sex scenes during Eyes Wide Shut that Kubrick hired a porno actor to come in and show him how to fake sex on screen.
- The Usual Suspects - The line-up scene was scripted as a serious scene, but after a full day of filming takes where the actors couldn't keep a straight face, director Bryan Singer decided to use the funniest takes. A making-of documentary shows Singer becoming furious at the actors for the constant cracking-up. In an interview (on the Special Edition DVD), Kevin Pollak states that the hilarity came about when Benicio Del Toro "farted, like 12 takes in a row." Del Toro himself said "somebody" farted, but no one knew who.
- Apart from Alan Rickman and Alexander Gudunov all the bad guys in Die Hard were played by European male models.
- Speaking of Die Hard. The script was originally supposed to be a sequel to Commando with Arnie once again in the lead role.
- The Next Pixar Movie is Always Hidden in the Previous One...e.g..
Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles(2004)in Finding Nemo (2003)
Dug the dog from Up (2009) in Ratatouille (2007)
Finn McMissile from Cars 2 (2011) was in Toy Story 3 (2010)
- In star wars when Luke's says "I can't see a thing in this helmet" it was not scripted. Mark Hamill said this to Harrison Ford when he thought the cameras had stopped rolling. But, the filmmakers decided to leave the line in.
- When Aaragon, Gimli and Legolas get to the burnt remains of the orc after hunting them down in the two towers aaragon kick a helmet and brakes two toes his cry and reaction is genuine and they left that particular take in the actual film.
- Dustin Hoffman had a small roll in Star Wars (disfigured humanoid guy in bar), but was never credited.
- The Ghostbusters were originally suppose to be Dan Akyroid, Harold Ramis, James Bellucci as Peter & finally Eddie Murphy as Winston. Paul Ruebens was suppose to be Gozer , while in a suit. Also, John Candy was suppose to be Louie, not rick moranis. He wanted to do a German character, but left.
- Leon - During the filming involving all of the police cars on the street, a man ran from a store he had just robbed. When he encountered the movie set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and gave himself up to a bunch of uniformed extras.
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