Strangest Facts About Famous Movies
What are some of the Strangest Facts About Famous Movies?
By yasir saleemPublished about a year ago • 3 min read
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Strangest Facts About Famous Movies
- In "The Wizard of Oz," the actors who played the munchkins were little people, but they were paid less than the actors who played the lead roles.
- In the original "King Kong" movie, the ape was portrayed by a man in a gorilla suit.
- In "Gone with the Wind," the burning of Atlanta was created by burning a large miniature set, not by filming a real burning city.
- In "The Shining," the elevator scene where blood pours out was created by using a mixture of water and red dye.
- The famous "I'll be back" line in "Terminator" was ad-libbed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and not in the script.
- The iconic shower scene in "Psycho" was filmed with chocolate syrup to simulate blood.
- The famous "jump to hyperspace" effect in "Star Wars" was created by filming a model of the spaceship flying past the camera while the film was exposed twice.
- The "Jaws" shark was named Bruce, after Steven Spielberg's lawyer.
- In "Jurassic Park," the T-Rex's roar was created by combining the sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger, and an alligator.
- In "The Matrix," the "bullet time" effect was created using a technique called "time slicing."
- In "The Lord of the Rings," the hobbits' feet were created using prosthetic appliances and not CGI.
- In "Forrest Gump," the special effects team used a combination of live-action footage and CGI to make Tom Hanks appear in historical footage.
- In "The Silence of the Lambs," the famous line "Hello, Clarice" was ad-libbed by Anthony Hopkins.
- In "Goodfellas," the shot of the characters walking through the Copacabana was created by filming the actors walking through the empty club and then adding the crowd in post-production.
- In "The Exorcist," the actress who played Regan had to be strapped to the bed to prevent her from injuring herself during the more intense scenes.
- In "Back to the Future," the time machine was built inside a DeLorean car to make it look more futuristic.
- In "The Terminator," Arnold Schwarzenegger was not the first choice to play the titular character, but James Cameron felt that he was the only one who could pull off the role.
- In "The Thing," the special effects team used a combination of animatronics and stop-motion animation to create the shape-shifting alien.
- In "The Empire Strikes Back," the scene where Darth Vader reveals that he is Luke's father was not originally in the script and was added later by George Lucas.
- In "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Harrison Ford improvised the famous line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" during filming.
- In "The Dark Knight," the Joker's makeup was created using a technique called "stipple," which involves applying makeup in small dots to create a textured effect.
- In "The Shawshank Redemption," the tunnel that Andy escapes through was built on a set and was not an actual tunnel.
- In "The Green Mile," the special effects team used a combination of CGI and a life-size dummy to create the scene where John Coffey performs a miracle.
- In "Fight Club," Brad Pitt and Edward Norton's fight scenes were choreographed by a professional boxer to make them look as realistic as possible.
- In "The Big Lebowski," Jeff Bridges' character "The Dude" was based on a real person that the Coen brothers had met.
- In "The Prestige," the scene where Christian Bale's character saws his assistant in half was done using a combination of CGI and practical effects.
- In "The Departed," the characters played by Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon were originally supposed to be played by different actors.
- In "The Lion King," many of the animal characters were based on real animals from the African savannah.
- In "The Godfather," the famous line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" was ad-libbed by Marlon Brando during filming.
- In "The Social Network," the creators used a combination of real locations and CGI to create the look of Harvard's campus.
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