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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
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Strangest Facts About Famous Movies

  1. 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.
  2. In the original "King Kong" movie, the ape was portrayed by a man in a gorilla suit.
  3. In "Gone with the Wind," the burning of Atlanta was created by burning a large miniature set, not by filming a real burning city.
  4. In "The Shining," the elevator scene where blood pours out was created by using a mixture of water and red dye.
  5. The famous "I'll be back" line in "Terminator" was ad-libbed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and not in the script.
  6. The iconic shower scene in "Psycho" was filmed with chocolate syrup to simulate blood.
  7. 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.
  8. The "Jaws" shark was named Bruce, after Steven Spielberg's lawyer.
  9. In "Jurassic Park," the T-Rex's roar was created by combining the sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger, and an alligator.
  10. In "The Matrix," the "bullet time" effect was created using a technique called "time slicing."

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  1. In "The Lord of the Rings," the hobbits' feet were created using prosthetic appliances and not CGI.
  2. In "Forrest Gump," the special effects team used a combination of live-action footage and CGI to make Tom Hanks appear in historical footage.
  3. In "The Silence of the Lambs," the famous line "Hello, Clarice" was ad-libbed by Anthony Hopkins.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. In "Back to the Future," the time machine was built inside a DeLorean car to make it look more futuristic.
  7. 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.
  8. In "The Thing," the special effects team used a combination of animatronics and stop-motion animation to create the shape-shifting alien.
  9. 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.
  10. In "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Harrison Ford improvised the famous line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" during filming.

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  1. 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.
  2. In "The Shawshank Redemption," the tunnel that Andy escapes through was built on a set and was not an actual tunnel.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. In "The Big Lebowski," Jeff Bridges' character "The Dude" was based on a real person that the Coen brothers had met.
  6. 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.
  7. In "The Departed," the characters played by Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon were originally supposed to be played by different actors.
  8. In "The Lion King," many of the animal characters were based on real animals from the African savannah.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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