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How often do you find yourself in a situation where you desperately want to talk to somebody but you’re out of topics? If you’re a movie buff like me, try talking about some of these bizarre movie facts the next time you find yourself in an awkward situation where you wanna break the ice with someone next to you.
Here are 20 new movie facts which even the biggest of the cinema aficionados don’t know about:
1In the post-credits scene ofMr. Popper’s Penguins(2011), the makers confirm that no Penguins were harmed in the film’s production. However,Jim Carreywas not so fortunate…
2The rebel soldiers you saw inStar Wars: The Last Jedi(2017) were played by Mark Hamill’s children namely Nathan Hamill, Chelsea Hamill, And Griffin Hamill
3The drawing that Anastasia hands over to her grandmother in the movieAnastasia(1997) is based on a painting created in 1914 by the actual Princess Anastasia
4The appearance of Maui in Disney’sMoanawas partly inspired by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s grandfather Peter Maivia, who was a Samoan-American wrestler
5If you look closely, you can spot Merida and her mother hidden in the logo of the movieBrave(2012). Look at the top left of E and B
6Bison are known to have poor eyesight. The makers ofZootopia(2016) cleverly made Chief Bogo wear eyeglasses when he tried to read documents.
7The reason why Joker inThe Dark Knight(2008) constantly kept licking his lips is that the prosthetic scars that Heath Ledger wore kept falling off. Heath would lick his lips to keep them in place which eventually became a part of his character
8The identical twins you saw inThe Truman Show(1998) were played by some police officers who were working on the set as security guards.
9In the filmGoodfellas(1990), Robert De Niro didn’t like the feel of fake money on his hand and hence insisted on using real money. The prop master then withdrew several thousands of dollars for this scene from his account and wouldn’t let anyone leave the sets until all his money was returned
10The dude who tries to “push” on a “pull” door and gets eaten by a T-Rex inThe Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997) was actually the film’s screenwriter. He was listed as “Unlucky Bastard” in the credits.
11The filmSpirited Awayis filled with such great details that even sounds created by the family’s Audi A4 1.8t while driving were recorded from an actual Audi A4 1.8t
13The club inThe Matrix(1999), where Neo meets Trinity is a real BDSM club in Sydney. All the extras in the background were patrons of the club who wore their own gear
14Pete Davidson paid tribute to his father in the final shot ofThe King Of Staten Island(2020) by looking in the direction of the twin towers
15While filming the vault scene inMission: Impossible(1996), Tom Cruise’s head would keep hitting the floor every time he attempted to hover inches above it. To maintain balance, Tom filled his shoes with English Pound Coins.
16In Disney’sEmperor’s New Groove(2000), Baby Kuzco has many toy animals in his cot like a parrot, whale, and Llama. Later in the movie, these are the same animals he turns into.
17If you closely at the dollar bills inToy Story2(2000), you can spot Steve Job’s face on them
19In the filmRaiders Of The Lost Ark(1981), there are no signs of Israel on the map next to Jordan. Instead, it’s Palestine as Israel wasn’t declared a state until 1948.
20In one of the scenes fromSkyfall(2012), a man was shown a stolen painting called ‘Woman With A Fan’ by Amadeo Modigliani. It’s a genuine painting stolen in 2010 and is yet to be discovered
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Muneer is an Indian writer at FandomWire who plans to visit all countries in this world to eat the food on their streets. Obsessed with joggers, he sings and plays the strings too.
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