40 Movie facts

Moviemakers and directors have taught us to look for little puzzles and funny scenes in films.

These small jokes and references inserted into the film for no other reason than to wink and say, “See what we did there?”

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While we all talk about these hidden gems like well-informed cinephiles, the truth is that your favourite film is likely concealing a much larger cache of secrets.

Alicia Silverstone didn’t know how to correctly pronounce “Haitians” during the classroom debate scene in Clueless.

Brendan Fraser nearly died while filming The Mummy. His costar, Rachel Weisz, said he “stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated” during a scene where his character is hanged.

Sean Bean, who played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was so afraid of flying that he would spend two hours every morning climbing from the base of the mountain to the top, where they were shooting.

With her intricate costume and underwear in Cruella, Emma Thompson needed a team of people to help her use the bathroom.

Dallas Buyers Club only had a $250 makeup budget, but went on to win an Oscar in 2014 for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Lady Gaga ad-libbed the moment in House of Gucci where she crosses herself and says, “Father, Son, and House of Gucci.”

Sean Connery wore a toupee in every James Bond movie

George Lucas’ dog was named Indiana.

The “Old Time Rock & Roll” dance scene in Risky Business was also largely improvised by Tom Cruise — the script originally just said “Joel dances in underwear through the house.”

James Cameron Drew That Charcoal of Naked Kate Winslet

Alien’s Androids Are Alphabetized

There Will Be Blood Disrupted Shooting for No Country for Old Men

Psycho Is the First U.S. Film to Feature a Toilet Flushing

Toy Story 2 Was Almost Deleted

Pet Rats Sold Big After Ratatouille

The Snow in Wizard of Oz Is Asbestos

Toto Earned More Than the Munchkins on The Wizard of Oz

And Clownfish Vanished After Finding Nemo

The Matrix Code Comes From Sushi

The Wallet in Pulp Fiction Was Quentin Tarantino’s

Scream Was Originally Titled Scary Movie

Jaws’ Most Famous Line Was Improvised

Gene Hackman Was Originally Going to Play Hannibal Lecter

Paul Schrader Wrote Taxi Driver in Two Weeks

Oscar Winners Used to Be Announced Before the Ceremony

The Most Profitable Film of All Time Is Paranormal Activity

Casablanca’s Sam Was a Drummer

Bill Murray Was Considered for the Role of Batman

There Were 10,297 Balloons in Up

Jurassic Park Raptors Sound Like Tortoises Mating

American Psycho Was Inspired by Tom Cruise

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