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Finding Neverland (2004)
During the formal dinner scene, Johnny Depp placed a "fart machine" under Julie Christie's chair. He had a remote control to trigger a fart sound from the device. In the scene, the children are laughing more at that than from playing with the spoons.
During the formal dinner scene, Johnny Depp placed a "fart machine" under Julie Christie's chair. He had a remote control to trigger a fart sound from the device. In the scene, the children are laughing more at that than from playing with the spoons.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each of them write an essay about their characters from a first-person point of view. Emma Watson, in true Hermione fashion, went a little overboard and wrote a 16-page essay. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in.
In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each of them write an essay about their characters from a first-person point of view. Emma Watson, in true Hermione fashion, went a little overboard and wrote a 16-page essay. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2013)
Scarlett Johansson was pregnant during filming. So, many of her scenes were scheduled early before she began to show. To help hide her pregnancy later in filming, three stunt doubles were hired, causing much confusion among the other actors since, according to them, all of the stunt women looked very similar to Johansson. Chris Evans stated that it got to the point where he would say hello and start a conversation with one of them, only to realize that the person he was talking to wasn't Johansson. Ultimately, CGI was used in some scenes to hide Johansson's belly
Scarlett Johansson was pregnant during filming. So, many of her scenes were scheduled early before she began to show. To help hide her pregnancy later in filming, three stunt doubles were hired, causing much confusion among the other actors since, according to them, all of the stunt women looked very similar to Johansson. Chris Evans stated that it got to the point where he would say hello and start a conversation with one of them, only to realize that the person he was talking to wasn't Johansson. Ultimately, CGI was used in some scenes to hide Johansson's belly
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The Devil Wears Prada (2009)
On the first day of filming, Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she paused and followed up, "That's the last nice thing I'll say to you." And it was.
On the first day of filming, Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she paused and followed up, "That's the last nice thing I'll say to you." And it was.
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The King’s Speech (2010)
Screenwriter David Seidler stammered as a child and was inspired by King George VI's wartime speech. As an adult, he wrote Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (widow of George VI) for permission to use the King's story to create a film. The Queen Mother asked him not to during her lifetime, saying the memories were too painful. Seidler respected her request. At age 73, he was the oldest person ever to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for this film.
Screenwriter David Seidler stammered as a child and was inspired by King George VI's wartime speech. As an adult, he wrote Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (widow of George VI) for permission to use the King's story to create a film. The Queen Mother asked him not to during her lifetime, saying the memories were too painful. Seidler respected her request. At age 73, he was the oldest person ever to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for this film.
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Matthew McConaughey's scenes were shot on the second week of filming. The chest-beating and humming performed were improvised and are part of an actual warm-up he performs before acting. Leonardo DiCaprio saw it during filming, and the brief shot of his turning away uneasily from the camera was actually his looking at Martin Scorsese for approval. DiCaprio encouraged the director to include it in the scene and later claimed it "set the tone" for the rest of the film.
Matthew McConaughey's scenes were shot on the second week of filming. The chest-beating and humming performed were improvised and are part of an actual warm-up he performs before acting. Leonardo DiCaprio saw it during filming, and the brief shot of his turning away uneasily from the camera was actually his looking at Martin Scorsese for approval. DiCaprio encouraged the director to include it in the scene and later claimed it "set the tone" for the rest of the film.
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Brokeback Mountain
For the scene where Heath Ledger strips down and jumps into a lake, Ang Lee intended to edit out any actual frontal nudity. But a paparazzo took photos of Ledger with a digital camera, and the photos appeared on the Internet and in some media outlets. The full frontal scene is included in the Australian and European versions of the film, and features Ledger and a stunt double for Jake Gyllenhaal jumping into a lake from a rock.
For the scene where Heath Ledger strips down and jumps into a lake, Ang Lee intended to edit out any actual frontal nudity. But a paparazzo took photos of Ledger with a digital camera, and the photos appeared on the Internet and in some media outlets. The full frontal scene is included in the Australian and European versions of the film, and features Ledger and a stunt double for Jake Gyllenhaal jumping into a lake from a rock.
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Cast Away (2000)
To make himself look like an average, out-of-shape, middle-aged man for the scenes in the beginning of the film, Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose 50 pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the deserted island.
To make himself look like an average, out-of-shape, middle-aged man for the scenes in the beginning of the film, Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose 50 pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the deserted island.
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Titanic (1997)
Kate Winslet flashed Leonardo DiCaprio during their first meeting to break the ice, after finding out she had to pose nude for him in their now famous portrait scene.
Kate Winslet flashed Leonardo DiCaprio during their first meeting to break the ice, after finding out she had to pose nude for him in their now famous portrait scene.
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Fargo (1996)
William H. Macy begged the directors for the role of Jerry Lundegaard, performing two readings for the part. When the Coen brothers didn't get back to him, Macy tracked them down in New York and told them, "I'm very, very worried that you are going to screw up this movie by giving this role to somebody else. It's my role, and I'll shoot your dogs if you don't give it to me." He was joking, of course.
William H. Macy begged the directors for the role of Jerry Lundegaard, performing two readings for the part. When the Coen brothers didn't get back to him, Macy tracked them down in New York and told them, "I'm very, very worried that you are going to screw up this movie by giving this role to somebody else. It's my role, and I'll shoot your dogs if you don't give it to me." He was joking, of course.
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Forrest Gump (1994)
When Forrest (Tom Hanks) gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, you can't hear him because the microphone plug is pulled. According to Hanks, Forrest says, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
When Forrest (Tom Hanks) gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, you can't hear him because the microphone plug is pulled. According to Hanks, Forrest says, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
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Thelma & Louise (1991)
Then-struggling actor George Clooney auditioned five times for the part of sexy hitchhiker J.D., a role which director Ridley Scott ultimately gave to Brad Pitt, catapulting his career. Others in contention for the cowboy role: Scott Baio, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Christopher Atkins, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, and Alec Baldwin.
Then-struggling actor George Clooney auditioned five times for the part of sexy hitchhiker J.D., a role which director Ridley Scott ultimately gave to Brad Pitt, catapulting his career. Others in contention for the cowboy role: Scott Baio, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Christopher Atkins, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, and Alec Baldwin.
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American Graffiti (1973)
- Due to the low budget, George Lucas was unable to pay all of the crew members. He offered to give many of them a screen credit in lieu of payment, and they accepted. Traditionally, only department heads received screen credit. Giving screen credit to so many crew members has now become a tradition, which is why closing credits last so long now.
- When Charles Martin Smith pulls up on the Vespa in the beginning, his crash into the building wasn't scripted. He genuinely lost control of the bike, and Lucas kept the cameras rolling.
- When John and Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) are sitting at the red light, a car full of girls pulls up next to them. One of the girls throws a water balloon through the window and it hits Carol. It was scripted to hit the side window and drench Phillips' face, who was then supposed to act really angry. However, she was accidentally hit square in the face and unable to refrain from laughing. Still, she kept going, ad-libbed through the scene and George Lucas kept it, as he did with many presumably garbled first takes in this movie
- There is a rumor that while George Lucas and a co-worker were editing the film, the co-worker asked Lucas for "reel two, dialogue two", which abbreviated to R2-D2, a name which surfaced in Lucas' later film, Star Wars (1977).
- The film was shot in sequence, so as filming went on and the actors grew tired from the shooting schedule, the characters they played would also look more and more tired as the night went on.
- The owner of the Thunderbird was never more than a few feet away from his prized possession during filming, and was always wiping here and shining there. He also drove Suzanne Somers crazy telling her what to do and what not to do.
- Due to the low budget, George Lucas was unable to pay all of the crew members. He offered to give many of them a screen credit in lieu of payment, and they accepted. Traditionally, only department heads received screen credit. Giving screen credit to so many crew members has now become a tradition, which is why closing credits last so long now.
- When Charles Martin Smith pulls up on the Vespa in the beginning, his crash into the building wasn't scripted. He genuinely lost control of the bike, and Lucas kept the cameras rolling.
- When John and Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) are sitting at the red light, a car full of girls pulls up next to them. One of the girls throws a water balloon through the window and it hits Carol. It was scripted to hit the side window and drench Phillips' face, who was then supposed to act really angry. However, she was accidentally hit square in the face and unable to refrain from laughing. Still, she kept going, ad-libbed through the scene and George Lucas kept it, as he did with many presumably garbled first takes in this movie
- There is a rumor that while George Lucas and a co-worker were editing the film, the co-worker asked Lucas for "reel two, dialogue two", which abbreviated to R2-D2, a name which surfaced in Lucas' later film, Star Wars (1977).
- The film was shot in sequence, so as filming went on and the actors grew tired from the shooting schedule, the characters they played would also look more and more tired as the night went on.
- The owner of the Thunderbird was never more than a few feet away from his prized possession during filming, and was always wiping here and shining there. He also drove Suzanne Somers crazy telling her what to do and what not to do.
From 1978 to 1981 there were four successive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar who had the initials M.S.
1978 Maggie Smith (California Suite)
1979 Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
1980 Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard)
1981 Maureen Stapleton (Reds)
1978 Maggie Smith (California Suite)
1979 Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
1980 Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard)
1981 Maureen Stapleton (Reds)
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Seems sacrilegious to not hear that. John Williams wrote the theme based on the flow from the Fox Fanfare to it.
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After Paul Newman falls off his bike in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, he is chased for a few seconds by a bull. In order to make the bull mad enough to chase Newman, he had a pepper spray applied to his testicles.
Bill McKinney, the actor who performs the male rape in Deliverance and says the famous line "I'm gonna make you squeal like a pig, boy" did martial arts training so that he would feel more threatening to Ned Beatty (the victim).
When Stanley Kubrick was casting for Full Metal Jacket, he originally wanted McKinney for the role of the drill sergeant. Kubrick phoned Deliverance director John Bormann and asked what sort of person McKinney was.
Boorman responded that McKinney was a very good actor and a lovely guy. Kubrick replied sceptically, "Come on now ~ that's the most terrifying scene ever put on film and that guy has gotta be an awful person."
Kubrick phoned Boorman two or three times about McKinney and eventually offered him the part of the sergeant.
McKinney told Boorman later that he was in the LA airport about to go to London when he got a message from Kubrick to cancel. McKinney was paid in full but Kubrick said he couldn't bear to face him ~ he was just too afraid.
When Stanley Kubrick was casting for Full Metal Jacket, he originally wanted McKinney for the role of the drill sergeant. Kubrick phoned Deliverance director John Bormann and asked what sort of person McKinney was.
Boorman responded that McKinney was a very good actor and a lovely guy. Kubrick replied sceptically, "Come on now ~ that's the most terrifying scene ever put on film and that guy has gotta be an awful person."
Kubrick phoned Boorman two or three times about McKinney and eventually offered him the part of the sergeant.
McKinney told Boorman later that he was in the LA airport about to go to London when he got a message from Kubrick to cancel. McKinney was paid in full but Kubrick said he couldn't bear to face him ~ he was just too afraid.
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Just found the Movie Mistakes website. I latched onto Star Wars and checked out the photo gallery. There are some hilarious faux pas with props and such.
Just found the Movie Mistakes website. I latched onto Star Wars and checked out the photo gallery. There are some hilarious faux pas with props and such.
