What’s your favorite movie? Or do you prefer getting stuck into a series? Either way, here are interesting facts about the best (and worst) films & TV shows ever released!
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Film & TV Facts
Karen Gillan shaved her head bald for her role as Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Marvel saved her hair and made a wig from it for Karen to use on the show “Selfie.”
There are two species of African spiders named after “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski. They are called “Anelosimus biglebowski” and “Anelosimus dude.”
In 1964, Andy Warhol made “Empire,” an eight-hour film consisting of a single stationary, slow-motion shot of New York’s Empire State Building.
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar but had to sit at a segregated table at the ceremony due to the hotel’s racist policies.
Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor often made lightsaber sound effects during fight scenes in the Star Wars prequels, which had to be edited out in post-production.
The insurance company backing the payouts for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” sued the show in 2001 for being too easy.
A doctor in Germany diagnosed a medical case all other doctors failed to after observing symptoms he had seen in an episode of “House.”
The phrase “To Protect and Serve” is not codified in law but is merely the motto used by the LAPD and popularized by Hollywood.
Steven Spielberg denied a salary for directing “Schindler’s List.” He also refuses to autograph any materials related to the film.
John Astin, who played Gomez in the original “The Addams Family,” had a suit pocket lined with asbestos so he could extinguish lit cigars in it during filming.
Spam mail got its name from a “Monty Python” skit that joked about Spam canned meat being everywhere and impossible to avoid.
The boots worn by actors in “Saving Private Ryan” were made by S.M. Wholesale, the same company that supplied boots to American soldiers during WWII.
In the early 1990s, Disney considered an animated “Romeo and Juliet” but chose to develop “Pocahontas,” incorporating similar themes of star-crossed lovers.
All of the sweaters Mister Rogers wore on his show were hand-knitted by his mother. He said he loved wearing them because they always made him think of her.
The character Russell Crowe played in “Gladiator” was based on at least four different historical people.
The Powerpuff Girls had an episode called “Meet the Beat-Alls,” in which almost every line and plot point was based on lyrics from the Beatles.
Because Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to nickel in his initial Harry Potter specs, production replaced them with hypoallergenic glasses.
In 2018, Peppa Pig was censored on a popular Chinese social media platform because it was linked to a youth subculture promoting “gangster” behavior.
Bill Murray uses a secret 1-800 number as his primary contact for casting opportunities since he doesn’t have an agent.
The seagulls in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds” were fed a mixture of wheat and whiskey. It was the only way to get them to stand around so much instead of flying away.
Cool Runnings was originally titled “Blue Maaga,” and was intended as a serious and heavy sports movie involving life in the Kingston slums.
More than ninety TV shows and movies, including Parks & Recreation, Workaholics, and Star Trek, used the same beer prop, Heisler Beer.
