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Film & TV Facts
Red Solo cups are a typical souvenir to bring back from the United States. The novelty comes from the cups being used in many party scenes in movies.
Silent movie actors were initially not given on-screen credit for fear that they would become famous and subsequently demand higher wages.
In the 1940s, air conditioning became popular in movie theaters and was advertised as “cool entertainment.”
Saturn’s moon Mimas bears a striking resemblance to the Death Star from “Star Wars” thanks to an enormous crater called the Herschel Crater.
The phrase “To Protect and Serve” is not codified in law but is merely the motto used by the LAPD and popularized by Hollywood.
Throughout “Gilligan’s Island,” it was never disclosed whether “Gilligan” was his first or last name, although off-screen sources state his full name was “Willy Gilligan.”
Will Smith owed $2.8 million to the IRS and almost went bankrupt just before signing the contract for “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
In the early 1990s, Disney considered an animated “Romeo and Juliet” but chose to develop “Pocahontas,” incorporating similar themes of star-crossed lovers.
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.”
In 2011, Abercrombie & Fitch offered $10,000 to cast members of “Jersey Shore” if they agreed to stop wearing their brand on the show.
While filming “The Hateful Eight,” Kurt Russell unintentionally smashed a 145-year-old Martin guitar, not realizing it wasn’t a prop.
The youngest ever PowerBall winner was a 19-year-old from South Carolina who blew all $35 million of his winnings on an all-female wrestling TV show called “Wrestilicious.”
In the Titanic movie, crew member William Murdoch shot a passenger and then took his own life. In real life, he went down with the ship while filling lifeboats and saving lives.
An episode of “The Simpsons” can take 6-9 months to produce, while “South Park” only takes a week due to its computerized animation style.
Spam mail got its name from a “Monty Python” skit that joked about Spam canned meat being everywhere and impossible to avoid.
A nickelodeon was a type of early movie theater that charged 5 cents (a nickel) for admission and was the precursor to modern cinema.
Daniel Craig initially denied playing a Stormtrooper in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but later it was revealed that he requested the role due to his love for the franchise.
There are two species of African spiders named after “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski. They are called “Anelosimus biglebowski” and “Anelosimus dude.”
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.
While filming “The Longest Day,” a tank from the actual invasion of Normandy was found buried in the sand since D-Day. The tank was cleaned up and used in the movie.
In 2018, Brokeback Mountain was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
In a 2009 interview, James Cameron stated his main reason for making “Titanic” was to fund his dives to the shipwreck, not to create a movie.
