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
In the Netherlands’ version of “Sesame Street,” instead of Big Bird, they have a blue bird named Pino. He was later established as Big Bird’s cousin.
In 2022, the world record for the longest accurate archery shot was set at 333 meters (1,093 feet) by Tyler Toney on the set of “Dude Perfect.”
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas wanted to make an animated “Calvin and Hobbes” movie. The author declined because he wanted to protect the integrity of the comic.
Some DVDs of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” include “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film,” which is comprised of lines from Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 2.
The original “Star Wars” premiered on just 32 screens in the U.S. in 1977 to generate buzz before expanding to more theaters.
A nickelodeon was a type of early movie theater that charged 5 cents (a nickel) for admission and was the precursor to modern cinema.
The budget for makeup in “Dallas Buyers Club” was only $250. Despite this limitation, the film still won an Oscar.
The phrase “To Protect and Serve” is not codified in law but is merely the motto used by the LAPD and popularized by Hollywood.
Disney’s character Pluto first appeared in 1930, the same year the planet Pluto was discovered. The dog was later given his name in reference to the newly discovered planet.
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.
