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Arnold Schwarzenegger once forgot to take off the Terminator look.
During a break in filming Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger went to a restaurant in downtown L.A. to get lunch. However, he realized too late that he was still in Terminator makeup – missing eye, exposed jawbone, burned flesh, and all.
The sound of the automatic doors opening on the U.S.S. Enterprise is made by a toilet.
One of the fun facts about the rich world of Star Trek is the story behind the U.S.S. Enterprise’s doors: The distinct sound is actually the sound of a Russian train’s toilet flushing.
Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
Will Smith grew so fond of his canine co-star, Abbey, that he tried to adopt her when filming was finished. However, the dog’s trainer didn’t want to give her up.
Henry Cavill’s muscles are the real deal.
Henry Cavill refused to take steroids for his role as Superman. He also refused digital enhancements, so the hulking physique you see in the films are all-natural. He reasoned that it would have been dishonest to manipulate the Superman look.
The Titanic film runs for as long as the ship sunk.
Minus the present-day scenes and opening/ending credits, Titanic is 2hrs and 45 minutes long – which is also the time it took for the ship to sink in 1912. Additionally, the collision scene lasted 37 seconds, which is also how long the ship collided with the iceberg in real life.
Sylvester Stallone landed in the I.C.U. while filming Rocky.
Stallone wanted to make sure the boxing scenes looked authentic in Rocky IV, so he instructed Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him. A punch to the chest landed Stallone in intensive care for four days.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton actually learned how to make soap in Fight Club.
The 90s cult classic had one of its most iconic scenes when Brad Pitt and Edward Norton’s characters made soap. They actually learned for real.
Brendan Fraser almost died filming The Mummy.
During a scene where his character is hanged, Fraser nearly lost his life on the set of The Mummy. According to co-star Rachel Weisz, Fraser had to be resuscitated after the botched hanging scene.
Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator.
To achieve the mechanical motions of The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger worked with guns daily for an entire month. At the first two weeks of filming, he practiced stripping and reassembly while blindfolded until he was able to do it robotically and with both hands. He also practiced using different weapons without blinking or looking at them when reloading.
Daniel Kaluuya was given the lead role on the spot after nailing his audition.
According to director Jordan Peele, Kaluuya did five takes of a key scene where character needs to cry. Each take was so perfect that the single tear came down at the exact same time.
Michael Fassbender had makeup artists put alcohol on his mustache for a role.
For 12 Years A Slave, Michael Fassbender had his makeup artist apply his mustache with alcohol. His reason? He wanted to better portray an alcoholic and wanted other actors to react naturally to the smell.
The Kingsman underwater scene was not scripted.
One of the most grueling scenes in Kingsman is the underwater escape scene. The actors delivered a scene that even had you panicking. However, it’s actually closer to life than you think. The flooding was a technical mishap that derailed the rehearsed flow of the scene. Director Matthew Vaughn recalls it as a horrible first day of filming. The cut was still used in the film.
The creators of Stranger Things wanted to direct the It remake.
The Duffer Brothers wanted to direct the 2017 remake of It, but the film wasn’t given to them because they weren’t established enough. However, they ended up creating Stranger Things (2016), which co-stars Finn Wolfhard (who plays Richie in It).
There were 25 snakes found on The Maze Runner set.
The grassy plains of the first Maze Runner film definitely creates a fearful anticipation of what lies within – and for the film’s cast and crew, it would have been snakes. Prior to shooting, the production team had to hire snake wranglers to clear out the area. They located a total of 25 venomous snakes – with the biggest one they found at 5 feet long.
Crushed vitamins have been used for cocaine scenes in movies.
For The Wolf of Wall Street, the actors inhaled crushed B vitamins in cocaine-snorting scenes. In fact, after so much inhaling, Jonah Hill contracted bronchitis and had to be hospitalized.
Nestlé supplied 1,850 bars of real chocolate for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The 2005 Willy Wonka remake was definitely true to its namesake with the amount of chocolate used in the film.
Hugh Jackman went 36 hours without water for Les Miserables.
This caused the actor to lose water weight around his eyes and cheeks and end up looking as gaunt as a prisoner.
Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning while playing Jesus in The Passion Of The Christ.
While filming the Sermon on the Mount, Caviezel and another film crew were suddenly struck by lightning. Luckily, it wasn’t fatal.
Victorians said "prunes" when taking pictures.
Whenever we take photos, we say “cheese” because it makes us smile. However, smiling in photographs was once seen as a vulgar act. To keep a neutral face, they would say “prunes,” there was little to no chance of it forming a smile.
The foil seals on medicine bottles were placed due to poisoning incidents.
The Tylenol poisonings of 1982 was a widespread crisis that involved U.S. consumers dying or falling ill from Tylenol. It was later found that the bottles had been laced with potassium cyanide. To restore the faith of the public in the product and the company, Johnson & Johnson patented the seal to prevent further tampering incidents. This is also the thought behind the “Do not accept if seal is broken.” warnings that we see with other products.
North Koreans are shorter than South Koreans.
According to a researcher from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, North Koreans are, on average, four centimeters shorter than South Koreans. Factors that cause the height difference include malnourishment, economic stagnation, and lack of immigration.
Indians read the most out of any nationality.
Indians spend an average of 10 hours and 42 minutes a week reading, which is more than any other country in the world. Other countries that read the most are Thailand, China, the Philippines, and Egypt.
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