Absolutely Useless Trivia About The Movies.
Nov 8th 2011
Introducing some useless movie trivia to bore friends and end the party.
The Sound of Music was so popular in Seoul, South Korea, that a theater owner, attempting to run it more times each day, shortened it by removing all of the musical numbers.
In the original version of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the reflection can be seen from a sheet of glass separating Harrison Ford from the cobra. The reflection was digitally removed when the movie was released on DVD.
Steven Spielberg’s favorite scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark is when Sallah’s monkey raises his paw and says “Heil Hitler” in monkey talk. The Scene was thought up by George Lucas, and took 50 takes to get right.
Johnny Depp wore contact lenses in Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl. They were used as sunglasses to keep him from squinting in the sun.
In The Mummy, the noose around Brendan Fraser’s neck was too tight, causing him to pass out. The shot was
used in the movie.
The biggest box office flop is Waterworld.
The first CGI used in a movie was in Westworld.
The only movie to ever win every nomination was Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
The movies with the most Oscar nominations are All About Eve and Titanic.They each had 14.
The first fully CGI title character was Casper, in the 1995 film Casper.
Robert Pattison had never read the Twilight novel. He attended the casting because he had enjoyed Kristen Stewart in Into the Wild.
In the movie remake of War of the Worlds, the words alien and Martian are never spoken.
The first choice for Ripley in Alien was Veronica Cartwright, but the producers decided to use Sigourney Weaver.
The role of Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park was offered to both Harrison Ford and William Hurt before being accepted by Sam Neill.More info here: Mondo’s ‘Jurassic Park’ Poster Series Continues With JC Richard
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