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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Didn’t Have to Boil a Great Lake to Produce

November 02, 2024

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Harry Potter and The Books of Magic

OE EXTRLAOLOINALY Harly Potter NATIONKOOTLCIN NEIL GAIMAN the OOKSof MAGIC THE DLLUXE LDITION THE JOHN BOLTON SCOr HAMPTON AND CHARLES VESS PALIL JOHN

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Ewok Meat

CRACKED.COM In the Star Wars universe, raiders visit Endor to hunt Ewoks for their meat. One of the favorite dishes of the Outer Rim worlds is Ewok Jerky. — Origin Stories That Are Over-The-Top Dark (For No Reason)

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Big Bang Theory

Bazinga! The line doesn't appear in the Big Bang Theory until Season 2's finale. It was originally the catchphrase of show writer Stephen Engel, who would say the word after pulling a prank on another writer. CRACKED.COM — HuffPost

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Ghostbusters

Janine Melnitz's sassy glasses were a last minute addition. GHOSTBUSTERS Without much warning, Annie Potts was thrown into a scene on her first day of filming Ghostbusters. To feel more like the character, she quickly made the decision to borrow the glasses of a woman working on wardrobe. Potts had to borrow them from the dresser before every take. CRACKED.COM — 26 Origins Of Characters' Signature Traits

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Friends

CRACKED.COM Most reviews shredded Friends when it premiered. They complained the characters just aimlessly drank coffee and chatted, and that the show used pop culture references too much. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

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The Nun

Despite getting a horrible reception, and it being a completely unrequested Conjuring spin-off, The Nun was actually a massive hit. TOMATOMETER ? AUDIENCE SCORE ? 38% 26% liked it Not only did it bring in an incredible $365 million worldwide, it also outgrossed all of the movies in the Conjuring universe. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Wildly Successful Movie Failures

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James Spader and Robert Downey Jr.

Tuff Turf (1985) is an obscure film starring James Spader and Robert Downey Jr... ...whose characters can THB be seen walking past a NEW wall painted

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American Horror Story

The infamous murder house from American Horror Story's first season previously appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In Fear Itself, the gang gets t

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Liam Neeson

1999: Liam Neeson portrays Qui-Gon Jinn, a wise mentor to a character who is more well known. A recurring theme with this mentor is not only controlli

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Brad Pitt

While playing the role of Achilles -- whose only weakness is his heel... TROY Brad Pitt tore his Achilles Tendon! CRACKED OONT

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Disaster Movies

CRACKED.COM Disaster movies Then vs. Now From genre to trope Disaster movies as a genre are mostly dead today. Sure, we have a few every now and then, but realistic disasters have become a (somewhat overused) third-act trope in action and superhero flicks.

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The Sopranos

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A24

A24 Movies Genre flicks While not all they produce and distribute, A24 has become well-known for their distinctive horror and sci-fi movies. These include contemporary classics like Under the Skin, Ex Machina, The Witch, Green Room, The Lobster, The Lighthouse, and Saint Maude. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

Edgy Movies Then vs. Now The genre that wouldn't die Perhaps the movie that started gore as its own genre was 1962's The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Sure, Cannibal Holocaust or Guinea Pig are essentials - but this movie came almost a decade before Night of the Living Dead. CRACKED.COM — Source: blameitonjorge/YouTube

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Fatal Attraction

FATAL ATTRACTION CRACKED.COM In the late '80s and early '90s, erotic thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct turned the genre into a money-making machine. The rise of the internet and HBO really hurt the genre, and box office bombs like Showgirls and Striptease were the nails in the coffin. — Source: looper

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Evil Clowns

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Upgrade

UPGRAE This genre bending revenge film didn't catch on with audiences despite getting rave reviews. But with its unique blend of action, horror and da

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Return of the Jedi

In Return of the Jedi, Jabba's sail barge and skiffs are riddled with scrapes, scratches, and blast holes. It adds a layer Of realism in a genre where

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William H. Macy

MTEY MEN never got much love from critics or audiences. It was too far ahead of its time, lampooning a genre that didn't really exist when it came out

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She-Hulk

TROPES IN SHE-HULK GENRE SAVVINESS She-Hulk is obviously a self-aware show. But this also applies to its own genre-or rather, to the genre it should have, if it weren't for Jennifer Walters' objections. She's aware that we expect a superhero show, but she overtly says she wants hers to be a lawyer show. SUPER A SUPE 1-877 I GO GRE REE CRACKED.COM — Marvel Studios
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Lizzie McGuire

Hilary Duff needed an acting coach on set of Lizzie McGuire. After filming the pilot, Disney hired an acting coach to help the children on set. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Annabelle Comes Home

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2019 ANNABELLE COMES HOME The set for the third Annabelle installment was so spooky, a priest had to intervene. A piano bench would move by itself, door knocks would be randomly heard, and performers saw shadowy figures on the set. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Addams Family

The Addams Family living room set was decorated in pastel colors. A location photo recently surfaced showing that the famously dark and gothic show was actually filmed on a rose, seafoam, and buttercup set. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Billy Crystal and Robin Williams

Robin Williams' and Billy Crystal's cameo on Friends was totally unplanned. They were working on a nearby set, and just wandered over to the Friends set one day, and it snowballed from there. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is famous for his on-set injuries while doing his own stunts. AROUR mf H00Z OPERATION CONDOR One such injury on the set of Armour of God I

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Tom Holland

Tom Holland got pranked by the crew on Spider-Man: Homecoming. They got him a new set chair which was actually a toilet seat. Не posted about it on Instagram, with the caption Loving my new set chair. Thanks guys. Should you really be treating number one like number two. #norespect. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movies & Shows With Ridiculous On-Set Pranks

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George Lazenby

21 Beloved Celebrities Who Melted Down In Spectacular Ways - On the set of
On Her Majesty's Secret Service,
Lazenby would frequently make crew member — Read More: 6 Insane Meltdowns by Actors on Set of Their Greatest Movies

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Lindsay Lohan

On the set of future flop The Canyons, producer Braxton Pope claims that Lindsay Lohan demanded that he and all the other crew on set strip naked for

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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron was nearly paralyzed on the set of Aeon Flux. While filming an action scene for the 2005 sci-fi movie, Theron landed on her neck, caus

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Transformers

TRANSFORMERS HAVE SET FOOT ON ALNWICK CASTLE, ALSO KNOWN TO HARRY POTTER AS HOGWARTS. CRACKED COM

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M. Night Shyamalan

CRACKED WTF CAMEOS M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN LADY IN THE WATER The writer and director played a struggling author whose next book will inspire a kid to be the next president. Critics and fans called it completely self- indulgent, so giving the role to an actor might've helped calm that criticism. — Warner Bros. Pictures
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Marco Polo

CRACKED MARCO POLO (SORT OF) WROTE HIS TRAVELS. Ol' Marky PoPo wasn't actually much of a writer. In fact, it wasn't until he met a real romance writer in prison that he decided to grant him the privilege of recording his road trips. — Source

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Portal

CRACKED.COM CAPERTURE Video game movies we were denied Portal Last Night in Soho writer Krysty Wilson- Cairns has her own idea about where to take the film. She hasn't revealed much, as a film is still in development and maybe could still use a writer. — Source: Cinemablend

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Tim Herlihy

COLLEGE ROOMIE CO-WRITER 25 CRACKED.COM Writer Tim Herlihy met Adam Sandler at NYU in 1984, and when Sandler landed SNL, he got Herlihy on as a writer. They went on to write Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and many more together, mostly forgetting exactly whose joke was whose, but Herlihy takes credit for, I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast. — Source: esquire

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Michael Waldron

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MICHAEL WALDRON TURNED DOWN RICK AND MORTY FOR LOKI. LOKY OMATE EVEN Dis Waldron was offered to take over as showrunner for Rick and Morty after being a writer on the show for a couple of years. He decided to turn the job down so he could be the head writer for Loki. CRACKED.COM — Bleeding Cool

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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman played Ron Swanson because of a Post-It note. - After a guest spot on The Office fell through, writer/producer Michael Schur kept Offerm — More: 5 Strange Ways Actors Landed Iconic Roles

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Comic Book Writer Mark Gruenwald

Spend eternity inside of a comic book. SRAER LPREME Comic book writer Mark Gruenwald had his cremated remains mixed into the ink of the first printing — Source: LA Times

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton

POP ME LIKE A BALLOON Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the politician and writer (of It was a dark and stormy night infamy) requested his heart be punctured up

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Nora Ephron

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron Journalist, writer, filmmaker CRACKEDOON

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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan

A dog is credited as the writer of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan. CRACKED.COM Screenwriter Robert Towne hated the finished movie so much that he pulled his name off the film and cred- ited his dog as the writer. The dog, Р.Н. Vazak, ended up with an Oscar nomina- tion. — Hollywood Reporter

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