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38 Random Bits of Trivia About Classic Movies and TV Shows That’ll Make You See Them in a Whole New Light

These might shatter your image of some nostalgic classics

38 Random Bits of Trivia About Classic Movies and TV Shows That’ll Make You See Them in a Whole New Light

January 10, 2025

Our thirst for classic movie and TV trivia needed to be quenched, so we apologize if upending your view of your old favorites was an unfortunate side effect. If you’re a “cup half full” type, then these might help you better understand the big- and small-screen killers that filled your youth with laughter, tears and shocking twists.

Ah yes, there might be spoilers on this list, but you had decades to watch these so that’s on you!

38

The Muppet Movie

Muppets started the trend of post-credits scenes. 1979's The Muppets Movie kickstarted the trend in the '80s, which Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a part of f-- and Ferris inspired the post-credits scenes in the MCU. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

37

Pan’s Labyrinth

CRACKED.COM PAN'S LABYRINTH FLAMES AND SPARKS WERE DIGITAL TO PREVENT FIRES. Because of a drought in the film's shooting location of Segovia, Spain, the timber was dry enough to risk a blazing fire. For this reason, most sparks and fire were added in post and green moss was used to cover the brown, dead vegetation. — Source

36

Charlie’s Angels

CRACKED.COM Worst TV Finales Charlie's Angels The show chose to end with a clip show, of all things. Jaclyn Smith's character gets shot, and the rest of the cast just waits and remembers better scenes from better episodes. No thrills, just waiting. And then Charlie finally shows up-wearing a surgeon's mask. — Source

35

Candid Camera

Candid Camera 1948 Candia Camela CRACKED COM The show (originally a radio show called Candid Microphone) was the first televised reality show, featuring regular members of the public as its stars.

34

The Omen

THE REAL-LIFE CURSE OF THE OMEN Similar to the movie's plot, strange events and deaths surrounded the production of the movie. Was the movie cursed? D

33

Goodfellas

Marlon Brando discouraged Scorsese from filming Goodfellas. Scorsese was hesitant about making another crime film after Mean Streets, and Brando told him that he really shouldn't. GoodF ellas Behind the Scenes Luckily, fellow director Michael Powell encouraged him to make the movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

32

30 Rock

Alec Baldwin bought all of Jack's suits after the show ended. The costume designer said, Не wrote a big check to NBC. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Source

31

A Goofy Movie

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS The movie was based on a TV SHOW GOOF TROOP CRACKED.COM A Goofy Movie was based on the Disney Channel series Goof Troop. The show introduced Goofy's son as Max Goof, though the character appeared in 1950s cartoon shorts as Goofy Jr. — SyFy

30

Psycho

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The first American film that featured a working toilet was Psycho. GRACKED.COM Flushing a toilet was seen as a little too risque for mid-20th century audiences, which is why Hitchcock added it as a plot point for some extra shock in 1960's Psycho. The scene in question doesn't include a toilet in the novel that the movie is based on. — Source: 14 Behind The Scenes Facts About Our Favorite Horror Movies

29

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Behind-the-scenes Drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer RIXS charisma carpenter was written out because she got pregnant (according to her). That was reportedly her latest in a long line of sins against regime head and Buffy god Joss Whedon. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

The Usual Suspects

Plot twists hidden in plain sight The Usual suspects The twist is in front of your eyes the entire time. Though the end is treated as a huge twist, if you pay a lot of attention you can see Verbal Kint reading from the wall and even see some of the names. CRACKED.COM — Source: RogerEbert.com

27

The Holy Grail

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS THE CAMERA BROKE ON THE VERY FIRST SHOT OF MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. CRACKED.COM First-time film directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones leapt feet first into the pro- duction of the movie, choosing an impos- sible location half a mile up Glen Coe in Scotland for their first days of filming. The camera jammed on the first shot, leaving them scrambling to make do. — Source

26

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver 1957 CRACKED.COM Although not quite the first show to feature a toilet (it was edited out for being too scandalous), it was the first show to show a toilet tank and certainly one of the first to even include a bathroom. — Source

25

Film Firsts

THE FIRST 3-D MOVIE PREMIERED IN 1920. The Power of Love was the first 3-D movie for a commercial audience, but the film is now lost. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

That ‘70s Show

Red Forman 2.0... Dumbass! THAT 70'S SHOW CRACKED.COM In early episodes of That '70s Show, Red was firm, but he had more heart-to-heart real moments. Fan reactions to him calling everyone a dumbass, or threatening to put his foot in everyone's ass had the character mold into a one-note hardass. — Screenrant

23

The Village

M. Night Shyamalan THE VILLAGE CRACKED.com In a mindnumbingly hamfisted signature cameo, he pops in just after the big twist to fill in a couple of the remaining plot holes. oh, and he's hiding behind a newspaper as he does so. His true identity is cleverly revealed in the reflection of a mini fridge. — Source: 6 Inexcusable Director Cameos (In Their Own Movies)

22

Sabrina

Classic Hollywood Movies Original VS. Remake 1954 Sabrina The original is a timeless classic by Billy Wilder, starring Audrey friggin' Hepburn and Humphrey friggin' Bogart. The Sidney Pollack remake with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond adds a nice post- Petty Woman twist, but can't really touch the first one. 1995 CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Klute

KLUTE SYLVESTER STALLONE WAS AN EXTRA. Before he became a Hollywood and literal juggernaut, one of Stallone's first film roles was an extra in this 1971 movie. Не can be (barely) spotted disco dancing in the background of a scene. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Mary Kay and Johnny

Mary Kay and Johnny 1947-1950 CRACKED.COM The very first U.S. sitcom featured the first time a couple slept in the same bed and the first time a woman's pregnancy was shown on TV. — Source

19

Austin Powers in Goldmember

CRACKED COM AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER MICHAEL CAINE THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS SPOOFING HIM. Before agreeing to play Austin's father, Caine thought Myers was being cheeky and portraying his character from the British spy film The Ipcress File. — Source

18

The Queen’s Messenger

Hobbies older than we knew 1928 TV shows In 1928, Izetta Jewell starred in the first TV drama, The Queen's Messenger, based on a one-act play. It was a big step for TV when radio was the main source of dramatic entertainment. CRACKED — miSci - museum of innovation and science/YouTube
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17

Superbad

BEHINO-THE-SCENES SUPERBAD FACTS Seth Rogen's real pop played the MAD DAD CRACKED.COM In his first- and last-ever screen role, Seth Rogen's father played the baseball-bat-wielding dad who chases Seth and Evan through the suburban backyard. Nice throw, Mark Rogen. — Source

16

Walk Hard

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE STORY WAS WRITTEN AROUND THE SONGS. DE WALK HARD Songs for the movie were recorded for about six months before the film even started shooting. Each time a new song was recorded, the filmmakers made new decisions about the characters and the plot. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

Star Wars

David Prowse casually guessed that Darth Vader was Luke's father. The actor spoiled the plot twist of The Empire Strikes Back on at least two occasion

14

Titanic

CRACKED.COM Sex scenes Titanic Draw me like one of your French girls. This was Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's first scene together. Director James Cameron did the sketch himself. — Source: CBR

13

Dodgeball

Behind-the-scenes Drama NO - - - Gyu Rates B Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story The team was supposed to lose. Keeping with its irreverent tone, the film originally ended with the team losing. When the studio changed that, the credits included Ben Stiller's White Goodman mocking the fact that they won. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Cagney & Lacey

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11

Space Jam

EASTER EGGSTRA SPACE IAM Bill Murray's intention of joining the NBA in the movie is a callback to a string of basketball ads he did in the early '90s. When Michael Jordan retired from basketball in 1993 and later signed on to play baseball, it inspired the NBA to do a series of spoof ads in which Murray announced that he was retiring from acting to take up a career in basketball. CRACKED.COM — ScreenRant

10

Silence of the Lambs

Gene Hackman was going to direct silence of the Lambs. The actor snapped up the film rights to the book, with the intention of making his directorial debut. After several questionable decisions, Hackman decided that he just didn't want the rights anymore. CRACKED.COM — Source

9

The O.C.

CHRIS PRATT - - CRACKED COM Most of us first met a looser version of Star-Lord on Parks and Rec, but teens in the mid 2000s knew him as Bright Abbott on the teen drama Everwood, and as Che on The О.С. — Source

8

Community

Behind-the-scenes Drama Community Make Your chevy chase and Dan Harmon the kept fighting. behind That Pierce's disappearance reportedly from the show. was reason CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Toy Story 2

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen wept at Jessie's backstory scene... ...when they first watched Toy Story 2, even though they both knew the whole script. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 18 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Toy Story Movies

6

Hocus Pocus

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Binx is the same cat as Salem in Sabrina The Teenage Witch The cat animatronic was recycled from the 1993 film to the 1996 TV show. — Source: CBR

5

That ‘80s Show

After the success of That '70s Show, Hollywood tried out That '80s Show. THAT SHOW The shows didn't share characters, a setting, or anything else -- one was set in the '70s, the other in the '80s, and that was the only connection. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

4

Roar

ON THE SET OF ROAR, A FILM ABOUT A FAMILY LIVING WITH LIONS, A 14 YEAR OLD MELANIE GRIFFITH WAS MAULED SO BADLY THAT SHE REQUIRED FACIAL CRACKED.COM RECONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST LOST AN EYE. — Source

3

The First Motion Picture

The first motion picture. 1885 CRACKED COM Louis Le Prince, aka The Zaddy of Cinematography, was the first to film a moving sequence on a film-like st

2

Breaking Bad

The plane crash twist in Breaking Bad was heavily foreshadowed. Four episodes in that season had black-and-white scenes, and the names of those episod

1

Oz

AND THE EMMY DOESN'T GO TO: OZ Z 2S110 HBO'S first drama show broke ground on how cable TV worked. It featured a ton of now-legendary actors and dealt

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