The Five Most Acclaimed Fan Films

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Our Dog Got Into, and Now They’re an Absolute Mess

32 of the Most WTF Experiences People Had at a Party

40 Random Bits of Trivia Your Parents Took Out of Your Childhood Bedroom and Donated to a Local Thrift Store

45 of the Funniest Tweets from the Week of January 13, 2025

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Stole From the Cookie Jar

Who, me? Yes, you! Couldn’t be! Then who?

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Stole From the Cookie Jar

January 19, 2025

Waluigi quite literally should never have existed. A true abomination.

Click right here to get the best of Cracked sent to your inbox.

40

Felicity Huffman

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now FELICITY HUFFMAN can boast an Emmy and a Golden Globe. SHE CAN ALSO BOAST 14 DAYS IN PRISON for a college admission bribery scandal. Lori Loughlin was also involved, but Huffman is, you know, a much better actress- so her downfall actually darkens the movie industry, and not just Full House reboots. CRACKED.COM — Source

39

Geena Davis

Sport Celebrities Geena Davis almost made the U.S. Olympic Archery Team. She impressively tried out at age 41 in 2000. CRACKED.COM — Source

38

Chris Pine

CHRIS PINE Both Chris Pine's parents were actors. His grandmother Anne Gwynne was one of Hollywood's first scream queens, while his grandfather Max M. Gilford was president of the Hollywood Bar Association. CRACKED.COM — Source: LA Times

37

Pro Wrestling

Pro wrestling weapons to use in a bar fight A mannequin's head As Al Snow proved, a dummy's head makes for an innovative blunt object, but also deters potential opponents from messing with you if talk to it. CRACKED.COM — WWE/YouTube

36

Spectre

Spectre made Day of the Dead parades mainstream in Mexico. Until 2016, Day of the Dead was an intimate, reflective three-day festival. Spectre, with its opening scene of Day of the Dead as an extravagant parade came out in 2015-- and a year later, Day of the Dead became an — Source: The Guardian

35

Batman V Superman

Batman V Superman 2016 Batman really walks right up to the edge of his no-kill rule when he uses some dude as a human shield. — Source: ScreenRant

34

Stormtroopers

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Stole From the Cookie Jar

33

Mystique

Carl's Jr. gets X-Men's Mystique to promote their X-Tra Bacon Thickburger. MAN UP The burger is so manly she has to turn into a man to enjoy it. CRACK

32

Zoolander 2

CRACKED ZOOLANDER 2: REVENGE OF THE SNUBBED. Ben Stiller, Billy Zane, Jon Cryer, C. Thomas Howell, and Kyra Sedgwick all tried out for parts in the iconic movie Back to the Future, but didn't get them. However, they all ended up appearing 2016's Zoolander 2. — Paramount Pictures,
Universal Pictures
Rejected ’Back to the Future’ Actors Made ’Zoolander 2’ Instead

31

Pete & Pete

PETE & PETE David Johansen is a punk turned cop. NEW YORK DOLLS He plays the stern Park Ranger Thorsen, hell-bent on protecting forest critters from speeding cars: What chance do nature's furry little friends have against two tons of hurtling steal? You got an answer for that, Ahab? — YouTube

30

Mike Tyson

WHEN BOXER MIKE TYSON WAS AT HIS PEAK, HE DID O00 SIT-UPS A DAY. He'd work out six days a week for 8 to 10 hours a day, and his daily routine also inc

29

John DeLorean

The FBI set up the inventor of the DeLorean car. John DeLorean was arrest- ed for conspiracy to traffic narcotics and only saved from prison after publisher Larry Flynt obtained and released tapes and docu- ments that proved his in- nocence. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — BME

28

Snatch

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM SNATCH (2000) UNSAVORY FIGURES OF LONDON'S UNDERWORLD WORK WITH AND AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO TRACK DOWN A STOLEN DIAMOND. WHY IT WORKS: Guy Ritchie delivers another stylistic, madcap ensemble piece that doesn't let up from start to finish.

27

Waluigi

Waluigi wasn't actually created by Nintendo. Не was created by Camelot designer Fumihide Aoki solely for the purpose of be- ing Wario's duos part- ner/Luigi's rival in Mario Tennis N64. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Game Crate

26

Toy Story

It's great that Sid is going to go forward in life with new respect for toys' feelings. Too bad about this Army guy who got blown up by a firecracker,

25

Heidi Gardner

SHE'S TAKING THE KIDS TO HER SISTER'S ANGEL EVERY - BOXER'S GIRLFRIEND HEIDI GARDNER CRACKED.COM IT WAS WHEN THAT JAKE GYLLENHAAL RACHEL MCADAMS MOVIE CAME OUT, SOUTHPAW. IN THE PROMO, SHE SAY 'YOU'RE NOT THE FIGHTER, I'M THE FIGHTER.' I'M LIKE THINK AMY ADAMS SAID THAT TWO YEARS AGO IN THE FIGHTER.' AND THEN YOU GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM AND IT'S THE SAME SCENES, EVERY TIME. I JUST GOT EXCITED. — Conan YouTube

24

Taekwondo

Angel Matos is a taekwondo athlete from Cuba. 0 He's been banned from competing. It was the bronze medal match at the 2000 Olympics. Matos broke his t

23

Grunge

Seattle became 1991 the 11 epicenter of new music, 994 thanks 199W to Grunge. 997 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 1993 199 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1099 Seattle bands were getting 1997 signed to major labels at the rate of one a week during April, 1992. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

22

Buried

Survival Horror Movies BURIED A movie invoked whenever Ryan Reynolds' acting talents are questioned, Buried is a Spanish-American movie about an American civilian working in Iraq who wakes up to find himself buried alive by terrorists. The entire movie happens inside the coffin, as Reynolds' character speaks with government agents, family, terrorists, and worst of all, bureaucrats. 2010 CRACKED.COM — Trailer on YouTube

21

Channel 4

Channel 4 bought a painting by Hitler and will let the audience decide whether to destroy it. CRACKED.COM The station also bought works by Pablo Picasso, convicted pedophile Rolf Harris and sexual abuser Eric Gill, with the intention that a live audience will determine if host Jimmy Carr smashes them up. — Source

20

Community

Stephen Spreck was a recurring villain on COMMUNITY, starting in the second season. In season four, it is shown that he has a plan to destroy Greendal

19

The Towering Inferno

Steve McQueen THE TOWERING INFERNO. CRACKED.COM When McQueen starred opposite rival actor Paul Newman in The Towering Inferno, he insisted that the script be rewritten so that the two had the exact same number of lines. Surprised we never saw a spite-based line of McQueen's Own salad dressing. — 23 Celebs' Bonkers Demands

18

Saw

Saw $1.2 MILLION CRACKED.COM You heard it here first: horror movies are a foolproof investment. Director James Wan's first film ended up banking $103 million (after being in production for less than 3 weeks).

17

Steve Jobs

Personal Habits of Billionaires Steve Jobs: The man who ate only carrots and apples? Jobs had an unconventional diet which included eating only one or two foods, like carrots or apples, for weeks at a time. and this could have had negative health effects due to lack of nutrients. CRACKED — Source

16

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper launched his journalist career by forging a press pass. CRACKED.COM After college, Cooper forged a pass and gained entrance to Myanmar to meet with students fight- ing the Burmese govern- ment. Не ultimately sold his home-made news seg- ments to Channel One. — Source

15

McDonald’s Monopoly Scandal

CRACKED EXHIBIT A SHOP BIG MAC neo BASTS TO AMIST BUILDA PRIZE BELL . BIPSAC FURD EXPLORER A LA THE MCDONALD'S MONOPOLY SCANDAL. In the '90s, McDonalds' Monopoly marketing executive Jerry Jacobson made $24 million by stealing and selling the game's most valuable pieces. — Source

14

Garry Marshall

Director Garry Marshall demanded in his contract that his friend Hector Elizondo get a role in every film he directed. AY Elizondo, who had appeared i

13

Buffy

WESLEY WYNDAM-PRICE ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER A BUMBLING, POMPOUS ENGLISH GENTLEMAN WITH NO FIGHTING EXPERIENCE. GETS HIS ASS KICKED. A LOT. WESLEY

12

Emmet Brickowski

THE CHOSEN ONE THE LEGO MOVIE EMMET BRICKOWSKI In an overt satire of the trope, Emmet is still the most important, talented, interesting, and extraordinary person in the universe - until he isn't, and we're hit with the truth that we can all be Master Builders. CRACKED.COM — WhatCulture.com, WatchMojo.com/YouTube

11

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Stole From the Cookie Jar — Source: 24 Adaptations That Ignored The Source Material

10

Lockjaw

COMIC PETS THE INHUMANS LOCKJAW The loyal dog-like pet to the Inhuman Royal Family not only provides loving sloppy kisses with his large tongue, but can teleport himself and others. No need for pet carriers, or even planes! CRACKED.COM — Source: Marvel Database

9

Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon was super, super insistent that vampires shouldn't be hot. Spike got very popular with Buffy fans, so Whedon backed the actor up against a wall and said I don't care how popular you are, kid, you're dead. CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Brad Pitt

CRACKED.COM Celebrity Stoners Brad Pitt smoked weed to escape fame. Pitt admitted that he spent most of the '90s hiding out and smoking pot, I was too uncomfortable with all the attention. — Source

7

The Evil Dead

Sam Raimi injured and tortured Bruce Campbell for months. THE EVIL DEAD CRACKED.COM The whole cast was in the dark when it came to Raimi's practical effects, but Campbell took the brunt. For example, Raimi routinely re-sprained his ankle. — Source

6

Melissa McCarthy

CRACKED A hostile set made MELISSA MCCARTHY physically ill She said that she once worked with someone who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made her physically ill. My eyes were swelling up, | was absorbing all of this nuttiness. There were people weeping, visibly so upset by this one person. — Source

5

Shrek

Shrek В SHREK CRACKED COM The whole movie was built around Chris Farley, who recorded an estimated 90% of his dialogue before suddenly passing away. They had to start all over with Mike Meyers, who recorded 100% of his lines before having an epiphany that he should re-record them in a Scottish accent. — Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode

4

Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Fianagan CRACKEDCON Tommy Flanagan, from Gladiatorand Sons of Anarchy, has some visible scars around his mouth. That's because back in 1992, he — Source: Vulture

3

Dead Set

SF you enjoy Black Mipror, creator Charte Brooker also wrote a five part zombie horor thriler set a fictonal Big Brother house, called Dead Set, DEADO

2

Final Fantasy V

REVEAL OF A CLOSE RELATION IS FORESHADOWED IN FINAL FANTASY V. IS Greetings, I am Siren. I'm afraid your companions souls now belong to me. CRACKED When the Siren uses visions of loved ones to trick her victims, both Lenna and Faris see King Tycoon, foreshadowing the reveal that they are in fact sisters. — Source: The Female Gaze

1

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

There was a lot of IMPROV on set. Director Nick Stoller said he'd guess there was about 30 to 40 percent improvisation in the movie and that the filming was a collaborative experience. ALL IN ALL THEY SHOT 1.2 MILLION FEET OF FILM-SO MUCH THAT KODAK GAVE THEM BOTTLES OF DOM PERIGNON. BEHIND THE SCENES | FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL CRACKED.COM — Source

Tags:

Visual

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Movies & TV

The Night Monty Python Bombed on ‘The Tonight Show’

Trivia & Jokes

31 of the Worst Lessons People Taught Their Kids

Movies & TV

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia to Spoon-Feed Your Brain With Choo-Choo Train Sound Effects

Science & History

20 Historical Events That Convinced People Time Travel Is Real

Science & History

40 Nostalgic Bits of Trivia That Will Activate Long-Dormant Quadrants of Your Brain

Trivia & Jokes

15 Trivia Tidbits for Saturday, January 18, 2025

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

19 Things You're Arguing About That Have Already Been Solved

2

13 Movies And Shows' Special Sauce That Makes Them Great

3

9 Terrifying Things Doctors Pulled Out Of Living People

4

17 Celebrity Vanity Projects That Imploded Gloriously

5

15 Classics That Got Wiped Out At The Box Office By A Bigger Movie