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Die Hard

Die Hard Then vs. Now 1988 From grounded movies to... movies within movies? Maybe? Why does each subsequent Die Hard grow more far- fetched? OK, hear us out: What if 1 and 2 are John McClane's real life, while the rest are in-universe movies, with McClane playing himself? That's a dumb theory, you say? We disagree: It's an awesome theory. 2013 CRACKED.COM

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Screamers

Professional screamers work in movies. Very often, the screams you hear in movies don't come from the stars, but from specialized actors. These pros have a full range of screams, which sound editors combine and finesse to get the perfect shriek for every occasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rugrats

Wrestling Comic and Cartoon Characters Pretzel-Maker Pickles makes his in-ring return Who knew that Tommy's grandpa was in the wrasslin' business back in the day? It turns out the old guy still has some moves, too. Rugrats CRACKED.COM — Nickelodeon
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How to Murder Your Husband

The How to Murder Your Husband novelist has been found guilty of murdering her husband. GRACKED.COM A jury in Portland has convicted self-pub- lished romance novelist, Nancy Brophy, of fatally shooting her husband four years ago. — CBS

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Iain Glen

Facts about the Batmen Titans lain Glen Despite being a multi-nominated actor, Glen also played villains in two video game adaptations - Angelina Jolie's Tomb Raider and Milla Jovovich's Resident Evil. CRACKED.COM

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Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo del Toro не was set to produce a Halo film by Neill Blomkamp. Despite Blomkamp literally losing part of an ear to make a short Halo film, the production company hated him so much that, after the third production company wanted to give everyone pay cuts, it was game over for this Halo adaptation. — More: The Canceled 'Halo' Movie Was Mayhem Behind The Scenes

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School of Rock

BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS Producer Scott Rudin didn't let Linklater JUST SAY NO CRACKED.COM Linklater said 'no thanks' to School, but I got a call that was like 'Scott Rudin, the producer, isn't accepting your pass' and I'm like 'what does that mean?' He was just sure I was the right guy to pull this off. — Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny

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Batman

CRAO BATMAN DC UNIVERSE ORIGINAL MOVIE THE KILLING JOKE could've been one of the best animated DC movies ever... (comic) (movie) ...if they hadn't was

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Lindsay Lohan

CRACKED LINDSAY LOHAN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH A WOMAN AT CLUB AVENUE IN MANHATTAN AND HIT HER. The victim didn't need medical attention and Lindsay was arrested and charged with third-degree assault. — Source

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Eddie Murphy

CRACKED.COM Eddie murphy got sick of his most popular character and killed it. Murphy hit it out of the park with an adult version of Little Rascals' Buckwheat on SNL. But he eventually came to resent being known just for one character, and shot a sketch when Buckwheat was murdered. — Source

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Movie Myths

YOU WOULD USE CPR, NOT PADDLES, IF SOMEONE FLATLINED Defibrillation is used when someone is experiencing rapid heart contractions. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Movie Tropes

... TELL US NOW. EMOTIONAL POWERS Alex K. is sick of seeing, The trope of women who can't use their superpowers unless they're experiencing an emotional outburst. It's cringeworthy, sexist, and the inevitable change where they suddenly gain self-confidence is never written well. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Superbad

SETH'S CRACKED ENTIRE PLOT IS DATE RAPE. SUPERBAD His master plan is to get Emma Stone's character drunk enough to sleep with him. When he discovers she doesn't drink, he whines, gets grabby, and vomits on her. Worse, he seems to be practicing for a string of similar assaults in college. — Source

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Battlestar Galactica

In Battlestar Galactica, a couple different characters become haunted for no apparent reason by Bob Dylan's song All Along The Watchtower. CRACKED COM According to the series finale, BSG takes place 150,000 years in our past. — Source

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Daniel Tosh

CRACKED DANIEL TOSH I saw a guy wearing a What Would Jesus Do? bracelet and a Lance Armstrong bracelet, and he went up to this blind kid and rubbed his eyes, and the kid could see. But he wasn't used to the light, 'cause it was bright, and he walked into traffic and was killed instantly. Okay, the people that are laughing right now? I'm gonna call you guys half-full. Because you're focusing on the important part of the story: the bracelets are working. — Funny Comedian Quotes / Scraps From The Loft

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Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton Was Awful to Her Own Children CRACKED.COM The creator of the Noddy series of books may have created fanciful worlds for other children, but her own daughter described her as lacking even a trace of maternal instinct, keeping her and her sister shut away in a nursery that she rarely visited except to yell at them. Oh, and her books were also deeply racist. — The Guardian

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LEGO

LEGO stole the idea for the self-locking building bricks. Kirk Kristiansen, the founder of LEGO, saw Kiddicraft's building bricks when he was shown an injection mold ma- chine, so he copied and sold his own version. The original patent holder died before he found out LEGO was selling his bricks. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Birth Death Movies

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SNL

SNL NEVER MAKES FUN OF HILLARY CLINTON, ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS. They'd be silent if Hillary Clinton won, someone from Harrisonville, Missouri bravely denounces the shocking unfairness displayed by SNL. I hear nothing mocking the Democrat leadership, the person continues (presumably having turned the volume of their TV down).

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John C. Reilly

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS John C. Reilly almost said I'M BRICK TAMLAND Old Spu cup with NE t EXTL H TALLADEGA NIGHTS GRACKED.COM THE BALLAD OF RICKY Bobey The original Anchorman weather guy was Reilly, who had to drop out and was replaced by Steve Carell. McKay kept Reilly in mind when it came time to cast Talladega Nights. Coincidentally, Carell had to drop out of a planned Nights cameo. — Screenrant

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Monsturd

TELL US NOW. Monsturd CRACKED Brian Z. wouldn't wish this turd on his worst enemy: I hope nobody else saw Monsturd. I rented it at Blockbuster way back in the day cause I couldn't believe someone made a movie about this. — IMDB

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Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum's junk was scalded. THE EAGLE While filming a water scene in the chilly Scottish countryside, the actors were periodically given bottles of warm water to douse themselves with. The water guy got a little overzealous, and gave Tatum some piping hot aqua, which he poured directly on

19

Mozart

In 2016, Mozart outsold Beyonce, Adele, and Drake in CDs Universal released a 200-disc box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, meaning that each purchase counted for 200 disc sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Star Wars

CRACKED.COM Early drafts of movies Star Wars The original title was quite a mouthful. Adventures of the Starkiller, as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars had Han Solo as a green monster, and Annikin Starkiller as a teenager saved by General Luke Skywalker. — Source

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Commando Nanny

Commando Nanny A Survivor producer 4 tried to make 300 a sitcom, and it was doomed from the start. An actor broke his foot, another needed lung surgery. After they were replaced and the pilot was reshot, the showrunner jumped ship. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Christian Bale

CRACKED CHRISTIAN BALE: SELF-PROCLAIMED GIANT DUMBASS. Не said, I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job. When asked about how he planned his career, he said, I'm a giant dumbass. I have no clues, no plans, no giant scheme. — Source

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Se7en

CRACKED At the end of Se7en (or, as it should be called, Sesevenen), when Mills opens the box and shoots John Doe, a brief shot pops up of the contents of the box in happier times - Mills' wife's smiling, un-severed head. — Source / Scraps From The Loft

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Steve Carell

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS Apatow worried that Steve would lose a BODY PART CRACKED COM We were looking for who was a professional waxer, says Apatow. Somebody said 'this is the person. And the woman who claimed to know how to wax I think lied. She put the wax over Steve's nipple and we almost lost a nipple. That's all I'm going to say. — Source: 29 Easter Eggs And Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Iconic Comedies

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Family Guy

Halloween costumes of fictional characters THE ٨ Family Guy BEST Chris Griffin as Optimus Prime If a costume is good enough to fool your sister (see the episode Halloween on Spooner Street for context), it's good enough here. Plus it's not the Michael Bay version, so points for that. CRACKED.COM — Fox

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Victoria’s Secret

Victoria's Secret perfume deters mosquitoes better than a range of repellents. GRACKED.COM In 2015, researchers testing the efficiency of mosquito repellents used the per- fume because they thought the floral fragrance would attract mosquitoes. To their surprise, they found the ор- posite was true. — Business Insider

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Rom-Com Tropes

Tired Rom-Com Tropes (That Still Make Us Swoon) From friends to lovers Friends that fall for each other can still drive a solid rom-com. It's pretty much the entire plot of Love, Rosie and Always Be My Maybe, but it also features prominently in one of the best romantic dramas of recent times, Silver Linings Playbook. CRACKED.COM

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Shaquille O’Neal

cartoon celebrities Johnny Bravo shaquille O'Neal In the episode Back on Shaq, the NBA superstar straps Johnny Bravo on his back, believing him to be a good luck charm. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Johnny Bravo Wiki, TheGamer

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Terminator 2

Terminator 2 GRACKED.COM Terminator 2 almost ended with an old Sarah Connor sitting on a park bench, explaining that Judgment Day didn't happen and now everything's peachy. Because what's a more satisfying ending to a movie than the main character going, and then everything was fine! Ok BYEEEEEEE! — Source: 19 Deleted Scenes (That Were Actually Pretty Important)

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Gandalf

A lot of Lord of the Rings fans have asked why the Fellowship didn't just ride the giant eagles into Mordor. But maybe that was Gandalf's plan, and the reason his dying words were fly, you fools! CRACKED.COM — Source: 22 Fan Theories You Simply Have To Pay Attention To

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Neo: The World Ends With You

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Mystery Science Theater

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Joel Hodgson and his crew actually reached out on their own when they heard a new comedy channel was launching. It was a godsend for Comedy Central, the network's first cult hit at a time when it was struggling to find programming. The show would go on to win a Peabody Award. CRACKED.COM — Wired

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The Simpsons

D'oh! Written in the script as annoyed grunt, voice actor Dan Castellaneta pulled from Laurel and Hardy movies where comic foil Jimmy Finlayson would say D'ooooh. Castellaneta shortened the sound for timing purposes. CRACKED.COM — Source: Television Academy

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Superman

SUPERMAN WAS A SHAZAM WANNABE DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE CAME FIRST). While Shazam/ Captain Marvel did begin as a nagic-powered Superman clone, a lot of Supes' powers and mythos were lifted over time from the more popular Captain Marvel's comics. Then DC sued Shazam's publisher into oblivion, pretending the — Source: Nerdist

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Death Row Records

Hasbro is the owner of Death Row Records. PEATH ROW RECORDS They bought the company on December 30, 2019, which means the people who own the rights to My Little Pony now also own the rights to the albums of Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and more. CRACKED.COM — Source: VICE

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Beauty and the Beast

ThE iconic song Beauty and the Beast was originally a rock ballad. When the songwriters sent the demo to Angela Lansbury asking her to sing it, she

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Daredevil

CRACKED COM DAREDALE MARVEL All of Matt Murdock's suits are made from highly textured fabrics. Costume designer Stephanie Maslansky said For a man wh

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