36 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Are Like a Box of Chocolate (You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get)

That movie Mama had a lot of wisdom — to be clear, we mean the Mama from ‘Forrest Gump,’ not ‘The Waterboy’
36 Random Bits of Movie Trivia That Are Like a Box of Chocolate (You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get)

We cant even begin to tell you how inspirational Forrest Gumps Mama was to us. The second she uttered that box-of-chocolates line, we knew that we had to immediately get into the random movie fact business. 

Because if we never know what were gonna get in life, then why would we want to know what were going to get in a list of movie facts? 

So let that soak in, then let this list take you on a journey like a feather floating in the wind.

Knives Out

CRACKED.COM KNIVES OUT Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a hidden cameo. JGL's voice is heard during the program Marta's sister is watching in the kitchen, saying We have the nanny cam footage.

Small Soldiers

SMALL SOLDIERS There are few Gremlins Easter eggs in the movie. Since the movie was directed by Gremlins director Joe Dante, there were a few hidden gems like a Gremlin's skull on Alan's desk, a Gizmo toy behind the dumpster of the toy store, and David Cross' computer password being Gizmo. CRACKED.COM

The Nice Guys

THE NICE GUYS The movie was set in Los Angeles, but filmed in Atlanta. While many productions are shot in Atlanta, it's still a weird location choice for a movie that's set in 1970's L.A. CRACKED.COM

Guardians of the Galaxy

CRACKED.COM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Dave Bautista needed to hit the sauna to get the makeup off each day. It took three hours for makeup artists to apply the body paint and tattoos onto Bautista's body, but the only way for him to get rid of it all was to sweat it off in a sauna.

La La Land

LA LA LAND The dance scene at the Hollywood Hills was shot in an hour. Well, technically it was two 30-minute shots on different days, so the cinematographer could get the action during the magic hour when the sky looks softer. CRACKED.COM

Batman

CRACKED.COM BATMAN (1989) Joe Dante and Ivan Reitman were considered as directors. Before Tim Burton was tapped to direct, several other big directors at the time were considered, including Gremlins' Dante and Ghostbusters' Reitman.

Finding Nemo

FINDING NEMO You had me at 'fish.' That's what Pixar's chief creative officer said to writer/director Andrew Stanton to give him the green light to start working on the movie. CRACKED.COM

Tank Girl

CRACKED.COM TANK GIRL The movie is responsible for the Spice Girls. Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, and Emma Bunton first met at the London auditions for the title character of the movie and struck up a friendship that ultimately led to the formation of the Girl Power pop group.

The Pianist

CRACKED.COM THE PIANIST It was a co-production with the UK, Poland, Germany, and France. Given the multiple settings of the story, and how World War II andThe Holocaust impacted those nations, it was important for the four countries to weigh in and invest.

Willow

WILLOW The original title was Munchins. George Lucas wanted to make the movie with Ron Howard directing and a title inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but obviously changes were made. CRACKED.COM

Black Hawk Down

CRACKED.COM BLACK HAWK DOWN It was the first war movie after 9/11. Oddly, it was also the last war movie released before the start of the War on Terror.

The Wrestler

THE WRESTLER The live audience got a different ending. Shooting the movie at an actual wrestling show, the fans in attendance got to see Randy The Ram Robinson pin the Ayatollah rather than the movie's ambiguous cut to black once Randy leapt from the top rope. CRACKED.COM

Zootopia

ZOOTOPIA Kristen Bell got a role because she loves sloths. The production gave Bell a bit part as a sloth after seeing her on The Ellen Show discussing how her husband, Dax Shepard, surprised her with a live sloth at her birthday party. CRACKED.COM

Walk The Line

CRACKED.COM WALK THE LINE Joaquin Phoenix almost didn't sing in the movie. While he did vocal training, it wasn't certain if he would sing himself or be dubbed over by a professional singer. A week before shooting, he performed a live show in Memphis that removed all doubt.

Blade

CRACKED.COM wesley snipes sued the director of Blade: Trinity. Snipes sued both director David Goyer and New Line Cinema for harassment.

Avatar

CRACKED.COM There's an Avatar car. Mercedes-Benz's eco-friendly Vision AVTR was inspired by James Cameron's tree hugging movie.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

SO there I was... wait, mother of God, there I am! When Johnny Depp's Hunter S. Thompson self- insert sees a fantastical hallucination of himself in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the hallucination is none other than Thompson himself. CRACKED.COM

Molly’s Game

CRACKED.COM A villain of Molly's Game is based on Tobey Maguire. Molly has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with Player X, a character based on the man who made his money off of great power equaling great responsibility and then pissed on that idea so hard.

The Wolf of Wall Street

The wolf of wall street got too real about financial crimes. The film was accused by the feds of being part of a money laundering scheme. CRACKED.COM

Don’t Look Up

DON'T LOOK UP The FEMA hotline number DiCaprio's astronomer character urges everyone to dial for more information on the approaching asteroid redirects real-life callers to a phone sex service. AMERICA I FEMA BASH 1-800-532-4500 For Peace of Mind CRACKED.COM

Spider-Man

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME DEVIL IN DISGU That protester's picture of Peter is most probably a reference to the Spider-Man: One More Day comic series in which Peter makes a deal with Mephisto to bring back Aunt May. YOU PON- DEEP to all you NEED to UNDERSTAND 15 that YOUR sunc WILL LIVE. BONG! DID you 663R CABC? CRAC'S the sound OF YOUR aunt DUING TIME is 06-BRLV UP! CRACKED.COM

Encanto

ENCANTO Everyone's clothes hide details alluding to their powers. Doloros has sound wave patterns on her collar, Luisa's sporting dumb bells, and Bruno's ruana features hourglasses. CRACKED.COM

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption In the movie, Red (Morgan Freeman) is a sweet and sympathetic character. In the original Stephen King story, it's revealed that Red murdered his wife for her life insurance and inadvertently killed their neighbor and her infant son too. The story's main character is impossible to like. CRACKED.COM

Psycho

In the film Psycho, Norman Bates comes across as a young, shy but friendly person, which helps puts the audience at ease. PSYCHO In the novel, Norman is ROBERT BLOCH a rude, overweight middle-aged man who believes in the occult CRACKED.COM and gives off a creepy vibe immediately.

Casino Royale

CASINO ROYALE Vesper Martini The James Bond movie Casino Royale made the Vesper Martini famous. It's a combination of Gordon's Gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc, and a splash of Angostura Bitters. CRACKED

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