18 TV/Movie Trivia Tidbits That Really Extended Our Lease On Life
![18 TV/Movie Trivia Tidbits That Really Extended Our Lease On Life](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/0/7/852107_320x180.jpg)
Movie facts, movie facts, movie facts, who doesn’t like movie facts? Jerks! That’s who!
We mean, it’s okay to not love movie facts. Maybe movies aren’t 100% your thing. If they weren’t, we’d question why you’d click on this article, but you do you. We’re not going to be arbiters of what you should and shouldn’t outright love.
But not even liking movie facts? What’s wrong with you? Do you have a heart at all? People worked hard on these movies and interesting stuff happened while making them. Good stuff! Stuff you can talk to people about at parties! And who doesn’t love parties? Jerks! Like you!
Okay, maybe that was judgmental. We apologize for that. It’s just that… well, if we aren’t going to learn about some minutiae in the entertainment we consume on a daily basis, then what are we all alive for? Here are some facts about movies that you will like.
Saving Private Ryan
![CRACKED.COM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Matt Damon is in the movie thanks to Robin Williams. Williams brought his Good Will Hunting costar along to visith Steven Spielberg, as he was shooting Amistad nearby. Two weeks later, Spielberg called Damon and offered him the role of Private Ryan.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/7/852117.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
The Princess Bride
![CRACKED.COM THE PRINCESS BRIDE Wallace Shawn was inconceivably worried. Shawn's agent decided to tell him that he only got the role of Vizzini because Danny DeVito was unavailable. This got into Shawn's head, and he feared to be fired whenever he did a bad take.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/3/852123.jpg)
Source: Entertainment Weekly
The Warriors
![CRACKED.COM E THE WARRIORS The extras included real gang members. For authenticity, director Walter Hill recruited actual New York City gang members to be in the movie (but also had undercover cops as extras, to make sure things remained peaceful).](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/5/852125.jpg)
Source: Screen Rant
While You Were Sleeping
![WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING The original concept was gender-flipped. The original idea was for a man to pretend to be engaged with a woman in a coma. While the premise is creepy regardless of gender, it somehow feels creepier that way. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/2/852122.jpg)
Source: E! Online
Star Wars
![Samuel L. Jackson STAR WARS requested a purple lightsaber for Mace Windu. George Lucas typically restricted lightsaber colors to red for Sith and blue or green for Jedi. Jackson was able to convince him to diversify the color palette. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/6/852126.jpg)
Source: Star Wars Expanded/YouTube
Sideways
![CRACKED.COM SIDEWAYS The movie originated its own wine brand. After the film's success, the author of the book it was based on, Rex Pickett, released his own wine, called Sideways. And yes, it is a pinot noir, not a merlot!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/9/852119.jpg)
Source: Screen Rant
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
![CRACKED.COM TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! Robin Williams JULIE NEWMAR and Steven Spielberg godfathered the movie. A movie about three drag queens stranded in a small town wasn't really sought after in the 1990s, but it got the financial backing from Spielberg's production company after he and Williams endorsed the script.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/1/852121.jpg)
Source: Today
RRR
![CRACKED.COM RRR The movie achieved a box office milestone. The action-packed hit had the second-largest opening weekend box office for an Indian film, grossing $140 million worldwide.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/4/852124.jpg)
Source: Pulse Nigeria
The Lord of the Rings
![CRACKED.COM THE LORD OF THE RINGS lan Holm played Frodo long before the films were made. Holm was Frodo Baggins in a 1981 BBC Radio 4 dramatization of the books. This performance factored into Peter Jackson's decision to cast him as Bilbo.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/6/852116.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
They Live
![THEY LIVE John Carpenter used a pseudonym. Carpenter grew sick of seeing his name listed all over the movie as the director, writer, producer, etc. To break it up, he wrote the screenplay under the name Frank Armitage (a name he got from the H. P. Lovecraft story The Dunwich Horror.) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/0/852120.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
The Lego Movie
![CRACKED.COM LEGO THE POLIC LEGO MOVIE The movie caused a 15% worldwide increase in Lego sales. The year the film was released, Lego sold 62 billion Lego elements. That would equate to 102 Lego bricks per living person.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/4/852114.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
Kill Bill
![CRACKED.COM FG am DM KILL BILL: VOL. 1 The Bride's name is in the first movie. While her real name is bleeped until Kill Bill: Vol. 2, eagle-eyed movie viewers with a pause button can see it printed on her plane ticket to Tokyo. BOARDING PA KIDOO SEATRIX EL PASOUTERNS OKINAWA JAPAN AIRO со со ... 100 CHECK IN REQUIRED 005 2115497747 معود](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/5/852115.jpg)
Source: Reddit
Hope Floats
![HOPE FLOATS The dance choreographer was Patrick Swayze's mom. Patsy Swayze, mother to the Dirty Dancer himself, is an accomplished choreographer and planned out the movie's dance scene. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/3/852113.jpg)
Source: Southern Living
A Goofy Movie
![A GOOFY MOVIE Powerline was a mashup of '90s music stars. According to director Kevin Lima, the Powerline character was a combination of Bobby Brown, Prince, and Michael Jackson. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/1/852111.jpg)
Source: Kevin Lima/Twitter
Bram Stoker's Dracula
![CRACKED.COM BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA Francis Ford Coppola became the director to make up with Winona Ryder. Ryder was worried that Coppola hated her after she left The Godfather Part III. The director agreed to meet with her to not only discuss Dracula, but also reassure her that there were no grudges at all.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/8/852118.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
![CRACKED.COM DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY The dodgeball scenes sucked for the actors. According to Ben Stiller, the actors would really go all out for each take, making the shoot exhausting. Also, many in the cast ended up taking a ball to the face.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/2/852112.jpg)
Source: IGN
Darkman
![CRACKED.COM DARKMAN Darkman's lair actually existed. The decrepit, condemned-looking lair/lab for Sam Raimi's anti-hero wasn't a sound stage, but an abandoned soap factory.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/0/9/852109.jpg)
Source: Uproxx
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
![CRACKED.COM ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE Jim Carrey based Ace Ventura on a bird. In an interview, Carrey described Ace's mannerisms as just a smart bird at the edge of the pond, using exaggerated head movements and a peacocking walk.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/0/852110.jpg)
Source: The New Yorker/YouTube