Incredible facts
Behind the scenes of every film, especially the very famous one, you can find many interesting and even shocking facts and stories.
Every actor has lots of extraordinary stories about themselves or their film crew.
Here you will learn some of the most interesting facts and stories that will please and surprise even people who are not particularly keen on movies.
Movie facts
1. Armageddon (12+)
The Armageddon tape serves as a training ground for new NASA employees. The fact is that there are a lot of mistakes in this film that have nothing to do with reality. The employees' task is to find as many errors as possible, and there were 168 of them in the film.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy (12+)
Chris Pratt, the lead actor in Guardians of the Galaxy, actually stole his suit from the set. However, the purpose of his act turned out to be very noble — according to him, he is going to wear a suit when he visits children's hospitals to talk to children about superheroes.
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3. Forrest Gump (16+)
Tom Hanks, the leading actor in the film “Forest Gump”, refused his salary. Instead, he chose to pay only a fraction of the revenue, which was still considerable — $40 million, and the film itself earned more than $660 million.
4. Django Unchained (18+)
When Leonardo DiCaprio played Calvin Candy in Django Unchained, in one of the scenes where he breaks a glass, he actually cut himself seriously.
As a talented actor, Leonardo stayed in the role to finish the stage. The film's director, Quentin Tarantino, loved the scene so much that he left it. So you can see DiCaprio's real blood and his real reaction.
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5. The Dark Knight (16+)
To prepare for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger spent six weeks alone in a motel room.
He spent hours thinking about the psyche of the infamous character. This helped him come up with the Joker's ominous laugh and his sadistic voice.
6. Pretty Woman (16+)
Remember the scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere unexpectedly closes his jewelry box in front of Julia Roberts? It was pure improvisation by Richard Gere, and the famous actress's reaction was natural. It all turned out so vividly that the directors decided to leave the stage.
7. The Lord of the Rings (12+)
To shoot The Lord of the Rings, the film crew had to fly helicopters to the mountains several times. However, actor Shawn Bean, who played the role of Boromir, is very afraid of flying. So he had to walk up the mountain every day dressed as his character. Everyone else was watching him from a helicopter.
8. Maleficent (12+)
While filming Maleficent, Angelina Jolie sometimes frightened children in her scary costume.
One little girl even asked her mom to stop the wicked witch from talking to her! The only child who didn't seem to be afraid of Jolie was her own daughter Vivien Jolie-Pitt.
9. Fight club (18+)
Do you remember the movie Fight Club? Even if not, you'll be interested to know that it has a scene where lead actors Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are making soap. Well, they actually learned how to make soap while filming a movie.
10. Titanic (12+)
When Kate Winslet found out she was going to star naked in one of the scenes in Titanic, she wanted to get in the mood.
The actress decided to prepare in an unconventional way. During her first meeting with DiCaprio, Kate thought it would be a good idea to undress in front of him. Not a bad way to leave a good first impression.
Interesting facts about movies
11. Jurassic Park (12+)
In Jurassic Park, dinosaurs make different sounds. An interesting fact is that the velociraptor sound is actually made by mating turtles.
12. The Black Swan (16+)
Natalie Portman got so used to her role in Black Swan that she decided to pay a year in advance to learn to dance.
Eventually, the film was able to find investors to help pay tuition fees. The film's director believes that the film would never have been made if it weren't for Natalie's “dedication and enthusiasm”.
13. John Wick 2 (18+)
Keanu Reeves performed almost all of the stunts in John Wick 2 himself. To do this, he trained hard for 3 months — judo, Brazilian jujutsu, shooting and extreme driving — all of which were part of his program.
14. The Hunger Games (16+)
Jennifer Lawrence got a little distracted while filming The Hunger Games. She told her co-star Josh Hutcherson that she would try not to hit him hard on the head. However, she did not calculate her strength, and her actions led to Hutcherson's concussion.
15. The Godfather (16+)
In The Godfather, you can see the scene in which Vito Carleone returns home, where his loyal people take Carleone up the stairs. The fact is that Marlon Brando decided to play a little joke and put on an extra burden. It was not easy for the actors to carry the heavy Brando.
Movie facts
16. The Matrix (16+)
Kung fu coach Yuan Heping initially didn't want to work on The Matrix, so he thought that after asking for an exorbitant fee, the Wachowski brothers would refuse his services, but they didn't.
Then he came up with something he thought was impossible. He said he would only agree if he had full control over the fights and that he would train actors for four months before filming began. The Wachowskis complied with all his requirements.
17. Interview with a Vampire (16+)
Did you know that all the actors in Interview with the Vampire had to hang upside down for 30 minutes to get the right makeup on?
Because of this, their blood rushed to their heads, and blood vessels began to protrude strongly on their faces. After that, makeup artists, using the swollen veins of their test subjects, created rather creepy-looking vampires.
This process had to be repeated several more times, because all the veins on the face took on their natural shape.
18. Interstellar (16+)
For the cornfield scene, Christopher Nolan aimed to grow 500 acres of corn, which he says was made possible by his work on Man of Steel (2013). Then the corn was sold and even made a good profit.
19. Survivor (18+)
Leonardo DiCaprio decided to try raw bison liver, despite being a vegetarian himself. He also had to learn how to shoot a musket, make fire “out of nothing”, speak two Indian languages (Pawnee and Arikara), and become a doctor who specializes in ancient methods healings. DiCaprio calls this the most difficult period of his career.
Real facts from movies
20. Slumdog Millionaire (12+)
Director Danny Boyle has put money for three of the actors' leading children into a trust fund from which they will be able to collect their money when they turn 16. The manufacturing company hired a rickshaw to drive the kids to school until they're 16.
21. The Shawshank Redemption (16+)
When Andy goes to the library to start working as Brooks's assistant, the library manager's crow often croaked, and Tim Robbins (who plays Andy) needed to find the right time to say my own phrase: “Hey Jake. Where is Brooks?” Robbins carefully studied the time periods when the crow croaks, and the screenwriter and director Frank Daravont asked him to do so.
In the film, Robbins can be seen carefully watching the bird as he approaches it, waiting for it to croak before saying his phrase later.
22. The Martian (16+)
Matt Damon admitted that in the scene where his character Mark heard Commander Lewis's voice, you can see his real emotions, not his game. When the other actors went home after filming, their recorded voices were played in Damon's suit. When he started to think about how his character had been alone on Mars for two years, he started crying. Ridley Scott was so impressed with Damon's performance that he shot the scene with one take.
23. Saving Private Ryan (16+)
Tom Sizemore struggled with drug addiction while working on the film. Steven Spielberg gave him an ultimatum. He ordered the actor to check blood on the set every day, and if he misses the test, he will be fired and his role will be given to another actor and re-filmed, even if filming is nearing end.
24. The Devil Wears Prada (16+)
On the very first day of filming, Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, “I think you're perfect for this role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together.” Then she paused and said, “This is the last nice thing you'll ever hear me say.” That's what happened. Many designers allowed their clothes and accessories to be used in the film, making the tape the most expensive costume film in history. Meryl Streep donated all of her stuff from the film to charity.