This was the first Disney film to receive an Academy Award since Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), though other films had been nominated.
Kate Winslet was one of the few actors who didn't want to wear a wetsuit during the water scenes; as a result, she got pneumonia, and nearly quit the production.
According to Jason Reitman, in the final scene where Vanessa is drinking, it was real wine. When they finished shooting the scene, Jennifer Garner was a little bit drunk.
Many of the interior features of the Nostromo came from airplane graveyards.
Paul Rudd came up with the idea for Steve Carell to yell out 'Oh, Kelly Clarkson' during the waxing scene.
The cotton balls Buddy eats while in the Doctors office were actually Cotton Candy that had not been dyed.
Many fashion designers allowed their clothes and accessories to be used in the film, making it the most expensively-costumed film in history.
Christoph Waltz's character speaks the most different languages in the movie: 4 (English, French, German, and Italian).
The seal for the Brainerd police department has a silhouette of Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox.
The 'dancing rolls' sequence was so popular with audiences that, in some cases (such as the film's Berlin premiere), projectionists stopped the film and replayed the scene.
The first film to use DTS (now Datasat) digital surround sound.
For its American release, the first 20 minutes had to be re-dubbed to make the Scottish accents more intelligible.
Natalie Portman looked forward to shaving her head bald, saying she'd wanted to do that for a long time.
Terry Gilliam gave Bruce Willis a list of 'Willis acting clichés' not to be used during the film, including the 'steely blue eyes look'.
At one point M. Night Shyamalan was attached to write and direct this project.
During the filming of this movie, the cast and crew worked around $19 billion worth of equipment, including a real oil rig and real space shuttle.
Several of the major battle scenes had to be re-shot, as extras were seen wearing sunglasses and wristwatches.
The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer.
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are really punching each other in the famous 'hit me' scene.
Hilary Swank underwent a serious training schedule to prepare for this film. She gained nearly 20 pounds of muscle due to the workouts.
Renée Zellweger had no singing or dancing training prior to this film.
Harrison Ford actually outran the boulder in the opening sequence. Because the scene was shot twice from five different angles, he had to outrun it ten times.
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