The scoreboard at the scaring contest consists of names of Pixar staff members.
To capture the movement of (title character's) low-cut baggy pants, animator Glen Keane looked at videos of rap star M.C. Hammer.
Stanley Kubrick decided that having the hedge animals come alive (as in the book) was unworkable due to restrictions in special effects, so he opted for a hedge maze instead.
The smack that Vito gives Johnny Fontane was not in the script. Marlon Brando improvised the smack and Al Martino's confused reaction was real.
The first moth cocoon found in one of the victim's throats was made from a combination of Tootsie Rolls(TM) and gummy bears, so it would be edible if swallowed.
Gene Wilder drinks from a flower-shaped cup and then eats the cup, the cup itself was made of wax. He had to chew the wax pieces until the end of the take, then he spat them out.
Heath Ledger knocked out one of director Brian Helgeland's front teeth with a broomstick when the two were demonstrating a jousting move.
Judi Dench has more screen time in this film alone than Desmond Llewelyn had in 17 films as Q, making her portrayal of M the most common character in the series after Bond.
Uma Thurman was offered the script to (movie title), and her role as 'The Bride', as a 30th Birthday present from Quentin Tarantino.
The Dude drinks nine White Russians during the course of the movie. (He drops one of them at Jackie Treehorn's mansion.)
Prof. Plum indicates at dinner that he works for the World Health Organization, part of the United Nations Organization. This means he works for UNO WHO.
Prior to filming, Johnny Depp swapped his car for Hunter S. Thompson's red Chevrolet convertible and spent weekends driving it around California in preparation for the role.
One of the chief difficulties that Tobey Maguire experienced in the upside-down kissing scene was that his sinuses kept filling up with water as it was performed in driving rain.
Christopher Lloyd stated that he always wanted to do one more movie, in which Marty and Doc Brown time-travel back to Ancient Rome.
At nearly four hours long, this is the longest running of all movies to win the Best Picture Academy Award.
The noises that the Gopher makes are actually vocalized by a dolphin, and the dolphin sound effects used are the same ones that were used for Flipper (1964).
Alan Rickman banned Matthew Lewis and Rupert Grint from being within 5 meters of his new BMW, because during the making of The Goblet of Fire, they spilled milkshake in his car.
First American film to ever show a toilet flushing on screen.
Actual lines of dialogue were written for Wilson the Volleyball, to help Hanks have a more natural interaction with the inanimate object.
Patrick Swayze was offered six million dollars to reprise his role as Johnny for a sequel. Swayze wasn't a fan of sequels and turned it down.
The necklace Vivian wears to the opera really cost $250,000. While filming, a security man from the jewelry store equipped with a gun was constantly standing behind the director.
Kate Hudson improvised plastering Matthew McConaughey with kisses during the scene where she introduces the new dog. This is why McConaughey looks genuinely surprised.
Amy Poehler, who plays Mrs. George, is only seven years older than her on-screen daughter Rachel McAdams.
Highest grossing R-rated female comedy of all time in the domestic box office, edging out Sex and the City (2008).
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