Marlon Brando refused to memorize his lines in the movie Superman

In the scene were Brando is speaking to baby Superman, he read the lines written on the baby Kal-El’s diaper.

Marlon Brando refused to memorize his lines in the movie Superman

Many of the extras seen in the background of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest were actual mental patients

The film was shot almost entirely on location at a working institution in Oregon and the actors spent time with actual patients before filming and patients also served as extras on the set so there is a definite air of authenticity to the film.  To round up a number of particularly ...
Many of the extras seen in the background of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest were actual mental patients

The concept for the movie Home Alone came from a single scene in the movie Uncle Buck

The Uncle Buck scene portrayed Macaulay Culkin interrogating the babysitter through the mail slot. The scene gets recreated of course in Home Alone, only this time with Culkin using Daniel Stern’s face for target practice.

The concept for the movie Home Alone came from a single scene in the movie Uncle Buck

In the movie Home Alone, Daniel Stern is not actually screaming with that tarantula on his face

A scream would have scared the spider so Stern mimed the screen and the actual shriek was dubbed in later.  Stern was so afraid of spiders, he insisted the shot be done in one take.

In the movie Home Alone, Daniel Stern is not actually screaming with that tarantula on his face

New Line Cinema originally wanted to soften up the shocking ending of the movie Se7en

New Line backed down from changing the tremendous ending after Brad Pitt threatened to quit production if they did.

New Line Cinema originally wanted to soften up the shocking ending of the movie Se7en

The bedroom in The Exorcist was refrigerated and kept at a temperature between 30 and 40 degrees below zero

It was so cold that one morning, the crew arrived and found a thin layer of snow spread all across the set.

The bedroom in The Exorcist was refrigerated and kept at a temperature between 30 and 40 degrees below zero

OJ Simpson was originally sought to play the part of the Terminator

The studio finally nixed the casting call thinking that nobody would buy Simpson as a remorseless killer.

OJ Simpson was originally sought to play the part of the Terminator

The munchkins in The Wizard of Oz were paid a mere $50 per week

Their work week consisted of six long days each week.  Toto, Dorothy’s dog, was paid $125.

The munchkins in The Wizard of Oz were paid a mere $50 per week

For the bedroom scene in The Godfather, a real decapitated horse head was used

The head came from a dog food factory.  John Marley’s scream is real because he was not told that the plastic horse head prop being used had been replaced with a real one.

For the bedroom scene in The Godfather, a real decapitated horse head was used

The black and white gangster movie footage shown in Home Alone was fake

Don’t go looking for the movie in your local video store or on demand service.  The footage from the “old” movie, Angels With Filthy Souls, was created specifically for Home Alone although it was heavily influenced by the James Cagney movie, Angels With Dirty Faces.

The black and white gangster movie footage shown in Home Alone was fake

The famous movie poster for Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin screaming is based on the painting "The Scream"

Painted by Edvard Munch, The Scream actually exists in four different versions.  The Scream has been the target of several high-profile art thefts. In 1994, the version in the National Gallery was stolen. It was recovered several months later. In 2004, both The Scream and Madonna were stolen ...
The famous movie poster for Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin screaming is based on the painting "The Scream"

Leonardo da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously

Leonardo was also revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized flying machines, a tank, concentrated solar power, an adding machine, and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously

Until the age of 18, Woody Allen read virtually nothing but comic books

But by this time he had already begun to demonstrate his writing skills. He sold one-liners for ten cents each to gossip columnists.

Until the age of 18, Woody Allen read virtually nothing but comic books

Queen Isabella of Castile used to boast that she had taken only two baths during her entire life

Queen Isabella, who dispatched Christopher Columbus to find the Americas, said that she had only two  baths during her lifetime – at her birth and another before she got married.

Queen Isabella of Castile used to boast that she had taken only two baths during her entire life

English soldiers were called "Tommies" because the example name on the soldier forms was "Thomas Atkins"

Similarly, the sample name on United States Army forms was “John Smith”.

English soldiers were called "Tommies" because the example name on the soldier forms was "Thomas Atkins"

Alexander Graham Bell never phoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf

Credited with inventing the first practical telephone, Alexander Graham Bell’s father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech.  That his mother and wife were both deaf profoundly influenced Bell’s life’s work.

Alexander Graham Bell never phoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf

In 1974, Dave Kunste became the first man to walk around the world

On 5th October 1974, four years, three months and sixteen days after Dave Kunste set out from Minnesota, he became the first man to walk around the world, having taken more than 20 million steps.  Kunst’s trek began June 20, 1970 and started in Waseca, Minnesota with his brother John, a ...
In 1974, Dave Kunste became the first man to walk around the world

The people killed most during bank robberies are, wait for it, the robbers

According to the FBI (in a telemarketing commercial for ADT alarm company), there is an average of one armed robbery every 5 seconds.

The people killed most during bank robberies are, wait for it, the robbers