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