27 Bits of Movie Trivia We Got Together for One Last Heist

We brought these salty old facts out of retirement
27 Bits of Movie Trivia We Got Together for One Last Heist

It wasn’t easy dragging these flabby has-been movie facts off the couch, but here we are. Once they saw this surefire list, they new it was time to get the ol’ gang back together. 

Back in their day, these knowledge-packed facts wowed the masses, so with a few stretches (and a few less donuts), we’re sure they can get back to some semblance of their former selves. 

Time to teach these old facts some new tricks.

E.T.

A WWII internment camp used to be right next to Elliot's house in E.T. 17 USW MARATHON CARTION unger - AMERICAN ONLY Tuna Canyon Detention Station, in the suburbs of L.A., held about 1,500 people from 1941 to 1943 - and the E.T. house is basically right next to where it stood. CRACKED.COM

The Last Jedi

The Crait scenes in The Last Jedi were shot on the world's largest salt flat. It's called Salar de Uyuni, and it stretches over 4,086 square miles in Bolivia. CRACKED.COM

The Last Crusade

The Berlin airport in The Last Crusade was actually a radioactive San Francisco island. BERLIN FLUGHAFEN The man-made Treasure Island was where the U.S. Navy established its Nuclear War Academy .. which conducted exercises such as spraying a ship with radioactive material, then cleaning it. CRACKED.COM

The Phantom Menace

Theed Royal Palace in The Phantom Menace was where Nazi surrendered. That's Caserta Palace in Italy, and it's the place where the Allied High Command for the Mediterranean was established in 1943. In 1945, a delegation from signed their country's surrender there. CRACKED.COM

Jurassic World

Jurassic World was shot in a theme park abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The park was Six Flags, New Orleans, and it was so heavily flooded after Katrina that it never reopened. Shooting in a place like that had some advantages - namely, that the production was pretty safe from people snooping around. CRACKED.COM

Skyfall

They tested military hardware at the site where Skyfalrs finale was filmed. The location was Hankley Common in the south of England, and that's where the British army tested a tank designed to smash through walls in WWII. CRACKED.COM

The Empire Strikes Back

A scene in The Empire Strikes Back was filmed in George Lucas' backyard. It's the one where the dragonsnake comes out of the bog, and it was shot in the foundation of his swimming pool. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter

CRACKED.COM Harry Potter Sirius Black doesn't show up until the third book in the series - but he's namedropped in the very first episode of the first novel, when Hagrid mentions that the flying motorcycle he's riding belongs to Sirius.

The MCU

Marvel Cinematic Universe STO un 949.2 V ссылкам, минющимся в For years, fans theorized that the kid in an Iron Man mask Tony Stark saves near the end of Iron Man 2 was Peter Parker. Tom Holland confirmed it in 2017 - meaning that canonically, Peter appeared in the MCU long before he became Spider-Man. CRACKED.COM

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

CRACKED.COM BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Truman Capote, the author of the story, thought Marilyn Monroe would be the perfect choice to play Holly Golightly. The role, of course, eventually went to Audrey Hepburn.

The Matrix

The Wachowskis initially wanted Will Smith to play Neo in The Matrix. Unable to grasp the concept of the film, Smith turned it down. CRACKED.COM

Ghostbusters

CRACKED.COM Ghostbusters (1984) was conceived and written for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. ح Belushi's untimely death forced massive rewrites and recasting.

The Disaster Artist

TOMMY WISEAU AUTEUR OF THE CULT HIT THE ROOM BOOW WANTED JOHNNY DEPP TO PORTRAY HIM IN THE DISASTER ARTIST NEVERTHELESS, CRACKED.COM WISEAU WAS PLEASED BY THE CASTING OF JAMES FRANCO.

Fight Club

Fight Club director David Fincher originally wanted Janeane Garofalo to play Marla Singer, but she turned him down because she was uncomfortable with the idea of all this sex Helena Bonham Carter only got the role after Brad Pitt showed Fincher her sex scene from The Wings Of The Dove CRACKED.COM

Alien

Ridley Scott wasn't even on the list of possible directors for Alien. RE - - A ton of directors turned down Alien, including action movie director Walter Hill. Nobody wanted to make a movie with a robot and a big lizard that comes out of someone's chest. After a year-long search, Ridley Scott flew in from London and said he'd do it. CRACKED.COM

Ghost

CRACKED.COM WHOOPI GOLDBERG WASN'T EVEN AN OPTION FOR THE ICONIC ROLE OF ODA MAE BROWN IN THE MOVIE GHOST. BUT PATRICK SWAYZE SAID НЕ WOULDN'T DO THE MOVIE WITHOUT WHOOPI.

Big

YOU TALKIN' TO ME, ZOLTAR? THE ROLE OF JOSH IN BIG WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED TO ROBERT DE NIRO BUT НЕ WAS UNAFFORDABLE SO ТОМ HANKS STEPPED IN CRACKED.COM

American Beauty

Chevy Chase turned down playing Lester Burnham in American Beauty. CRACKED.COM

Hannibal Lecter

the silence of the lambs Hannibal Lecter's role was first offered to Sean Connery who thought the character was disgusting so he rejected their offer to play the part. The role was then next offered, and went, to Anthony Hopkins. CRACKED.COM

Coming to America

Samuel L. Jackson tried to rob a fast food t in Coming to America. 0.00 NET MaNAG It'd be the last time we'd ever believe that Eddie Murphy could kick Sam Jackson's ass. CRACKED.COM

WarGames

Michael Madsen almost launched a nuclear strike in WarGames. His role was small-flip some switches, turn a key, pull a gun on his superior officer for hesitating to kill more people than Mr. Blonde ever could. CRACKED.COM

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Nicolas Cage's first movie role was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. It was the last time he used his real name, Nicolas Coppola-as casting people only ever wanted to talk about his uncle Francis. CRACKED.COM

Gremlins

Jonathan Banks e, didn't take the gremlin ver mievous. threat seriously. Suddenly, Mike's backstory as a former police officer in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul feels much different. CRACKED.COM

Kindergarten Cop

27 Bits of Movie Trivia We Got Together for One Last Heist

Blade II

Norman Reedus was Scud in Blade II. Dealing with zombies in The Walking Dead is a tad easier when you've already had business with vampires. CRACKED.COM

Black Hawk Down

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau rode a helicopter in Black Hawk Down. Не became well known for throwing a boy off a window in Game of Thrones-but a decade before that, he was supposed to protect people who had just come crashing down. CRACKED.COM

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

27 Bits of Movie Trivia We Got Together for One Last Heist

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