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if (day == 1) 
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document.write("<P>Clint Eastwood wore the same poncho in all three of his \"Man with No Name\" movies: <I><B>A Fistful of Dollars</B></I> (1964), <I><B>For a Few Dollars More</B></I> (1965) and <I><B>The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</B></I> (1966). Reportedly, this was done without replacement or cleaning.")
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if (day == 2) 
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document.write("<P>Mexico's military originally agreed to supply the military vehicles that would appear in <I><B>Once Upon a Time in Mexico</B></I> (2003), but withdrew the offer after they found out  the general in the film was going to be a villain.")
}
if (day == 3) 
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document.write("<P>During the filming of <I><B>Secondhand Lions</B></I> (2003), Josh Lucas (Walter) was attacked by the pig used in the movie. Although the lion in the film had a number of trainers and handlers, nobody had considered that the pig might pose a danger.")
}
if (day == 4) 
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document.write("<P>While filming <I><B>Pearl Harbor</B></I> (2001), one of the Japanese planes used in the movie crashed on Ford Island. Luckily, the pilot was not seriously injured and the actual crash can be seen in the movie.")
}
if (day == 5) 
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document.write("<P><I><B>Die Another Day</B></I> (2002) created some controversy in South Korea and some theaters there refused to show it due to the movie containing scenes of Americans giving orders to the South Korean military.")
}
if (day == 6) 
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document.write("<P>The wide view of the archaeological dig site in the beginning of <I><B>Jurassic Park III</B></I> (2001) is actual footage of paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner's dig site. The character of Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is based on Dr. Jack Horner.")
}
if (day == 7) 
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document.write("<P>Although it is hard in retrospect to imagine any other actor playing the role of Inspector Harry Callahan in <I><B>Dirty Harry</B></I> (1971) and its sequels, the part was originally offered to  Frank Sinatra, John Wayne and Paul Newman before it was finally offered to Clint Eastwood.")
}
if (day == 8) 
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document.write("<P>During the filming of <I><B>The Wolf Man</B></I> (1941), Lon Chaney Jr. would enjoy scaring Evelyn Ankers (who played Gwen Conliffe) by sneaking up on her while in full makeup as the Wolf Man.")
}
if (day == 9) 
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document.write("<P><I><B>Behind Enemy Lines</B></I> (2001) is loosely based on the events that happened to USAF Captain Scott O'Grady when he was shot down over Bosnia. O'Grady sued 20th Century Fox for damages to his character, claiming he did not curse that much and never disobeyed his orders.")
}
if (day == 10) 
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document.write("<P>The producers of <I><B>Hollow Man</B></I> (2000) had to buy the rights to Dan Simmons' novel \"The Hollow Man\" in order to give the movie its title. However, while the movie is about an  invisible man, the book is about telepathy and was not used in any way as a basis for the movie.")
}
if (day == 11) 
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document.write("<P> Rob Brown landed the starring role as Jamal Wallace in <I><B>Finding Forrester</B></I> (2000) after auditioning to be an extra. At the time he had no expectations of becoming an actor and was reportedly only hoping to make enough to pay his $300 cell phone bill.")
}
if (day == 12) 
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document.write("<P>For the first time in 104 years, Slovakia did not get any snow during the filming of <I><B>Behind Enemy Lines</B></I> (2001) on location there. Consequently, all the snow seen in the movie had to be created with special effects.")
}
if (day == 13) 
{
document.write("<P>One of the video cameras used by the actors in <I><B>The Blair Witch Project</B></I> (1999) was bought at Circuit City and was returned for a refund after filming was completed.")
}
if (day == 14) 
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document.write("<P>George Lazenby turned down a seven picture offer to star as James Bond, settling instead to play the role only once in <I><B>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</B></I> (1969). The reason he gave was that he believed the character was out of touch with the changing times. Apparently, he did not expect the success of the series to continue.")
}
if (day == 15) 
{
document.write("<P>The marching band that appears in <I><B>10 Things I Hate About You</B></I> (1999) had never marched before and had to learn how to march for their part in the movie.")
}
if (day == 16) 
{
document.write("<P>Robert Conrad, who played James West in the original TV series that <I><B>Wild Wild West</B></I> (1999) was based upon,  was offered the chance to play the role of President Ulysses S. Grant in the movie. However, he turned it down due to what he believed was the script's poor quality and lack of respect for the original TV series.")
}
if (day == 17) 
{
document.write("<P>The animated Disney classic, <I><B>Bambi</B></I> (1942), was initially considered a failure and actually lost money in its initial release despite glowing reviews.")
}
if (day == 18) 
{
document.write("<P>After the release of <I><B>Mystery Men</B></I> (1999), bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite manufactured a less-detailed version of the bowler's skull ball as part of their Super Fun Ball line.")
}
if (day == 19) 
{
document.write("<P>Andrew Robinson, who played the Scorpio killer in <I><B>Dirty Harry</B></I> (1971) was actually a devout pacifist and reportedly terrified of guns.")
}
if (day == 20) 
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document.write("<P><I><B>Pi</B></I> (1998) only cost $60,000 to make. One of the ways production costs were kept low was by not obtaining location permits for any of the scenes filmed. One man was continually serving as a lookout for police so they could halt filming if need be.")
}
if (day == 21) 
{
document.write("<P>The musical comedy <I><B>Chitty Chitty Bang Bang</B></I> (1968) was written by Ian Fleming, the creator of \"James Bond\".")
}
if (day == 22) 
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document.write("<P>The exterior of Ripley's (Albert Brooks') mansion in <I><B>Out of Sight</B></I> (1998) is that of an actual house. However, the interior was a set. The mansion's real owners reportedly liked the interior look so much that they asked for the set's plans.")
}
if (day == 23) 
{
document.write("<P>All of the principle cast in <I><B>Lost in Space</B></I> (1998) was signed up for a three picture option. Unfortunately for the everyone's plans, the movie lost money at the box office and so no sequels were ever filmed.")
}
if (day == 24) 
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document.write("<P>Val Kilmer provided the voice for both Moses and God in the animated film <I><B>The Prince of Egypt</B></I> (1998). Consequently, whenever Moses is talking with God in the movie, Val Kilmer is actually talking to himself. Similarly, Charlton Heston played both Moses and the voice of God in <I><B>The Ten Commandments</B></I> (1956).")
}
if (day == 25) 
{
document.write("<P>According to writer David W. Peoples, <I><B>Soldier</B></I> (1998) is a \"side-quel\" to <I><B>Blade Runner</B></I> (1982) (which was also written by Peoples) in that it takes place in the same universe. The movie does contain references to places and things in Blade Runner.")
}
if (day == 26) 
{
document.write("<P>The aerial views of 1940s Tokyo in <I><B>Pearl Harbor</B></I> (2001) are actually aerial views of present-day Gary, Indiana.")
}
if (day == 27) 
{
document.write("<P>The song \"How Do I Live\" in <I><B>Con Air</B></I> (1997) was nominated for both an Oscar for Best Original Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song, but it did not win either award.")
}
if (day == 28) 
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document.write("<P>With the exception of the one-armed man and the sheriff, the three main actors Clint Eastwood (Blondie), Lee Van Cleef (Angel Eyes) and Eli Wallach (Tuco), are the only ones who actually speak English in <I><B>The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</B></I> (1966). All the other actors are actually speaking their native language (mostly Italian and Spanish) and had their dialog later dubbed into English.")
}
if (day == 29) 
{
document.write("P><I><B>Cube</B></I> (1997) was filmed on a single 14'x14' set. The set was made to look like many different cubical rooms by simply changing the wall panels.")
}
if (day == 30) 
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document.write("<P>While filming a scene for <I><B>Bicentennial Man</B></I> (1999) in the brand new San Francisco City Hall building, the film crew accidentally set off the sprinkler system which  flooded hallways and caused serious damage to the building.")
}
if (day == 31) 
{
document.write("<P> Jim Carrey has said that the gag of chasing his son (Justin Cooper)  as \"The Claw\" in <I><B>Liar Liar</B></I> (1997) was something his father used to do to him when he was growing up and which he added to the movie.")
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