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In The Maltese Falcon (1941), Kasper (Sydney Greenstreet) repeatedly uses the phrase "By gad, sir...". The phrase was originally supposed to be "By God, sir...", but was changed due to the censors.
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George Raft was originally offered the role of Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) in The Maltese Falcon (1941), but he turned it down because he thought it was "not an important picture".
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Although Manhattan (1979) was Woody Allen's most commercially successful film, it is also the one he personally likes the least.
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Woody Allen disliked his work in Manhattan (1979) so much that he reportedly offered to direct another United Artists film for free if they agreed to never release Manhattan.
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Marty (1955), which won the 1955 Oscar for Best Picture, reportedly cost the producers more for its award campaign ($400,000) than for the actual making of the movie ($343,000).
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In 1959, Marty (1955) became the first American movie shown commercially in the Soviet Union since World War II.
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With a total of five Oscar wins, out of 13 total nominations, Mary Poppins (1964) is Disney's all-time single most successful movie at the Academy Awards (as of 2006).
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Walt Disney tried to obtain the film rights to create Mary Poppins (1964) as early as 1938, but was unable to convince author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to the story until 1961. Even then, she kept script approval rights.
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Eric Stoltz spent so much time in heavy makeup for his part as Roy "Rocky" Dennis while filming Mask (1985), that he had to show I.D. to security when he arrived for the post production party in order to prove that he was in fact Eric Stoltz.
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) was the first Hollywood feature film to ever film on the Galapagos Islands.
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Tommy Lee Jones said his secret to being funny as Agent K in Men in Black (1997), was to stay as close to Will Smith as possible. (Fact)
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Near the end of Men in Black (1997), Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) tells the insect alien he is under arrest for violating the "Tycho Treaty". Tycho is a crater on the moon and happens to be the crater where the alien monolith is found in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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Although Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is a Christmas story, it was originally released in May since summer was considered a more popular time for people to go to the movies.
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Director Frank Capra had many people send him letters over the years who said his film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), motivated them to go into politics.
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During the filming of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), an 18-foot replica of the Bounty with two crewmen on board became lost at sea for two days before being found.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) was originally a one-woman stage show. Rita Wilson (Tom Hanks' wife) saw the play and suggested to Tom Hanks that he should produce a movie version of it.
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In late 2002, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) became the highest grossing movie to never have been number one at the box office. Dances with Wolves (1990) had been the previous record holder.
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After the release of Mystery Men (1999), bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite manufactured a less-detailed version of the bowler's skull ball as part of their Super Fun Ball line.
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Mystic Pizza (1988) was named after an actual pizza parlor with that name which is located in Mystic, Connecticut. Writer Amy Jones was inspired to write the story after spotting the pizza parlor while vacationing in the town.
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The existence of a secret message written in invisible ink on the back of the Declaration of Independence is central to the plot of National Treasure (2004). In fact, there is writing on the back of the document, but it reads: "Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776". The author of the writing is unknown. (Fact)
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Abbott and Costello's The Naughty Nineties (1945) includes what is generally regarded as the best version of their famous "Who's on First" routine still in existence and this version of the routine is run nonstop at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. You can view the routine here: Who's on First.
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Beatrice Straight (Louise Schumacher) is only on screen for 5 minutes and 40 seconds in Network (1976), making it the shortest performance to ever win an Oscar.
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Peter Finch, who played Howard Beale in Network (1976), died before the Academy Awards, making him the only actor to ever win an Oscar for Best Actor after his death.
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Night at the Museum (2006) was based on the American Museum of Natural History in New York city (although filmed on a soundstage) and after the film's release, the number of visitors to the real museum increased by 20%.
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The Night of the Iguana (1964) was filmed in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico and put the then unheard of town on the map. Today it is a major tourist destination and a port for cruise ships.
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Due to an oversight by the film's producers, Night of the Living Dead (1968), which sat the the pattern for all zombie movies that have followed it, is one of the few modern movies in the public domain. (Fact)
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As of 2006, the last G-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture was Oliver! (1968).
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Katherine Hepburn won her 4th Oscar for her role in On Golden Pond (1981), making her the only actor or actress to win 4 Oscars as of 2007. (Fact)
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On Golden Pond (1981) was Henry Fonda's last film before he died and is the only film in which he appears together with his daughter Jane Fonda. (Fact)
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George Lazenby turned down a seven picture offer to star as James Bond, settling instead to play the role only once in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (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.
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Mexico's military originally agreed to supply the military vehicles that would appear in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), but withdrew the offer after they found out the general in the film was going to be a villain.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) was only the second film to win Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. The first was It Happened One Night (1934).
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Many of the extras used in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) were actual mental patients.
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Although Out of Africa (1985) was filmed in Africa, the film crew had to import trained lions from the United States, because local laws would not allow wild animals to be used in the film.
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The exterior of Ripley's (Albert Brooks') mansion in Out of Sight (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.
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John Houseman, won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Professor Kingsfield in The Paper Chase (1973). His only previous acting experience had consisted entirely of a bit part in one film.
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Tatum O'Neal won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing the part of Addie Loggins in Paper Moon (1973). She was only 10 years old at the time, which makes her the youngest person to ever win an Oscar (as of 2007).
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The Passion of the Christ (2004) holds the record for the most pre-ticket sales of any movie ever made. It is also the highest-grossing R rated film in US movie history.
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The main character, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) in The Patriot (2000) was loosely based on the real life revolutionary war soldier Frances Marion, who was known as "The Swamp Fox".
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The CIA scenes in Patriot Games (1992) were filmed at the real CIA headquarters. This marked the first time CIA headquarters had been allowed to be used in a Hollywood film.
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The tanks used by the Germans in Patton (1970) are actually post-war American M-48 "Patton" tanks.
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While filming Pearl Harbor (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.
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The aerial views of 1940s Tokyo in Pearl Harbor (2001) are actually aerial views of present-day Gary, Indiana.
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After its initial release, Peyton Place (1957) was well on its way towards becoming a failure until news broke out about Lana Turner's (Constance 'Connie' MacKenzie) infamous scandal - her affair with mobster Johnny Stompanato and her daughter's killing him. After the scandal broke, the movie became a huge hit.
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Pi (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.
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Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp) odd behavior patterns in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) were modeled after Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Johnny Depp has said that he figures pirates were the rock stars of their day. (Fact)
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In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) tells Jack (Johnny Depp), "You're off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be monsters." Before the world was fully mapped, map makers often wrote "Here there be monsters" on the map's edge beyond the known areas. (Fact)
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The special contact lenses Vin Diesel (Riddick) wore in Pitch Black (2000) were a prototype. However, after the release of the movie they were available to the general public for a brief time.
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Edward D. Wood Jr.'s Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) is not only one of the cheapest movies ever made, but also among the better known movies simply because it is so bad. It was even named "Worst Film of All Time" in Michael Medved's 1980 book, The Golden Turkey Awards.
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While filming Planet of the Apes (1968), during breaks in the filming, actors made up as different ape species tended to hang out together, gorillas with gorillas, orangutans with orangutans, etc. This behavior simply happened and was not planned or expected.
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Although it was ultimately a big success and gave rise to multiple spin-offs, Planet of the Apes (1968) might have never gotten the final green light from 20th Century Fox to be produced if not for Fantastic Voyage (1966) proving that a science fiction movie could be a major success.
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Charlton Heston's character in Planet of the Apes (1968) is only refered to throughout the film by his last name of "Taylor". However, as shown in the credits, his first name was "George".
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While filming Planet of the Apes (1968), Roddy McDowall (Cornelius) would often drive home with his ape make-up on and enjoy shocking the other people on the highway.
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Patrick Swayze is in fact an accomplished skydiver and in Point Break (1991), Swayze (Bodhi) actually participated in the big skydiving scene.
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Keanu Reeves (Johnny Utah) had to learn to surf for his part in Point Break (1991) and he still surfs today.
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In The Postman (1997), The Postman (Kevin Costner) tells the locals that the federal government is reforming and has a new president by the name of Richard Starkey. Richard starkey is the real-life name of Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles. (Fact)
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Predator (1987) had two stars in it who later became state governors: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Dutch) was elected Governor of California and Jesse Ventura (Blain) was elected Governor of Minnesota. (Fact)
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At the end of Predator 2 (1990), a predator gives Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) a flintlock pistol with "Raphael Adolini 1715" engraved on it. Raphael Adolini is a fictional Barbary pirate who's story about how the predator came to possess the pistol is told in the Dark Horse Comics story "1718".
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In Predator 2 (1990), Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally going to play his character from the first movie. However, he felt that placing the story in a city was a bad idea and so declined the part.
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Val Kilmer provided the voice for both Moses and God in the animated film The Prince of Egypt (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 The Ten Commandments (1956).
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Because of the song "Springtime For Hitler" in The Producers (1968), the movie was banned in Germany.
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The famous shower scene in Psycho (1960) is only 45 seconds long, but took a week to shoot and used 70 different camera angles.
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Janet Leigh reported years after the making of Psycho (1960) that she still could not bring herself to take a shower. It is her character that dies in the movie's shower scene. (Fact)
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Robert Taylor had to have his hairy chest shaved for his part in Quo Vadis (1951). The studio was concerned that showing a hairy chest might be too sexy for a Biblical movie.
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