reddit ask: What are some movie facts that sound fake but are actually true
reddit user @DamianKing42 asked "What are some movie facts that sound fake but are actually true" and here are some of the answers, you can read the whole thing at the source.
- Apart from saying "And you have my bow," Legolas never says another word to Frodo in the theatrical or extended release of the entire The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- The best line in True Lies is delivered by Tom Arnold while complaining about his ex wife moving out of the house. "She even took the icecube trays out of the fridge, what kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays?!" This was something Tom Arnold legitimately said on set about Roseanne Barr while ranting about their divorce, and the director thought it was so funny he put it in the film.
- James Cameron openly admitted to making Titanic as an excuse to dive to the real wreck himself. He also pitched the movie simply by having a photo of the ship behind him and saving, “Romeo and Juliet on this ship.”
- Schwarzenegger and Stallone were constantly vying for the same parts during their heydays in the late 80s/early 90s. Schwarzenegger read the script for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and thought it was dogshit but floated the idea that he was considering the role. Stallone demanded his agent get him an offer and took it right away thinking he was undercutting Arnold- but it was really the other way around. That’s how Sly wound up in such a stupid movie
- That scene in Spider-Man where Peter catches all the food on the tray was actually done practically and took over 150 takes to get right. For the longest time I assumed it was a silly made up fact because it seemed like such a goofy thing to spend over 150 takes on
- Harry Potter not casting a spell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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- Apart from saying "And you have my bow," Legolas never says another word to Frodo in the theatrical or extended release of the entire The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- The best line in True Lies is delivered by Tom Arnold while complaining about his ex wife moving out of the house. "She even took the icecube trays out of the fridge, what kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays?!" This was something Tom Arnold legitimately said on set about Roseanne Barr while ranting about their divorce, and the director thought it was so funny he put it in the film.
- James Cameron openly admitted to making Titanic as an excuse to dive to the real wreck himself. He also pitched the movie simply by having a photo of the ship behind him and saving, “Romeo and Juliet on this ship.”
- Schwarzenegger and Stallone were constantly vying for the same parts during their heydays in the late 80s/early 90s. Schwarzenegger read the script for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and thought it was dogshit but floated the idea that he was considering the role. Stallone demanded his agent get him an offer and took it right away thinking he was undercutting Arnold- but it was really the other way around. That’s how Sly wound up in such a stupid movie
- That scene in Spider-Man where Peter catches all the food on the tray was actually done practically and took over 150 takes to get right. For the longest time I assumed it was a silly made up fact because it seemed like such a goofy thing to spend over 150 takes on
- Harry Potter not casting a spell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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