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Movie Trivia #590319
01/10/11 12:34 AM
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I love reading trivia about movies to find out about hidden meanings, references to other works, how the actors were chosen, etc. It's endless entertainment and so interesting, I think, because it adds even more to the movie itself.

I figured we could add on to this thread with trivia about other films - my initial reason for posting was that I came across some great information about a horror classic starring Jack Nicholson...

30 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Shining

Re: Movie Trivia [Re: ginaitaliangirl] #590322
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THE BLUES BROTHERS
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/trivia/

- "During filming, John Belushi apparently got drunk, went to a stranger's house, asked if he could have a glass of milk and a sandwich and then crashed on their couch for a couple of hours before the cast and crew found him."

- "The car was really going 118 mph under the elevated train line in Chicago."


HOME ALONE
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/12-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-movie

- The picture Kevin finds of Buzz's girlfriend was actually a picture of a boy made up to look like a girl because the director thought it would be too cruel to make fun of a girl like that.

- The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer.

- There is a legend that Elvis Presley (who died in 1977) made a cameo in the movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk (just before she meets John Candy) is Elvis.

- The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzz's room is from July 1989 with Erika Eleniak as Miss July.

- The “evil furnace” in the basement was done by two guys with fishing line and flashlights.

- Robert De Niro turned down the role of Harry.

- Angels with Filthy Souls is a fictional gangster film and was made specifically for the film. There is also a sequel to the film, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in the sequel.

- The Talkboy was originally conceived as a non-working prop for Home Alone, used by Macaulay Culkin's character. In 1993 it was made into a retail version, brought on by a massive letter-writing campaign by young fans of the film.

- John Candy filmed his part in only 1 day, albeit an extremely long 23-hour day. The story about having once forgotten his son at a funeral home was entirely improvised. His part is obviously inspired by the character he played in Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

- In the scene where Harry bites Kevin's finger, Joe Pesci actually bit Macaulay Culkin, leaving a scar on his finger.

- The concept for the movie originated during the filming of a scene in Uncle Buck when Macaulay Culkin interrogated a would-be-babysitter through a letterbox.

- Daniel Stern agreed to have the tarantula put on his face for exactly one take. He had to mime screaming because the noise would have scared the spider, and the scream was dubbed in later.


THE EXORCIST
http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/10/06/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-exorcist/

- The novel that the film is based on supposedly comes from true events. The author, William Peter Blatty, a 1950 graduate of Georgetown University, based it on a rumored 1949 exorcism that occurred on school grounds. Legend persists that a 14-year-old boy, given the pseudonym "Robbie Manheim," was possessed after attempting to contact his deceased aunt via a Ouija Board.

- The original teaser trailer, featuring a series of flashing black and white images, was banned from many theaters for being "too frightening."

- Father Karras' friend in the film, Joseph Dyer, is played by Father William O'Malley, an actual priest and teacher at Fordham University, where part of the film was shot. He still teaches at the school and screens the film to his students, referring to it as a "pornographic horror film." However, he also admits that it is approximately "80 percent true" in regards to the real events it was inspired by.

- Mercedes McCambridge provided the demonic voice of Regan. She achieved the gravelly tone by chain-smoking and forcing herself to vomit up a mixture of raw eggs and mushed apples.

- On the first day of shooting the exorcism sequence, von Sydow was so disturbed by the profanities coming from Blair's character that he forgot his lines.

- The set for the McNeil home burned down during a studio fire. The only room that remained untouched was Regan's bedroom.

- Theaters screening the movie came equipped with "Exorcist barf bags."

- During a 1974 screening, an audience member fainted and broke his jaw on the seat in front of him. He claimed the movie's subliminal imagery caused him to lose consciousness, and subsequently sued Warner Bros. They settled out of court, for an undisclosed sum.

- McCambridge was never given a screen credit for providing the voice of the demon. She had to sue Warner Bros. to get her credit. The lawsuit broke out during the Oscar season -- when Blair received a nomination for her performance. Critics speculate that that controversy is what ruined Blair's chances for success.

- The evangelist Billy Graham claimed that an actual demon lived inside the celluloid reels of the film.

- Blair received death threats following the release of the film because people believed she was "glorifying Satan." As a result, Warner Bros. had to hire bodyguards to accompany her for six months.

- Town councils throughout the UK banned screenings of the film, prompting travel companies to create "Exorcist Bus Trips" for citizens hoping to find a theater that actually played the movie. It was never officially released on video in the UK until 1999.

- Father Karras' room was filmed at the residence of Friar Thomas King. After a series of mysterious events troubled the New York shoot of the film, Blatty asked King to bless the Washington, D.C., set.

- In order to get specific reactions out of his actors, Friedkin went to extreme lengths: He slapped O'Malley in the face right before shooting an emotional scene, he fired a gun without warning behind Miller in order to get a shocked response from the actor and he had Regan's bedroom put inside a freezer to make it appear appropriately cold. The temperature was so low that snow actually started to form around Blair, who was only allowed to wear her nightgown.

- Blair and Burstyn both suffered back injuries from stunts where their characters are thrown around the room. Burstyn received permanent spinal damage and her character's scream in the film is her actual painful shriek.

- Post-production for the film was done at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

- The sounds that are made when the demon leaves Regan's body come from an audio clip of pigs being herded to slaughter.

- Urban legend maintains that anyone involved in the production will be cursed for life. Jack MacGowran and Vasiliki Maliaros, who play Burke the director and Karras' mother respectively, both died before the film's release. They are also the two characters who die during the course of the film.

- Until 'Jaws' came along, this was the highest-grossing movie of all time. If you adjust for inflation, it still remains the highest-grossing R-rated film ever.

- 'The Exorcist' received 10 Oscar nominations, and won for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is the first horror film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Re: Movie Trivia [Re: ginaitaliangirl] #590342
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Gi, these are so much fun! Thanks for sharing!


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Re: Movie Trivia [Re: Sicilian Babe] #590343
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Very interesting Gina!

After having recently seeing the re-release of the Exorcist, I was refreshed on some of the tidbits. I do remember many thought Linda Blair didn't really deserve much credit for her role once it was known that Mercedes McCambridge was the demon voice. Damn, chain smoking to get there though??? panic



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I remember that all the kids in my grade were dying to go, but we were underage, and the R rating was strictly enforced. I didn't see the unedited film for years after it came out.


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