Comments on: Drop Some Knowledge, Win a Movie

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:21:00 +0000

But while we are on Raiders of the Lost Ark…

When Steven Spielberg was recruiting Matt Damon for Saving Private Ryan, he showed him the first movie he made while still in high school, and Damon recognized a piece of it as having been used in Raiders.

Apparently, Speilberg didn’t think Raiders would have critical acclaim, so he decided not to bother with an A effort, instead just shooting for a B+.

(For Spielberg, I had to Google whether it was Steven or Stephen – http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=95)

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:50:00 +0000

@Dave (and Marty)

The movie that created the PG-13 was actually Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, not Raiders. The movie was rated PG, but the scene where the priest pulls out the guys heart was very offensive to people who brought their kids, so the ratings system was revised to have something between PG and R.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:11:00 +0000

Deliverance – Needing someone to fill one of the hillbilly roles, Burt Reynolds brought an acquaintance of his to the director whom he felt fit the part perfectly. When asked if he was comfortable with the fact that his character would need to portray brutal sexual acts with other men, the man apparently responded “I done worse”.

By: Space Cowgirl

Space Cowgirl — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:04:00 +0000

Ingrid Bergman was 5’10″ tall and Humphrey Bogart was just 5’8″ tall. He had to stand on blocks for their close-ups in Casablanca.

By: Space Cowgirl

Space Cowgirl — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:03:00 +0000

Ingrid Bergman was 5’10″ tall and Humphrey Bogart was just 5’8″ tall. He had to stand on blocks for their close-ups.

By: amy

amy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:25:00 +0000

About a Film ACTOR, so may not strictly count, but still quite bizarre:

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Peter Sellers was absolutely terrified of the color purple, because it was, as he put it, “the color of death.” While filming scenes for his movies, each set had to be thoroughly scoured for the offending color before his arrival. If purple was found anywhere in the vicinity, Sellers would refuse to appear on the set until it was removed.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:18:00 +0000

What would the Godfather be if any of the following actors were chosen to play Michael Corleone instead of Al Pacino?:
(per IMDB)
Martin Sheen
Dean Stockwell
Rod Steiger
Warren Beatty,
Jack Nicholson
Alain Delon
Burt Reynolds
Robert Redford

By: Joseph Faiola

Joseph Faiola — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:12:00 +0000

This is also not really a secret, but definitely cool. M. Night Shamylan likes to play with visual effects in his movies. In the 6th sense, every time there is a scene with a ghost, there is something bright red in the scene…Balloon,sweater,tent etc…..In Unbreakable, whenever Samuel L Jackson’s character Mr. Glass is in the scene, there is a vivid purple color….gift wrap, carpet,jacket liner….and finally in The Village, the whole red/yellow color thing.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:07:00 +0000

In “Dressed to Kill”, the VOICE of Michael Caine’s ‘Bobbi’ is provided by the uncredited William Finley.

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +0000

Tony Hawk (skate board god) played one of the skateboard punks in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol