2. Brad Bird was told the film would be nearly impossible to make.

POP CULTURE
Paul Newman won an Oscar for his second go-around as “Fast Eddie” Felson in 1986's 'The Color of Money,' a one-time collaboration between the iconic film star and acclaimed director Martin Scorsese.
The movie has scared audiences for over 30 years, and has remained popular to this day thanks to a 2015 reboot and continued discussion over the 1982 movie’s controversial production and alleged curse.
David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, and Guillermo del Toro are among the noted directors who dared to tell Darth Vader "no."
In what would be their final movie together, in 1983 the classic comedy troupe Monty Python gave the world a collection of funny sketches meant to document every stage of a person's life, from “The Miracle of Birth” to “Death” (give or take a Terry Gillia
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Every sweeps week, the network insisted they show Charlie. And Aaron Spelling would whisper, "No."
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In 1996, 'The Craft'—a movie about a group of teenage witches starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True—hit theaters and completely changed the subgenre.
Universal translators, tablet computer, and these other gadgets arrived even sooner than Star Trek's writers imagined.
Invention, reinvention, and fantasy are Joan Crawford's legacies—and all made possible by one strange contest.
A quintessential drive-in horror movie, 'The Blob' has been absorbing viewers for more than 50 years.
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Nearly 40 years into their recording career, New Romantic pioneers Duran Duran are still making waves.
It's the 20th anniversary of the film that earned Nicolas Cage an Oscar and Elisabeth Shue respect.
Think you know everything about Mike Judge's cult comedy 'Office Space'? It sounds like you're ... jumping to conclusions.
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