A Gladiator sequel script had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution; then transported to other periods including WWII, the Vietnam War, and finally being a general in the Pentagon. It was rejected for being too far-fetched.
The cast of Super Mario Brothers was constantly…
The cast of Super Mario Brothers was constantly drunk while filming just to get through their scenes.
James Cameron would use a nail gun to nail the film crew’s cell…
James Cameron would use a nail gun to nail the film crew’s cell phones to a wall in retaliation for unwanted ringing during the production of Avatar.
Steven Spielberg refused payment…
Steven Spielberg refused payment for his work on “Schindler’s List”.
When Ronald Reagan watched Back to the Future for the first…
When Ronald Reagan watched Back to the Future for the first time, he loved the joke about who was president in 1985 (Ronald Reagan? The Actor?) so much that he made the theater projectionist stop the film, roll it back, and play the joke again.
The American Humane Association complained about a live maggot…
The American Humane Association complained about a live maggot being eaten in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” on the grounds that it was cruel to the maggot. A maggot that had “died of natural causes” had to be found.
One show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed…
One show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed because frontman Axl Rose was watching the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and refused to take the stage until it had finished.
Wes Craven came up with the idea of Nightmare on Elm St after…
Wes Craven came up with the idea of Nightmare on Elm St after reading of some Cambodian refugees haunted by nightmares of the Khmer Rouge who refused to sleep. When they finally gave in to sleep, they died even though there was nothing physically wrong
Back to The Future Part II correctly predicted the widespread use…
Back to The Future Part II correctly predicted the widespread use of wall mounted flat screen TVs, routine plastic surgery, handheld computer devices, hands free gaming, and the popularity of 3D movies in 2015.
Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell gave their entire salaries from…
Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell gave their entire salaries from the movie “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassius” to Heath Ledger’s daughter.