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
Horror movie soundtracks sometimes include infrasound, which is sound…
Horror movie soundtracks sometimes include infrasound, which is sound below the range of human hearing. Even though we can’t hear it we can still feel it and infrasound has been shown to induce anxiety, heart palpitations, and shivering.
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.
Click (2006) is the only Adam Sandler film to date that has been nominated…
Click (2006) is the only Adam Sandler film to date that has been nominated for an Oscar. The category was ‘Best Achievement in Makeup’.
There was a movie made 4 years before 9/11 that condemned the incompetency…
There was a movie made 4 years before 9/11 that condemned the incompetency of government officials to prevent the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center towers from happening again; it’s called “Path to Paradise” (1997). Prophetically, it ends with a terrorist being shown that the WTC is still standing and he says, “Next time we’ll bring them both down.” And in 1998, The Seige was released, about middle easterners attacking NYC, and The X Files predicted a plane crashing into NYC.
Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on…
Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on a real battle that he survived when he was an American soldier in Vietnam.
Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on…
Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on a real battle that he survived when he was an American soldier in Vietnam.
Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus…
Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder — the character he plays is an overly pretentious method actor who only takes roles that will potentially win Oscars.
Bill Broyles, the writer for the movie Castaway, chose to deliberately…
Bill Broyles, the writer for the movie Castaway, chose to deliberately strand himself for one week on an isolated beach in the Sea of Cortez, to force himself to search for water and food, and obtain his own shelter. During this time, a volleyball washed up on shore.