Trivia: Originally Kate Capshaw was to perform a much bigger part in the dance number for "Anything Goes". However when she tried on the dress, she couldn't perform the moves, so her dance was cut and she just did simple hand and leg movements throughout the song.
Jack's Revenge
11th Nov 2003
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
28th Oct 2003
The Sound of Music (1965)
Trivia: Christopher Plummer who plays the Captain, met the real Maria von Trapp when he was a child. He used to ski and had met her at the von Trapp Lodge which the family owned and operated.
28th Oct 2003
The Sound of Music (1965)
Trivia: The von Trapps actually escaped via train, en route to their next performance as part of their tour. They did not escape while being chased through the mountains.
17th Sep 2003
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Trivia: Dame Judi Dench won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth I, even though she only had approximately 12 minutes of screen time.
17th Sep 2003
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Trivia: Hepburn wanted Clarke Gable and Spencer Tracy for the male roles, but the studio gave her Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart instead. (She did get Spencer eventually when requested for Woman of the Year).
17th Sep 2003
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Trivia: Katharine Hepburn played this role on broadway, it was written for her. She had Howard Hughes buy her the movie rights so only she could play it at the movies. She didn't want any other actress playing Tracey Lord.
17th Sep 2003
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Trivia: The daughter was played by Katharine Hepburn's real life niece, Katharine Houghton.
17th Sep 2003
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Trivia: The movie makers got Poiter to sign on after telling him that Spencer and Katharine were going to be in the film. They in fact had not signed on at that point.
17th Sep 2003
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Trivia: This is Spencer Tracey's last film, he died just days after his final scenes were shot.
13th Sep 2003
North by Northwest (1959)
Trivia: Alfred Hitchcock's cameo comes at the end of the opening credits. He can be seen missing the bus.
13th Sep 2003
My Fair Lady (1964)
Trivia: Rex Harrisson also played Henry Higgins on broadway. He wanted Julie Andrews for Eliza as well, since she had also played Eliza on broadway. (Julie didn't get the role obviously, but did play Mary Poppins that year, and won the Best Actress Oscar).
3rd Sep 2003
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
3rd Sep 2003
Back to the Future (1985)
3rd Sep 2003
About Last Night... (1986)
1st Sep 2003
His Girl Friday (1940)
Trivia: When trying to describe Bruce to a friend Grant says "He looks like, uhh, that fella in the movies, Ralph Bellamy." Bruce was in fact played by Ralph Bellamy.
1st Sep 2003
His Girl Friday (1940)
Trivia: When Cary Grant and his ex wife are being arrested, Cary says "That's what Archie Leach said before he cut his throat." Grant liked to add Archie's names in his movies. That was Grant's real name.
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