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Trivia: The design of "The Auditor" is actually based on unused concept art for Pinhead for a "Hellraiser" reboot that was never produced. They simply removed the pins and added sunglasses to the character.

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I remember seeing a killer scarecrow movie about 20 years ago, but I can't seen to track down which one it was. It definitely wasn't the Asylum "Scarecrow" from 2002. All I remember is that there were human remains (or something else) in a box or casket that needed to be destroyed in order to kill the scarecrow. And I think they were destroyed by having a machine drop a large weight on them, which made the scarecrow explode. I also remember a scene where a character tries to burn the scarecrow and delivers the line "How about a little fire, scarecrow?!" from "Wizard of Oz." I remember the movie being quite bad... but in a fun B-movie kinda way. Anyone know what killer scarecrow movie it was?

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Trivia: The director had to go and meet with representatives from the NAACP, as the studio feared the project would be misconstrued as being racist due to it featuring a black antagonist and dealing with racial undertones. The representatives found the entire process ridiculous, and fully supported the film.

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Trivia: Allegedly, hypnosis was used on Virginia Madsen to aid in the filming of a few key scenes. She became very uncomfortable by the process after a while and refused to allow the crew to do it ever again.

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Trivia: Tony Todd worked out a deal with the production to be paid a $1,000 bonus each time he was stung by a bee during the making of the film. By the end of production, he had earned $23,000.

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Trivia: Director Luc Besson originally wanted musician Prince to play the part of Ruby Rhod. However, Prince turned down the part only because (despite his own peculiar fashion sense) he felt the costumes designed for the character were a little too strange and effeminate for his tastes.

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Trivia: About 200 different alien species were created for the film. (Albeit, many of them were just created to be background characters).

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Trivia: Director Luc Besson wanted Bruce Willis for the part of Korben Dallas, but decided to go with a lesser-known actor in order to save money. Upon being informed, Willis told Besson that they could "work something out" if he liked the script. Willis read the script, loved it, and agreed to do the film for a reduced upfront paycheck.

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Trivia: This movie was released on the 50th anniversary of the first "Valerian and Laureline" comic book, "Bad Dreams."

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Trivia: The film opens with a short scene set in 1975. 1975 was also when the Valerian comic "Ambassador of the Shadows," upon which much of the film was based, was released.

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Trivia: The FBI was very supportive of the film, as felt that it would possibly inspire people to become FBI agents.

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Trivia: Bernard Rose, the director of the first film, wrote a script for this sequel that didn't focus on the Candyman character, but rather focused on the impact urban legends have on people. The studio felt the script was too cerebral and instead told Rose that people "just wanted to see Candyman eviscerate victims." A more traditional slasher-film script was then written and used.

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Trivia: "The Silence of the Lambs" has gained some infamy in recent years as an example of the "Mandela Effect" - a phenomenon where large groups of people share the same false memory. Specifically, many people remember Hannibal Lecter delivering the specific line "Hello, Clarice" when she comes to visit him. But he actually never once says this line in the film.

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Trivia: Charlie singing karaoke with Matsumoto was a last-minute addition to the film conceived by Andy Garcia. Garcia felt that the scene would not only be fun, but help the audience connect more with his character Charlie, which would then make his death in the following scene even more shocking.

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Trivia: An alternate ending was shot where Nick kills the main villain Sato by impaling him on a spike. It was ultimately decided to instead have Nick do the honorable thing and simply arrest Sato.

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Trivia: Was Ridley Scott's first successful film in a decade. Every other film he had made since 1979's "Alien" flopped at the box office, while "Black Rain" ended up becoming a massive hit. It was the eleventh highest-grossing film of the year.

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Trivia: Jackie Chan reportedly turned down the role of one of the villains in the film, as he felt audiences wouldn't want to see him play a bad-guy.

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Trivia: A great deal of the film was actually shot in Japan, and it was reportedly very difficult on the cast and crew. The cost to film in Japan was very high, and the shoot was highly restricted, causing frequent issues. The original cinematographer even left production because he became too frustrated by the experience. Filming was eventually moved to the US to combat these issues.

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Trivia: Margot Robbie was almost cast as Major, but she had to drop out of the project in order to work on "Suicide Squad."

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Trivia: Major's skin-tight bodysuit was a major hurdle during production. It took Weta workshop several months of work before they perfected the design and method of production. It was sculpted to perfectly fit Scarlett Johansson's body based on digital full-body scans. When it was produced, it was made out of silicone and purposely made slightly smaller so it would hug her body like a second skin.

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