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Trivia: There were great difficulties between original director Mitchell Klebanoff and the studio, which lead to Klebanoff being fired early on and the film being completed by a different director. It was alleged that Klebanoff was utterly incompetent. He would reportedly make inane demands, tried to force an actress with a no-nudity clause to do full-frontal nudity, wasted money and ran behind schedule every day. Klebanoff countered by claiming the producers were stealing money and were "scoundrels."

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Trivia: An exec, Sidney Sheinberg, hated the title because he thought it would limit the movie's appeal. In all seriousness, he repeatedly suggested changing the name of the movie to the nonsensical title "Space Men from Pluto." The filmmakers were all utterly dumbfounded. Steven Spielberg replied by sending Sheinberg a note saying they all thought his "joke" about the title was hilarious, greatly embarrassing Sheinberg. He quickly backed off.

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Trivia: Originally intended to be a sequel to "Beverly Hills Ninja," and was written and co-directed by one of the writers of that film, but was eventually retooled into a stand-alone film. There are still some minor similarities and similar bits of dialogue, however.

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Trivia: The film is written by Samuel D. Hunter, who also wrote the original stage-play. The play and film were inspired partially by Hunter's own life as a gay man who had struggled with eating disorders in the past.

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Trivia: The film has had some controversy with the use of an actor wearing a prosthetic "fat suit," and perceived "fatphobic" themes. Director Darren Aronofsky defended the film, saying that he wanted to create a realistic film that showed characters who aren't all good or all bad, and that he didn't understand why the prosthetics for his film were specifically being criticized, as special effects makeup have always been a tool used by actors and films.

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Trivia: Director Darren Aronofsky wanted to make the film ever since the play it's based on debuted, but struggled to find the right actor to play Charlie. He happened to see a trailer for a film starring Brendan Fraser and realised he was the perfect actor for the role.

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Trivia: The prosthetic suit Brendan Fraser had to wear for the film weighed nearly 300 pounds, caused his muscles great strain and would leave him with vertigo when it'd be removed at the end of the day. He said that wearing it gave him much more respect and empathy for people who struggle with obesity, as he realised how strong they have to be both physically and mentally.

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Trivia: Co-star Pedro Pascal actually is a massive Nicolas Cage fan and was thrilled to get the part of Javi, an obsessive fan. Pascal has said that Cage wasn't nearly as weird or eccentric in real life as you might expect based on his reputation, and was totally professional every day.

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Trivia: There's a subtle meta-joke in the end credits scroll. While Nicolas Cage is credited as playing "Nick Cage," the imaginary "Nicky" is credited as being played by "Nicholas Kim Coppola," which is Nicolas Cage's legal name. (He adopted "Nicolas Cage" as a stage name after his first few films.) As "Nicky" is supposed to be an imaginary representation of his younger self, they credited him as being played by Nicolas Cage's original name that he used to use before he chose his stage name.

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Trivia: Nicolas Cage suggested swapping parts with Pedro Pascal at one point, and having Pascal plays the "character" of Nicolas Cage while Cage would play his biggest fan Javi. He thought it might give the movie a weird, extra-meta edge. But the idea was quickly dropped when he realised Pascal was perfect for the part of Javi.

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Trivia: In the movie, all of Nicolas Cage's tattoos are hidden with makeup and his nickname is spelled "Nick" instead of the usual "Nic" to subtly indicate that while the character is indeed inspired by the real-life Nicolas Cage, it's an exaggerated "movie version" of him.

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Trivia: Nicolas Cage originally didn't want to make the film, as he felt uncomfortable with the idea of playing himself in a movie. The director wrote him a very nice note, explaining why the movie was important to him and how they wanted to celebrate Cage's wild and varied career, which won Cage over.

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Nightmares - S1-E10

Trivia: You can briefly see that Willow has a bumper sticker for the band "Nerf Herder" in her locker. They're the band who does the theme song for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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Trivia: YouTuber Jay Bauman from RedLetterMedia was actually an extra during the filming of one scene, but quit before it was done shooting because he hated the long hours.

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Trivia: Star Rooney Mara reportedly hated the script and only took the lead because she needed a career boost. She said the experience making the film was awful, though she has not divulged exactly why. Her experience making the film and its very poor reception even nearly made her quit the industry before David Fincher cast her in his films "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," which garnered her critical acclaim and revitalized her career.

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Trivia: Original series star Robert Englund was very supportive of the film during production, but admitted after it came out that he disliked how it turned out, feeling Krueger's makeup design was poor and that the characters weren't likeable or empathetic enough.

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Trivia: Around the time of the movie's release, the creators and studios behind the "Jackass" franchise were sued by a man who had legally changed his name to "Jack Ass" in the 90's to raise awareness of drunk driving. Mr. Ass (don't laugh) sought over $10 million in damages, claiming that the franchise would ruin his reputation, but the case was eventually tossed out by the court, presumably because "jackass" is a very common word.

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Trivia: The Crypt Keeper's eyes are actually taken from another famous animatronic monster... Chucky the killer doll! The Crypt Keeper was made by the same special effects wizards that created Chucky, and they decided to reuse some of the eyes they made for Chucky when they created the Crypt Keeper puppets, since they fit the design. (Albeit they were ever-so-slightly repainted to look a bit more "rotted").

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Trivia: The original script was written in 1990, but no studio was interested. When "Scream" became a hit, Miramax quickly bought the script and hired "Scream" writer Kevin Williamson to rewrite it to make it more hip and funny. Williamson was originally going to direct the film, but chose to instead direct the black comedy "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," since that film was based on an original script he wrote. Unfortunately, that film flopped while "The Faculty" was successful and became a cult favorite.

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Trivia: Eric Freeman plays the lead Ricky and was criticized for his performance. According to Freeman, nobody agreed on how the role should be played, and the crew would ask him to perform scenes in wildly different ways, which is part of the reason his performance is so unnatural. For example, he wanted Ricky to be cold and quiet, while the director wanted him to be a wisecracking smartass, and the writer wanted him to be over-the-top and absolutely nuts. His performance is thus an odd mish-mash.

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