Trivia: According to lead Munchkin Jerry Maren, the "little people" on the set were paid $50 per week for a 6-day work week, while Toto received $125 per week.
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9th Sep 2003
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
9th Sep 2003
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Trivia: The steam shooting from the Tin Man's cap startles Toto, who runs out of the shot.
8th Sep 2003
Chicken Run (2000)
Trivia: The original script featured an additional character: Ginger's little brother Nobby. Dreamworks suggested that Nobby was left out, in order to make the film "less cute".
8th Sep 2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Trivia: The list of words that Monica Swifton says to David to make him capable of love was the original list, written by Stanley Kubrick.
8th Sep 2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Trivia: Haley Joel Osment suggested to Steven Spielberg that his character (David) should not blink. Spielberg agreed and went further to suggest that none of the androids should blink.
8th Sep 2003
Chicken Run (2000)
Trivia: There was a major push to get the film nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The failure to get the nomination, and the popularity of the film among Academy members led to the inclusion of Best Animated Feature for the next Academy Awards (2002), which was won by fellow Dreamworks film Shrek.
8th Sep 2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Trivia: Spielberg used the water-filled set from The Perfect Storm for the flooded world of the future in this movie.
8th Sep 2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Trivia: Although Jack Angel recorded all of his voice work for Teddy while separate from the rest of the production, he was allowed on the set every day so that if any other characters' lines were changed during production, he could re-record Teddy's corresponding lines immediately.
8th Sep 2003
Chicken Run (2000)
Trivia: During the film Mrs Tweedy removes a chicken named "Edwina" for not laying enough eggs. This is a reference to the Conservative former Health Minister, Edwina Currie, whose political career foundered over an egg-related farming crisis in the UK.
8th Sep 2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Trivia: The movie was originally to be titled "A.I.", but after a survey it was revealed that too many people thought it was A1, a name of a popular steak sauce. The title was changed to "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" instead.
8th Sep 2003
Chicken Run (2000)
Trivia: According to the pattern of the scarf she is wearing, the Scottish chicken Mac belongs to clan MacLeod of Lewis.
6th Sep 2003
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Trivia: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, and Marty Feldman appear together in this film by virtue of the fact that their mutual agent had a deal with the movie studio.
6th Sep 2003
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Trivia: The cast and especially Mel Brooks had so much fun and were so upset when principal photography was almost completed, that Mel added scenes to continue shooting.
6th Sep 2003
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Trivia: The assistant property master's name, Charles Sertin, is on the third brain on the shelf.
6th Sep 2003
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Trivia: The howling wolf sound on the ride to the castle was made by Mel Brooks.
6th Sep 2003
Waterworld (1995)
Trivia: Prior to "Titantic" (1997), "Waterworld" was the most expensive movie (at $175 million) ever produced.
6th Sep 2003
Waterworld (1995)
Trivia: The most remembered line from "Waterworld," "Dryland is not a myth; I have seen it," is never spoken in the actual movie.
5th Sep 2003
Toy Story 2 (1999)
4th Sep 2003
About a Boy (2002)
Trivia: Brad Pitt turned down the lead role of Will Freeman on the grounds that it was implausible that someone so attractive would need to pretend to be a single father to meet women.
4th Sep 2003
The Lion King (1994)
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