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Rossberger
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I'm sure most of you are aware with imdb and only recently I came across the trivia section which tells you fun/interesting things about that movie. So how about we share them?
1)Go to www.imdb.com
2)type in one of your favorite movies
3)Click trivia from the drop down menu on the right side

Fight club

"In the short scene when Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are drunk and hitting golf balls, they really are drunk, and the golf balls are sailing directly into the side of the catering truck."
Mar 31 2011 8:32PM
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SkiThe603
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The Dark Knight

In preparation for his role as The Joker, Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for about six weeks. During this extended stay of seclusion, Ledger delved deep into the psychology of the character. He devoted himself to developing The Joker's every tic, namely the voice and that sadistic-sounding laugh (for the voice, Ledger's goal was to create a tone that didn't echo the work Jack Nicholson did in his 1989 performance as the Joker). Ledger's interpretation of The Joker's appearance was primarily based off of the chaotic, disheveled look of punk rocker Sid Vicious combined with the psychotic mannerisms of Malcolm McDowell's character, Alex De Large, from A Clockwork Orange (1971).

Mar 31 2011 8:36PM
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Rossberger
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toy story 3

At one point in the film, Mr. Potato Head scurries across a toy piano. The notes the piano plays are the "Petrushka chord," a recurring motif from a ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky about a puppet who comes to life.

Saving private ryan

Body Count: 206.
Mar 31 2011 8:46PM
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Willie_D
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American History X:
Edward Norton gained 30 pounds of muscle for his role.








nice icon bro
Mar 31 2011 9:12PM
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SONlC
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threads for interesting things I didn't know about movies and possible contribution for later
Mar 31 2011 9:35PM
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Rossberger
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I'm pretty bored at 5:40am so I'm bringing this back. I also found out you could do this with t.v. shows as well.

Seinfeld

-As Kramer became more popular, his entrance applause grew so prolonged that the cast complained it was ruining the pacing of their scenes. Directors subsequently asked the audience not to applaud so much when Kramer entered.

-In the very first episode, the first conversation was between George and Jerry about a button. In the very last episode, when they were sitting in jail, the last conversation they had was the same thing about the button.

Requiem for a Dream

-Most movies contain 600 to 700 cuts. Requiem for a Dream contains over 2,000.

-During Ellen Burstyn's impassioned monologue about how it feels to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally let the camera drift off-target. When director Darren Aronofsky called "cut" and confronted him about it, he realized the reason Libatique had let the camera drift was because he had been crying during the take and fogged up the camera's eyepiece. This was the take used in the final print.

-Jared Leto lost 25 lbs and befriended real heroin junkies from Brooklyn to prepare for his role as Harry Goldfarb.
Jul 10 2011 5:49AM
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