In the 2015 film Jurassic World, Chris Pratt’s character carries the stainless Marlin 1895. It is the only version on Marlin’s website rated for a T-Rex. – WTF Fun Facts
Movies
WTF Fun Fact – Skilly Wonka
Roald Dahl’s inspiration for the name of his fictional creation Willy Wonka came from a boomerang his older brother had made for him when he was a boy, which he named Skilly Wonka. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Paint The Town Smurf Blue
To promote the Smurfs (2011) movie, Sony painted the traditional “pueblo blanco” town of Juzcar, Spain a bright blue. The residents were so happy with the increase in tourism afterwards that they elected to keep the change permanently. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Tokyo Drift Fall Guy
While filming Tokyo Drift, Universal Pictures couldn’t get a permit to film a scene in Shibuya. They filmed it anyway, and the studio hired a fall guy to claim to be the director Justin Lin and spent a night in jail. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ‘F&F’ director got man arrested in Tokyo (digitalspy.com)
WTF Fun Fact – PCP In The Chowder
While filming Titanic in Nova Scotia, someone spiked the crew’s chowder with PCP. Over 60 people were hospitalized, including director James Cameron. Cameron was even stabbed in the face with a pen by another crew member. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – SpongeBoy
SpongeBob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted by a mop. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – What’s Real In Lord Of War?
In the movie Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage, they bought 3,000 real guns for the film because it was cheaper to buy real guns and sell them back later than buying prop guns. They also rented 50 tanks which were to be sold to Libya a few months later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why ‘Lord Of War’ Starring Nicolas Cage Bought 3,000 Real Guns Instead Of Props – CINEMABLEND
WTF Fun Fact – Sakte-TV or Slow TV
Slow TV, or very long coverage of mundane, ordinary events, is very popular in Norway. The national broadcaster NRK has regularly shown programs such as a 379 hr boat voyage, 60 hrs of choirs singing, and 12 hrs of knitting. Shorter shows include a lecture on Norway’s past 200 years in 200 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Slow television – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – X-Men Are Not Dolls
In 2003, Marvel argued in a US court that mutants aren’t human in order to save on taxes. X-Men action figures were being imported as “dolls” but “toys” have a lower tariff. Marvel argued mutants were “nonhuman creatures” and therefore a toy. They won, much to the chagrin of their own fans. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Jasper and Jinx
Tom and Jerry were originally named Jasper and Jinx in their first animated cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” It was also nominated for an Academy Award. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Yosemite Sam or Sam le Pirate
Yosemite Sam is actually known as Sam le Pirate in France. There he has a pirate persona as the default instead of the original cowboy. Additionally, in the non-Western cartoons he has other nicknames including Square-deal Sam, Riff Raff Sam, Seagoin’ Sam, and more. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Cortland Alley In The Movies
Despite how TV shows and movies depict New York, it only has a four or five stereotypical alleys and you can’t film at the majority of them. As a result almost every NY alley scene is shot at the same location: Cortlandt Alley. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: New York Through the Eyes of a Film Location Scout – Bloomberg
WTF Fun Fact – Hugo 3D Cured Stereoblindness
Bruce Bridgeman, a 67-year-old neuroscientist, had been “stereoblind” (unable to see depth) his entire life. However, in February 2012 it was permanently cured after he saw the movie “Hugo” in 3D at a movie theater. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How a movie changed one man’s vision forever – BBC Future
WTF Fun Fact – Movie Streaks
Tom Cruise and Will Smith each had streaks of 7 consecutive movies grossing over $100m domestically. They also each had a streak of 11 consecutive movies grossing $100m+ worldwide. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Biff Tannen And Donald Trump
Screenwriter Bob Gale confirmed Marty McFly’s nemesis in the trilogy, Biff Tannen, was modelled on Donald Trump. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Maurice Micklewhite Now Michael Caine
In 2016, British actor Michael Caine, born Maurice Micklewhite, legally changed his name to his stage name after he got sick of the continuous hassle at the airport because security knew him only as Michael Caine. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: My name is Michael Caine … actor changes name due to Isis | Michael Caine | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Casaba Melons Are Perfect Sounding
In the Psycho movie, Alfred Hitchcock achieved the sound of stabbings in the iconic shower scene by stabbing through a casaba melon. Hitchcock had his crew audition multiple varieties of melon to get the perfect sound. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Psycho’s Shower Scene: How Hitchcock Upped the Terror—and Fooled the Censors – HISTORY
WTF Fun Fact – Canadian Shrek
Shrek was originally given a thick Canadian accent by actor Mike Meyers but after animation had begun, Meyers decided a Scottish accent would be better. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million or ~10% of the overall budget. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Shrek: Mike Myers’ Accent Change Cost Dreamworks $4M | CBR