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WTF Fun Fact – Netflix Comes Full Circle

September 20, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Netflix Comes Full Circle

In 2019, Netflix leased the Paris Theatre, a single-screen theatre in Manhattan, to show their original movies. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/11/25/netflix-to-reopen-famed-paris-theatre-in-manhattan/

WTF Fun Fact – Skin Suffocation

September 18, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Skin Suffocation

The filmmakers of “Goldfinger” believed author Ian Fleming’s death-by-gold scenario (skin suffocation) was a genuine risk and took precautions. A physician was present during filming and the gold makeup was removed as quickly as possible after filming. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gold-blooded-murder-180949433/

WTF Fun Fact – Velociraptor Or Tortoises Mating

September 17, 2020 by WTF

The velociraptor noises in the original Jurassic Park movie were made using animal sounds including tortoises mating, horses breathing, and annoyed geese. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/tortoise-sex-snuck-into-jurassic-park/

WTF Fun Fact – Petition To Build Death Star

September 4, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Petition To Build Death Star

In 2013, a petition requesting the US government build a Death Star reached 25,000 signatures, which is the threshold requiring the government to make a response. Their response was comical but simply stated that “the Administration does not support blowing up planets.” – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.space.com/19246-death-star-white-house-petition-response.html

WTF Fun Fact – Brad Pitt Tried To Exit A Movie

August 29, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Brad Pitt Tried To Exit A Movie

Brad Pitt tried to buy himself out of the movie “Interview with the Vampire”. After hearing there was a $40 million exit clause, he was forced to shoot the rest of the movie. It went on to receive 2 Oscar nominations. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a340921/brad-pitt-interview-with-the-vampire-made-me-miserable/

WTF Fun Fact – Star Wars In Navajo

August 21, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Star Wars In Navajo

The original Star Wars film from 1977 was re-released in Diné bizaad, the traditional language of North America’s Navajo. It was the first motion picture to be translated into a Native American language. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-do-you-say-star-wars-in-navajo-41954902/

WTF Fun Fact – Pokemon Franchise

August 19, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Pokemon Franchise

Pokémon, despite being relatively new, is the highest grossing media franchise of all time with an estimated $95 billion in revenue, beating out other franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel and Mickey Mouse. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises

WTF Fun Fact – Apocalypse Now Bodies

August 19, 2020August 18, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Apocalypse Now Bodies

Real dead bodies were on the set and going to be used during the filming of Apocalypse Now. However, the man who supplied them turned out to be a grave robber who was then arrested.–WTF Fun Facts

Source:https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-strained-making-of-apocalypse-now-1758689.html

WTF Fun Fact – Inventor Of Cinematography

August 17, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Inventor Of Cinematography

Louis Le Prince, who filmed the first ever motion pictures, disappeared without a trace in 1890. Thomas Edison soon took credit as the first and sole inventor of cinematography and was granted US patents for his motion-picture camera. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince

WTF Fun Fact – 3 Million Man Hours

August 8, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - 3 Million Man Hours

It took a team of ~600 animators over 3 Million hours in total to make Disney’s Frozen. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://screencrush.com/frozen-you-think-you-know-movies/

WTF Fun Fact – Pentagon’s Top Gun

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Top Gun

The movie Top Gun was a collaboration with the Pentagon to both enhance the US military’s image after the Vietnam war and attract new Navy recruits. It was the first full collaboration between Hollywood and the US military. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bruckheimer#High-profit_productions

WTF Fun Fact – Warner Bros Mistake

August 3, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Warner Bros Mistake

Home Alone was originally financed & produced by Warner Bros. When the budget grew from $13 million to $18 , WB dropped the film, which was then picked up by 20th Century Fox. The film went on to gross $476.7 million worldwide. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone#Production

WTF Fun Fact – Anthony Daniels

July 31, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Anthony Daniels

British actor Anthony Daniels, who has played C-3PO in the Star Wars franchise for the last 40+ years, is the only actor to appear in all nine episodes of the skywalker saga. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2020/05/04/c-3po-actor-anthony-daniels-new-memoir/

WTF Fun Fact – ELF’s Forced Perspective

July 28, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Forced Perspective In ELF

In Elf, none of the shots with Buddy at the North Pole involved CGI or special effects. It was all done with a technique called forced perspective. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://screenrant.com/elf-behind-scenes-making-of-hidden-trivia/

WTF Fun Fact – Viggo’s LOTR Horse

July 27, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Viggo Bought His LOTR Horse

Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse he rode in the Lord of The Rings movie. The horse had a hard time adjusting to the lights and sounds on set and it took a while for them to get in sync but they developed a strong bond in the end. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/04/ign-inteviews-viggo-mortensen

WTF Fun Fact – Mickey Mouse in Vietnam

July 26, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Mickey Mouse in Vietnam

In 1969, a short animated film was made in protest of the Vietnam War called “Mickey Mouse in Vietnam.” It consists of Mickey enlisting, going to Vietnam on a cruise ship, and then promptly being shot and dying. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_in_Vietnam

WTF Fun Fact – Christopher Robin Banned

July 12, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Christopher Robin Banned

The 2018 movie Christopher Robin was banned from China as a result of a recent crackdown on Winnie The Pooh, who has become a symbol of resistance against the country’s ruling Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/christopher-robin-banned-in-china-reportedly-because-of-memes-2018-8?r=US&IR=T

WTF Fun Fact – Scandalous Tarzan

July 6, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Scandalous Tarzan

A toy named Rad Repeatin’ Tarzan was released by Disney to the public in 1999. However, it was later recalled by Mattel and the packaging was changed after people pointed out how its arm movement made it look like it was masturbating. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.insider.com/toys-that-are-controversial-2019-3#some-shoppers-felt-the-rad-repeatin-tarzan-doll-could-appear-like-it-was-masturbating-5

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