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Brain! Don’t go! These facts can change!

31 Romantic Bits of Movie Trivia That Need to Profess Their Love Before Your Brain Gets on That Flight

May 24, 2025

What can these random movie facts do to keep you from walking out of their lives forever? Tell them, please! They’re here, willing to make it work, so if your brain gets on that flight, it might never know what true love could feel like.

Give them a chance. Just a quick reading to let them get these tidbits off their chests. If you’re not interested, you can forget them, but if there’s even a glimmer of captivation, this could be a lifelong love-filled venture.

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The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II Robert De Niro lived in Sicily to prepare for the role. Going the method route, De Niro stayed in Sicily to thoroughly learn the local language, as all but eight words of his dialogue were in Sicilian. CRACKED.COM

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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Max only has 16 lines of dialogue. Two of them are the repeated line, I only came for the gasoline. CRACKED.COM

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Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 There was originally going to be a love triangle with Peter, Mary Jane, and Doc Ock. The idea was to make Octavius younger and have Mary Jane reciprocate his feelings towards her. Luckily they went in another, more Molina direction. CRACKED.COM

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A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II Brian Tyree Henry was originally cast in the film. Не had to drop out due to scheduling issues, and was replaced by Djimon Hounsou. CRACKED.COM

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

CRACKED.COM Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Amanda Seyfried found out about the sequel only two days after giving birth. Her first thought was, Now we're doing it?

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings The orcs' black mouths were done with mouthwash. As orcs are supposed to have black blood, they couldn't go around with normal human pink mouths. So the actors swished black licorice mouthwash between takes. CRACKED.COM

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Dawn of the Dead

CRACKED.COM Dawn of the Dead The zombies were left to do whatever they felt like. To get authentic performances (and because he was busy with other things), director George Romero just let the zombie extras roam on their own without giving them any directions.

24

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 Brad Pitt did his cameo for scale and a Starbucks coffee. His condition was that the coffee was hand- delivered by Ryan Reynolds. Fair trade (the price to get Pitt, not the coffee itself). CRACKED.COM

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Evil Dead II

CRACKED.COM Evil Dead II Stephen King is the franchise's godfather. The horror writer loved the first Evil Dead so much that he told Dino De Laurentiis to fund the second one without Sam Raimi's knowledge.

22

Aliens

Aliens It took 14-16 people to operate the Alien Queen animatronic puppet. CRACKED.COM

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2 Fast 2 Furious

CRACKED COM 2 Fast 2 Furious John Singleton wanted to direct the sequel because he loved the original. Growing up in South Central L.A. ,Singleton was into the street race scene. In fact, he was reportedly jealous he didn't come up with the movie's concept. parco Enyce

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Rocky II

Rocky II An early draft of the script revealed Rocky's real name as Robert. It was scrapped because of that face you're making right now. Rocky CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Justice League

GAL GADOT, RAY FISHER & JOSS WHEDON CRACKED.COM When original director Zack Snyder bowed out of 'Justice League', Joss Whedon was roped in. Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, alleged that Whedon behaved inappropriately on set, and Gadot alleged that Whedon threatened her career after she expressed unease with a sexualized comedy scene. — Source

18

Blazing Saddles

Notes From Execs BLAZING SADDLES Mel Brooks was shocked by the censorship he faced while making the movie. Не got notes like, Lose the fart scene, Cut out any racial and ethnic jokes, and Edit scenes where a horse and an old lady get punched. CRACKED — Warner Bros.

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Children of Men

Inconspicuous CGI Children of Men American Sniper's plastic doll scene? This is the exact opposite of that. The newborn is all CGI, completely blending with the scene's lighting and even documentary feel. CRACKED.COM — Source: WatchMojo.com/YouTube
Image Credit: Universal Pictures

16

xXx

Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 2002 xXx Vin Diesel's stunt double, Harry L. O'Connor, had to rappel down a parasail line into a submarine, but crashed into a bridge and died instantly. O'Connor had already done the stunt on the first take, which was left in the film. The movie still sucks, though. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

15

Poltergeist

THE ACTOR PLAYING ROBBIE ALMOST GOT STRANGLED FOR REAL WHILE FILMING POLTERGEIST. In the 1982 film, Robbie gets strangled by the animated clown doll, but while filming the scene, the arms of the props doll was way too tight. Actor Oliver Robbins screamed that he couldn't breathe, but Spielberg thought Robbins was just improvising... until he saw the kid's face turn purple. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Facts About The Making Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

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The Slumber Party Massacre

TO FIND PROPERTIES AT WHICH TO FILM THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982), PRODUCER ROGER CORMAN TOLD THE PRODUCTION TEAM TO USE THE TITLE SLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR THE MOVIE INSTEAD. The idea was to trick homeowners to offer up their properties by making them think the movie was going to be a classy thriller. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Facts About The Making Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

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13

The Cell

VINCENT D'ONOFRIO BLACKED OUT DURING A SCENE IN THE CELL. While shooting his character Stargher's chain and hook scene, D'Onofrio apparently let out a big scream before ing out, terrifying the director. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Rad Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Your Favorite Horror Movies

12

Batman

There was a giant backlash to Michael Keaton's casting BATMAN (1989) Thousands of letters were sent to Warner Bros to protest Keaton's casting. People were outraged that the role would go to someone who they perceived solely as a comedic actor. CRACKED.COM — Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Napoleon Dynamite

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Nearly all the wardrobe was found at THRIFT STORES VITE CRACKED.COM With a crazy-low budget, wardrobe was largely DIY. Napoleon's signature moon boots were twenty years old and borrowed from Jerusha Hess's Uncle Wally. His glasses were a thrift-store find and the prescription played havoc with Heder's eyes. — KUTV

10

Walk Hard

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE MOVIE WAS INFLUENCED BY SEVERAL BIOPICS. Walk the Line WALK!HARD Director Jake Kasdan and producer Judd Apatow say the movie was influenced by several famous musical biopics. Such as Walk the Line, Ray, Bird, Great Balls of Fire, Coal Miner's Daughter, and La Bamba. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

9

Mortdecai

JOHNNY DEPP IN MORTDECAL Despite being a critical and commercial disaster, the movie put around $18 million in Depp's pockets. It only ended up making $47 million with a $60 million budget. CRACKED.COM — Box Office Mojo & The Richest

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Once Upon A Time in... Hollywood

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD TARANTINO'S POSTER CAMEO THE 9TH FILM FROM QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPONATIME A IN... HOLLYWOOD He's believed to be the director behind the camera right below Margot Robbie's face. CRACKED.COM — Hidden Details In Recent Movie Posters

7

Guardians of the Galaxy

Ridiculous Behind-The-Scenes Stories From Your Favorite Movies And Shows - While filming the Xandar chase scene on Guardians of the Galaxy, — Source: Film School Rejects

6

Wonder Woman

31 Romantic Bits of Movie Trivia That Need to Profess Their Love Before Your Brain Gets on That Flight — Source: Insider

5

Lady and the Tramp

31 Romantic Bits of Movie Trivia That Need to Profess Their Love Before Your Brain Gets on That Flight — Source: Yahoo Entertainment

4

Gremlins

31 Romantic Bits of Movie Trivia That Need to Profess Their Love Before Your Brain Gets on That Flight — Source: Screen Rant

3

Three Kings

DAVID O. RUSSELL PHYSICALLY ABUSED CAST AND CREW ON THE SET OF THREE KINGS. The director screamed and kicked at a young extra who was on the ground. G — Read More: 12 Classic Movie Moments Made Possible By Abuse and Murder

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Back to the Future

BACY CRACKEDCO COM TO FUTURE THE The movie was not haPpening. The script was rejected 40 times for various reasons like: Columbia Pictures: Not being

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Robert Burks

Award-winning COM cinematographer Robert Burks was Alfred Hitchcock's go-to camera guy. Burks was responsible for the camerawork and lighting for many

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