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Hilary Swank

METHOD MADNESS HILARY SWANK's near death experience MILLION DOLLAR BABY RNADOS months, and gained days 19 pounds of pure She trained six week for three a muscle. A huge blister on her foot developed a Staph infection that doctors said was mere hours from reaching her heart. CRACKED

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Redwall

The guy who wrote the Redwall series was actually an unhappy milkman. - IN EVENTERS The Original ENTERS سعود : AIR Well, he was unhappy because he'd been reading to blind kids, and he thought the books available were pretty crappy, so he wrote new ones. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Beverly Hills Cop

Classic movies crushed at the box office Beverly Hills Cop put Ghostbusters away. Ghostbusters was a box office success, holding the top spot for eight weeks. The film grossed second highest that year, only behind Beverly Hills Сор. CRACKED — Source

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Sword Fights

MOVIE SWORD FIGHTS WOULD END WITH BROKEN BLADES. Edge-on-edge parry would damage the swords, resulting in dull and damaged blades. Most sword fighting involves the swords not making . CRACKED.COM — Source

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Christopher Reeve

TELL US NOW. ... CK В. says the '70s-'80s Superman flicks are P overrated. The Christopher Reeve Superman films are objectively only so-so, and wouldn't be so revered if it weren't for the excellent effects and Reeve himself. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The actors were losing their minds, and their lunches. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE CRACKED.COM Conditions were hot, gross, and terrifying. Everyone was on edge all the time, and the cast routinely leaned out the window to puke during the dinner scene. — Source

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James Cameron

KATE WINSLET & JAMES CAMERON CRACKED.COM Winslet described 'Titanic' as grueling. She suffered from hypothermia in the ocean scene, caught her coat on a gate and almost drowned in another, and got no sympathy from director James Cameron. She said, Не has a temper like you wouldn't believe. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to work with Jim again. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

NOSTALGIA SEQUELS Ghostbusters: Afterlife THE DIRECTOR WAS A PART OF THE GHOSTBUSTERS UNIVERSE. The movie was helmed by Jason Reitman, son of original director Ivan Reitman. Jason is the kid who tells the 'Busters, my dad says you guys are full of crap in Ghostbusters II. CRACKED.COM — Sources: On the Bright, Ghostbusters/YouTube

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Superman and Quik

CRACKED COM Weird Superhero Endorsements Superman teamed up with the Quik Bunny. For reasons only rs know, Superman needed the aid of the Nestlé Quik mascot once. Of course, they fueled up with a powdery liquid that is chocolate milk and also not chocolate milk. — Source: DC Database

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Perez Hilton

Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton held a star-studded carnival- themed bash for his 32nd birthday. Guests like RuPaul and Liza Minnelli attended the lavish event. The main attraction though, was Katy Perry arriving on top of an elephant. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Absurdly Over-The-Top Celebrity Parties

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Simon Pegg

EARLY GIGS OF STAR TREK ACTORS SIMON PEGG THE PAROLE OFFICER The Parole Officer is about the titular character seeking help from the criminals he looks after, to prove his innocence in a murder. Like most of Pegg's non-Star Trek, non-Cornetto trilogy work, this is a forgettable comedy most likely found in thrift stores or your parent's basement. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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The Mitchells vs. The Machines

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES Kao CAn! Katie's socks is a homage to that carpet in that Stanley Kubrick movie. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams apologized for overusing lens flares in the Star Trek movies. Abrams says that he started using flares as a way to show how bright and energetic the future is, and that only after ruining a couple of scenes in the second Star Trek film, he finally realized he had a problem. I think itting you're an addict is the first step towards recovery, said Abrams. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

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Robin Williams

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Robin Williams CRACKED.COM Williams plays an audio engineer who does voices to scam people over the phone, and later give himself an alibi. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Batman: The Animated Series

EASTER EGGSTRA I BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES THE STAR WARS SHOUTOUT IN HEART OF ICE BATMAN HANGS UPSIDE DOWN TRAPPED IN A FROZEN CAVE. THE IMAGE IS A LOT LIKE THAT OF LUKE SKYWALKER EARLY ON IN STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. MARK HAMILL ALSO VOICES THE CHARACTER FERRIS BOYLE IN THE EPISODE. CRACKED.COM — DC Animated Universe

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Saturday Night Live

CUT FOR TIME CRACK IS BACK WITH WRANGLER PEEKABOOS wrangler Peekaboos for men WILL FERRELL CRACKED.COM WILL FERRELL HAS NEVER BEEN SHY ABOUT EXPOSING BODY PARTS FOR A LAUGH. WRANGLER PEEKABOOS FEATURE A FUN, FLIRTY PEEKABOO WINDOW THAT ALLOWS FERRELL TO SHOW OFF HIS SASSY SIDE. FINALLY, A MALE PANT WITH TASTEFUL REAR CLEAVAGE. — YouTube

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Patricia and David Arquette

Patricia and David Arquette CRACKED.CO The Arquettes grew up in a Vermont commune co-founded by their parents, called Skymont Subud. It was a utopian society that somehow didn't include electricity, running water, or really any modern bathroom technology whatsoever. — Source: Oprah

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Kramer

20 Characters You Never Realized Are Based On Real People - Kenny Kramer was Larry David’s former neighbor. In a Season 5 episode, Cosmo wants to play — Read More: 8 Characters You Won't Believe Are Based on Real People

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Tom Cruise

The Tom Cruise WWIl drama Valkyrie is set in 1944. fFuhrer befiehl Mir folgen Dir In 1941, the Nazis said the font in the sign above (called Fraktur)

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Zootopia

A taxi company in Zootopia is probably trying to say its drivers drive really, really safely. Thigmo-Tar's A sign for Thigmo-Taxis appears during Ju

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The Wizard of Oz

CRACKED.COM In The wizard of OZ, Toto made more money than the Munchkins. Hollywood has never been fair, but it's mind-boggling that the actors portraying the Munchkins were paid $50 per week, while Toto and his trainers got $125 per week. — Source

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

cartoon celebrities The Weekenders Family Guy Jennifer Love Hewitt Hewitt isn't afraid to poke fun at her celebrity, voicing a version of herself on the raunchy Family Guy and also cameoing in the children's cartoon The Weekenders. CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Stamos

John Stamos kept the couch from Full House. The blue plaid couch at the center of the Tanner family's living room is property of Uncle Jesse himself. In 2020, Stamos shared a snap on Instagram of his toddler standing next to the iconic sitcom prop. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Super Mario Odyssey

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In 1992 we saw our fun loving pal Michelangelo turn into an angry mexican stereotype. In an effort to pack even more racism into the Wacky Wild West line, Playmates included Chief Leo. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jet Li

Jet Li hasn't been a Chinese citizen since 2003. CRACKED.COM Li became a United States citizen from 2003 to 2009, and has been a naturalized Singaporean citizen since 2009. Не said he chose Singapore for its education system for his two younger daughters. — SCMP / Wikipedia

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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

Underrated Action Movies The original is a classic and the TV sequels sucked, but the later straight-to-video sequels were surprisingly solid. We could have gone with either of the two, but Reckoning offers a new lead played by Scott Adkins, while Van Damme makes a heel turn alongside Dolph Lundgren. The fights are brutal, and the script is cheese. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning CRACKED.COM — Trailer on YouTube

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The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES No one wore saturated red in the first season. YS SALAAS AO DIROT The costume designer revealed that they specifically cut bright red from the wardrobe to hide the fact that the place was actually filled with demons. Quite a bit of redheads, though. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source: Holy Forkin' Shirt! 21 Hidden Jokes And Easter Eggs In 'The Good Place'

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Insidious Six

CRACKED.COM spider Man Animated sinister insidious six The word sinister was too scary, so this alternate name was chosen. — More: 6 Stupid Ways The '90s 'Spider-Man' Cartoon Censored Morbius (And Others)

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Cher

Cher's If I Could Turn Back Time CRACKED.COM Prolific songwriter Diane Warren, who has written over 80 top 10 hit songs, had to literally beg Cher to record what would become one of her biggest hits: I got on my hands and knees and held her leg down until she said she'd try it out. She goes, 'I hate that fucking song. I hate it.' I go, 'Well, I'm not letting your leg go! RRY S GOLD MAXI-SING — Source

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Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello took home something pretty intimate from the True Blood set. For his death scene, he was naked except for one well-placed sock, and when filming wrapped up, he took home that sock (and said he'd frame it). CRACKED.COM — Source: People.com

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Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis wore a leg brace for a year to play a man who had a limp. The role was lan Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll -- a real person who'd survived polio. Serkis didn't just wear a brace, he also worked out only the right side — Source: The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got Into Character (Pt. 2)

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Al Capone

Al Capone played the banjo in Alcatraz. He was part of the prisoner band The Rock Islanders, who stayed active until Alcatraz closed. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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Michael Phelps

MICHAEL PHELPS SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Critics say he looked pained to be there. His Michael Phelps Diet sketch featuring a cameo fro — Last Night On

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Alec Baldwin

ALEC BALDWIN THOMAS WAYNE GRAGKED.COM Baldwin was cast as Batman's daddy in Joker but pulled out due to scheduling issues. It's not easy being host of — USA Today

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Scabbers

CRACKED.COM Harry Potter films The twist that Ron's rat Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew has horrifying implications. Ron has spent years fondling and shar

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