Friday, December 03, 2004
10 crazy facts from the world of cinema:
1) Lawrence Olivier got into the character of Zeus so much while filming 'Clash of the Titans', he sometimes turned himself into a swan on set, causing multiple retakes.
2) The first film ever made in 1890 featured a cameo by T4 presenter Vernon Kaye.
3) Actress Julia Roberts has named her new-born twins Dempsey and Makepeace.
4) Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock was allergic to women.
5) Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, is only 3' 6'' tall in real life. Conversely, Kenny Baker who played R2-D2, is a towering 6'11'' and has to curl up into a ball to fit inside the robot costume.
6) ...and Star Wars director George Lucas got the idea for the space epics from a rather pleasant wet dream he had as a young teenager.
7) Marlon Brando was initially chosen for the role that Sharon Stone would play in 'Basic Instinct', but producers felt his fanny was 'too saggy'.
8) Sir Ian McKellen, Anne Bancroft and Renee Zellwegger are all world-class Quake III players.
9) Mel Gibson is planning a sequel to 'Passion of the Christ' where Jesus rescues a group of American aid workers from Iraqi terrorists.
10) In terms of box-office receipts, the most successful film of the 1980s was 'No Retreat, No Surrender 2'
Rugeley
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1) Lawrence Olivier got into the character of Zeus so much while filming 'Clash of the Titans', he sometimes turned himself into a swan on set, causing multiple retakes.
2) The first film ever made in 1890 featured a cameo by T4 presenter Vernon Kaye.
3) Actress Julia Roberts has named her new-born twins Dempsey and Makepeace.
4) Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock was allergic to women.
5) Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, is only 3' 6'' tall in real life. Conversely, Kenny Baker who played R2-D2, is a towering 6'11'' and has to curl up into a ball to fit inside the robot costume.
6) ...and Star Wars director George Lucas got the idea for the space epics from a rather pleasant wet dream he had as a young teenager.
7) Marlon Brando was initially chosen for the role that Sharon Stone would play in 'Basic Instinct', but producers felt his fanny was 'too saggy'.
8) Sir Ian McKellen, Anne Bancroft and Renee Zellwegger are all world-class Quake III players.
9) Mel Gibson is planning a sequel to 'Passion of the Christ' where Jesus rescues a group of American aid workers from Iraqi terrorists.
10) In terms of box-office receipts, the most successful film of the 1980s was 'No Retreat, No Surrender 2'
Rugeley
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