In 1988, Tom Cruise starred in two films that achieved contrasting accolades: “Rain Man” won the Oscar for Best Picture, while “Cocktail” earned the Razzie for Worst Picture. Cruise is the sole actor to have accomplished this unique feat within the same year. In addition to these contrasting honors, “Rain Man” earned Dustin Hoffman an… Read More »
The 2005 film ‘Hostel’ damaged Slovakia’s representation and tourism economy so badly that director Eli Roth was invited to an all expenses paid trip to clear false allegations the film made about the country, such as it being a ‘crime riddled, corrupt, lawless, poor and dangerous’ place. The post The 2005 film ‘Hostel’ damaged Slovakia’s…… Read More »
Instead of taking their usual salaries for “Twins”, Schwarzenegger and DeVito both agreed with the studio to take 20% of the film’s box office returns which resulted in them receiving the biggest paychecks of their film careers ( movie made $216 million worldwide). The post Instead of taking their usual salaries… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
Director Michael Bay (Transformers) often traces his interest in action films back to when he attached firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the ensuing fiery disaster with his mother’s 8 mm camera. The fire department was called and he was grounded. The post Director Michael Bay (Transformers)… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Harrison Ford was frozen in The Empire Strikes Back because, unlike Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, Ford had only signed on for two films. After the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucas didn’t think Ford would return for the 3rd Star Wars film, but left him frozen just in case. The post Harrison… Read More »
