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30 Interesting Facts About Disney
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Disney 1-5 Interesting Facts About Disney 1. Walt Disney gave his housekeeper Disney stocks each year for the holidays. She died a multi-millionaire. – Source 2. All of the 90’s Disney movies are from a period called the Disney Renaissance, which was considered to have started with The Little…… Read More »
One of the world’s first online food delivery…
One of the world’s first online food delivery services was named Cyberslice and its first customer was Steve Jobs who ordered a pizza in 1996. Per the founders, Cyberslice was inspired by the 1995 movie “The Net” where Sandra Bullock orders a pizza using technology which didn’t fully exist then. The post One of the… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Firearm Rated For A T-Rex
Saddam Hussein’s family were…
Saddam Hussein’s family were such big fans of the movie Scarface that they named their trust fund “Montana Management” after the lead character’s money laundering front. It held a 2% ownership in magazines such as Elle and Woman’s Day. The post Saddam Hussein’s family were… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
WTF Fun Fact – Skilly Wonka
WTF Fun Fact – Paint The Town Smurf Blue
In the 50s and 60s both American…
In the 50s and 60s both American and Soviet films were banned in Yugoslavia, so instead they imported films from Mexico, who were going through their cinematic golden age. This created a Mexican craze in Yugoslavia where Yugoslav singers would dress like mariachis, sing songs in a Mexican style. The post In the 50s and… Read More »
For the first Superman movie…
For the first Superman movie, producers wanted Christopher Reeve to wear fake muscles under his suit but he refused. He instead went on an intense training program adding 30lbs of muscle to his thin 189lb frame. He got so big they had to reshoot earlier scenes as they didnt match later shots. The post For… Read More »
Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a low…
Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a low budget of only $1.9 million. Robert De Niro & Cybill Shepherd received only $35k for the film while Scorsese received only $65k. Despite the low budget, it went on to receive 4 nominations at the 1977 Academy Awards. The post Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a… Read More »
Actor Dorian Harewood (Eightball)…
Actor Dorian Harewood (Eightball) in Full Metal Jacket asked for more money when Kubrick inevitably needed more time on the contract. Dorian asked for more money and Kubrick was furious and killed him off — in the movie. Kubrick had him laying on the cold ground for hours and riddled him with bullets. The post… Read More »