Frank Darabont The Shawshank Redemption-

Frank Darabont The Shawshank Redemption

1.) Andy and Red’s opening chat in the prison yard – in which Red is pitching a baseball – took 9 hours to shoot. Morgan Freeman pitched that baseball for the entire 9 hours without a word of complaint. He showed up for work the next day with his arm in a sling.  

 

2.) Stephen King gave the right’s to the film a 1,000 dollars

 

3.) The most rented video of 1995.  

 

4.) The prison that played Shawshank, the Ohio State Reformatory, now serves as a museum. Because it was scheduled for demolition at the time of filming, several set pieces remain intact in the prison, including the tunnel Andy crawled out of and the warden’s office.  

 

5.) The mugshots of a young-looking Morgan Freeman that are attached to his parole papers are actually pictures of Morgan’s younger son, Alfonso Freeman. Alfonso also had a cameo in the movie as a con shouting “Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We’re reeling ’em in!”  

6.) There are only two women with speaking roles in the film: the customer who complains about Brooks’ service at the grocery store, and the lady who attends to Andy at the bank following his escape.  

 

7.) Frank Darabont took a pay cut in order to be allowed to shoot his own script.  

 

8.)    The most rented video of 1995.  


9.) On the wall in Andy Dufresne’s cell is a picture of Albert Einstein. Tim Robbins, who portrayed Andy Dufresne also played in the fictional movie about Einstein, I.Q. (1994).  

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight-

 

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight-

1.) Actor Michael Caine had never met Heath Ledger until the penthouse scene of the film. Heath leader had put on such a terrifying performance that Michael Caine had forgotten his lines.

2.) To prepare for his role as The Joker, Heath Ledger stayed in a hotel room for six weeks where he constructed the look, voice, and actions of The Joker.

3.) While the movie was filming a chase scene on Lake Street, the Chicago Police Department received several calls from concerned citizens stating that the police were involved in a vehicle pursuit with a dark vehicle of unknown make or model.  

4.) After the Joker exits the hospital, the pause in the explosions was scripted, but Heath Ledger’s actions while it was stopped were unscripted.  

5.) While filming the chase scene with the Joker and the SWAT vans, one of only four IMAX cameras in the world at that time was destroyed.

6.)    The comic book film with the most Academy Award nominations

7.) During the chase scene, when the Joker takes over driving the semi after his driver is killed, the bullet holes on the windshield form a smiley face.  

8.) Christian Bale asked to keep the batsuit but could only take the mask because he could not fit the suit in his home.  

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction-

In 1994 Quentin Tarantino released Pulp Fiction. A crime thriller that blew movies goers with its catchy dialog and shocking scenes. Pulp fiction was a movie filled with alot of mystery which left fans of the film filled with questions. Not to mention all it’s fun facts.

1.) In real life Vincent Vegas (John Travolta’s character) Chevelle Malibu really belongs to Quentin Tarantino and was stolen on the set. It wasn’t until 2013 that a police office noticed some kids striping a car. When the VIN numbered was traced it was traced back to Quentin Tarantino.

 

2.) Jules (Samuel L. Jackson’s character) Was set to have a huge afro but one of the production crew went to a wig shop late and instead brought the one has was wearing. Quentin Tarantino actually liked it a kept it.

 

3.) Whenever Vincent Vega (John Travolta) goes to the bathroom in the film, something bad happens.

 

4.) The movie cost $8 million to make, $5 million of which went to pay the actors’ salaries.

 

5.) Most of clocks in pulp fiction are set to the time 4:20. The significance of the time 4:20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana.

 

6.) Two interesting actresses who auditioned for the role of Mia Wallace where Halle Berry and Julia Louis Dreyfus (Seinfeld)

 

7.) Steve Buscemi plays the Buddy Holly waiter in pulp fiction while he plays the character of Mr. Pink in reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino) His character did not like to tip waiters/waitresses.

 

8.) Quentin Tarantino is an avid collector of vintage TV show board games. During the filming of ‘Pulp Fiction’, he and John Travolta were reported to have sat on the floor and played the Welcome Back kotter(1975) board game.  

 

9.)    The movie’s line “You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?… They call it a Royale with cheese.” was voted as the #81 of “The 100 Greatest Movie Lines” by Premiere in 2007.  


10.) Some of the scenes of Jimmie Dimmick were directed by an uncredited Robert Rodriguez

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining-

Most people know the shining for Jack Nicholson’s memorable performance, it’s famous lines,and simply for giving you nightmares. But here are some interesting facts fans might not know about the film.

1.)Kubrick loved gadgets, like the typewriter. He saw a chance to create text for Jack’s novel, and decided there should be a real manuscript of 500 or so pages. A secretary was hired to type the phrase ” All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” over and over, so no matter where Shelley dipped into paper, she would find it. The secretary spent months and months typing out pages, formatted differently, with typos and the weirdness of typewriters.

2.) At the time of release, it was the policy of the MPAA to not allow the portrayal of blood in trailers that would be approved for all audiences. Bizarrely, the trailer for The Shining consists entirely of the shot of blood pouring out of the elevator. Stanley Kubrick had convinced the board the blood flooding out of the elevator was actually rusty water.

3.) According to Shelley Duvall the infamous ‘Heere’s Johnny!’ scene took 3 days to film and the use of 60 doors.

4.) Stanley Kubrick was obsessed with making every aspect of the film perfect. He had his actors repeat the same scenes over and over hundreds of times until he felt it was perfect.

5.) He purposely ridiculed actress Shelley Duvall to the brink of tears in most scenes. He hated every scene she did but it was believed to make her character more crazed, tired, and the appearance of going mad.

6.) Shelley Duvall suffered from nervous exhaustion throughout filming, including physical illness and hair loss.  

7.) The scene towards the end of the film, where Wendy is running up the stairway carrying a knife, was shot 35 times; the equivalent of running up the Empire State Building.  

 

 

 

 

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