r>1. "The Shawshank Redemption" was not a box office success, but became a cult classic through successful DVD sales and television broadcasts. 2. The iconic "whip-crack" sound in "Indiana Jones" was created by hitting a leather jacket with a metal rod. 3. In "Pulp Fiction," the briefcase's contents are never revealed, leaving it up to interpretation. However, there is a theory that it contains Marsellus Wallace's soul. 4. Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" features a scene where the typewriter being used by Jack Nicholson's character changes color between shots - this was a mistake that went unnoticed during filming. 5. In "Psycho," the infamous shower scene was meticulously choreographed and took seven days to film. 6. "The Dark Knight" was the first movie to feature IMAX footage for a major Hollywood production. 7. "The Terminator" was originally conceived as a love story, until James Cameron changed the plot to the action-packed sci-fi classic we know today. 8. During the filming of "The Exorcist," director William Friedkin would fire a starter pistol unexpectedly to elicit genuine scares from the actors. 9. "The Silence of the Lambs" was only the third movie in history to win Academy Awards in all five major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. 10 In "Alien," the iconic scene involving the alien bursting out of John Hurt's chest was filmed in one take, with only the actors who were directly involved aware of what was going to happen. 11. Covering every minute detail, Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" contains over 200 special effects shots, each one created without the use of digital technology. 12. In "The Hateful Eight," the mandolin played by Kurt Russell's character was actually a priceless, one-of-a-kind antique that was destroyed during filming. 13. In "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Alec Guinness wore a pair of false eyelashes to enhance his character's appearance. 14. "A Clockwork Orange" features a complicated invented language known as "Nadsat" - a mix of Russian and Cockney rhyming slang. 15. Gene Wilder's iconic Willy Wonka costume in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was inspired by Wilder's experience finding himself at a urinal next to a man dressed identically while attending a theatrical production. 16. "The Big Lebowski" has its own religion dubbed Dudeism, with Lebowski Fest fan conventions and ordained ministers. 17. In "The Thing," the special effects team created a stomach-churning creature using a real cow's tongue, among other gruesome materials. 18. Clint Eastwood's character in "Dirty Harry" was originally supposed to be played by Frank Sinatra, but he turned the role down. 19. The iconic "Jurassic Park" scene with the water glasses vibrating to the approaching T-Rex was created using a guitar string against a frame of plexiglass. 20. The final scene in "Fight Club" showing the destruction of skyscrapers was filmed using scale models and reverse motion photography. 21. "Jaws" was famously plagued with production issues, including malfunctioning mechanical sharks that forced director Steven Spielberg to adapt the script and shoot scenes differently to work around the issues. 22. "The Matrix" introduced new visual effects technology, such as "bullet time" and "wire fu," which have since become staples of modern action movies. 23. In "The Princess Bride," the characters of Westley and Inigo Montoya engage in a sword fight that took months of intense training and choreography to perfect. 24. Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" was so intense that it caused him to suffer from insomnia for a month during filming. 25. The title character in "Forrest Gump" was originally written to be played by John Goodman, until Tom Hanks came onboard and gave the performance that went on to win him his second Academy Award. 26. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is the longest-running theatrical release in history, with continued midnight showings of the cult classic dating back to its 1975 premiere. 27. "The Usual Suspects" features a twist ending that is still considered one of the best in cinematic history. 28. Julia Roberts' character in "Pretty Woman" was originally meant to be addicted to drugs, until studio executives deemed it too dark for the romantic comedy genre. 29. The shower scene from "Psycho" was modeled after the real-life murder of Janet Leigh's friend, actress Christine Collins. 30. In "Blade Runner," actress Joanna Cassidy really did injure herself during the famous chase sequence by running into a glass door that had not been properly safety-checked. 31. In "The Godfather," the famous horse head scene was created using a real horse head, which the production team obtained from a dog food company after the animal died of natural causes.
