Did you know...? (Little known movie trivia)

[Jack]

In The Hunt For Red October, when doing the scenes on the Russian submarine, Sean Connery would act like he was in a really lousy mood before filming began.  This created an uneasy atmosphere among his fellow actors - all part of Connery's plan to create a more realistic on-screen attitude of fearful respect among the sub's crew towards their commander.

[Psycho Circus]

In The Hunt For Red October, when doing the scenes on the Russian submarine, Sean Connery would act like he was in a really lousy mood before filming began.  This created an uneasy atmosphere among his fellow actors - all part of Connery's plan to create a more realistic on-screen attitude of fearful respect among the sub's crew towards their commander.

Shame he couldn't do anything about his accent 

[ghouck]

He's entitled to his opinion. I think someone has a Dr. Strangelove obsession... 

And now that account is a guest account. 

[Psycho Circus]

He's entitled to his opinion. I think someone has a Dr. Strangelove obsession... 

And now that account is a guest account. 

Ah, two pieces of good news today. 

[Raffine]

The only know time the meticulous Alfred Hitchcock ever improvised on a movie set was in THE BIRDS. When Jessica Tandy protested there was no way her character would explore the farmer's seemingly empty house for no reason Hitchcock had the prop man break the tea cups hanging on the wall, giver her an excuse to suspect something was wrong.

[ghouck]

In The Hunt For Red October, when doing the scenes on the Russian submarine, Sean Connery would act like he was in a really lousy mood before filming began.  This created an uneasy atmosphere among his fellow actors - all part of Connery's plan to create a more realistic on-screen attitude of fearful respect among the sub's crew towards their commander.

Part of that movie, I believe near the beginning, where they show frozen mountains from the ocean, was filmed just outside the town I live in. I've been in that area literally hundreds of times, having drove a fishing boat for two summers, and working in the shipyard for another 6-1/2 years.

[AndyC]

Dustin Hoffman was originally cast as the title character in the 1980 musical, Popeye, with Lily Tomlin as Olive Oyl. Hoffman left the film over a disagreement with writer Jules Feiffer. In overcoming the setback, producer Robert Evans assured Paramount that a big name was not needed, and suggested even the comedian on the cover of Newsweek the previous week could handle the part. That was Robin Williams. Tomlin left following Hoffman's departure, and negotiations were underway with Gilda Radner before director Robert Altman hired Shelley Duvall.

[The Burgomaster]

Roger Corman wanted Francis Ford Coppola to make The Godfather as a black action movie.

Also, the producers wanted to update The Godfather to a 1970s setting and keep it to about a 90 minute running time.  Coppola fought these decisions and won (good thing).

[Raffine]

Roger Corman wanted Francis Ford Coppola to make The Godfather as a black action movie.

Also, the producers wanted to update The Godfather to a 1970s setting and keep it to about a 90 minute running time.  Coppola fought these decisions and won (good thing).

Fortunately producer Jerry Gross had him some artistic vision and made the film anyways:



JAWS 3D started life as a remake of THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. This idea was nixed in favor of an AIRPLANE!-like spoof supposedly titled JAWS 3/HUMANS 0.

Of course, what we eventually got was Dennis Quaid running around Sea World and some very silly 3-D shark effects.

[Flick James]

Whenever Clint Eastwood is directing, instead of saying "cut" at the end of a shot he says "that's enough of that s**t."

I love Clint.

[Raffine]

Here's an interesting bit of film trivia Wikipedia is spotlighting on their homepage today:

Ronald Reagan considered CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1939) as "the worst film I ever made. "Never has an egg of such dimensions been laid." Reagan like to tell the story of how a theater ticket taker told him he should be ashamed of himself for making such a terrible movie.

However, little Jerry Parr saw it many times and thought it was just dandy. The film even inspired him to later join the Secret Service.

It was Parr who was credited in saving Reagan's life during the 1981 assasination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr.

On a personal note: I've seen Reagan's 'Brass Bancroft' films and they are pretty rotten.

[Flick James]

Here's an interesting bit of film trivia Wikipedia is spotlighting on their homepage today:

Ronald Reagan considered CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1939) as "the worst film I ever made. "Never has an egg of such dimensions been laid." Reagan like to tell the story of how a theater ticket taker told him he should be ashamed of himself for making such a terrible movie.

However, little Jerry Parr saw it many times and thought it was just dandy. The film even inspired him to later join the Secret Service.

It was Parr who was credited in saving Reagan's life during the 1981 assasination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr.

On a personal note: I've seen Reagan's 'Brass Bancroft' films and they are pretty rotten.

I nice bit of irony there.

[Allhallowsday]

Here's an interesting bit of film trivia Wikipedia is spotlighting on their homepage today:

Ronald Reagan considered CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1939) as "the worst film I ever made. "Never has an egg of such dimensions been laid." Reagan like to tell the story of how a theater ticket taker told him he should be ashamed of himself for making such a terrible movie.

However, little Jerry Parr saw it many times and thought it was just dandy. The film even inspired him to later join the Secret Service.

It was Parr who was credited in saving Reagan's life during the 1981 assasination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr.

On a personal note: I've seen Reagan's 'Brass Bancroft' films and they are pretty rotten.

There's lots of ROTTEN RONALD REAGAN movies. 

[claws]

Universal was giving John Hughes a hard time because his movie Sixteen Candles wasn't the box office smash they had hoped for. Hughes had just finished work on The Breakfast Club, and was about to film Weird Science.
To show his discomfort with Universal John Hughes wore shirts with a Paramount logo while shooting Weird Science.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es, though I do not know how well known or not this trivia is.

John Wayne was originally offered the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV show "Gunsmoke," but turned it down and instead suggested James Arness, who he had worked with in several previous films, and who accepted the part.

Thus, giving James Arness his best known role, but that meant the role was not offered to William Conrad who had voiced the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in the radio series "Gunsmoke." But do not feel too bad for Mr. Conrad, as he had his own his hit TV series in "Cannon." Which was a spinoff from "Barnaby Jones," which starred . . .

Buddy Ebsen who had his own TV hit with "Davy Crockett" on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color." But before that, Ebsen was the original Tinman in "The Wizard of Oz," but he had to withdraw, because he was allergic to the silver makeup used. So Jack Haley stepped in to play the part. And Jack Haley . . .

Almost everything in Hollywood is connected to something or somebody else.