7 Greatest movies Fun Facts
Leonardo DiCaprio did not draw the “naked” Kate Winslet drawing
The movie Titanic shows Leonardo DiCaprio drawing Kate Winslet naked. What many did not know is that James Cameron, who was the director of the film, took matters into his hands and drew the portrait. The image even had to be mirror-imaged because Leonard and James use different hands to write and draw.
Jurassic Park sound produced by the velociraptors was made from tortoise sex sounds
Creating sounds for an extinct creature can be difficult because we don’t know how they sounded like. For this reason, Gary Rydstrom, a sound designer, decided to use tortoise sex sounds to make sound produced by velociraptors in the Jurassic Park movie.
Brendan Fraser near death in the movie “Mummy”
Brendan Fraser nearly died while filming the movie “The Mummy.” It is said that he passed out completely when his character was being hanged, and he had to be resuscitated during the scene. It is astonishing what characters can go through while shooting movies to entertain us.
“Into the Woods” rehearsal near tragedy
During the rehearsal of the movie “Into the Woods,” Meryl Streep almost fell backward on a concrete fall. She would have hit her head hard and probably passed out, but the directors watched a heavily pregnant Emily Blunt catch her just before the fall. James Corden and Rob Marshall, the director, then were astonished and live to tell the story.
The Cabin in the Woods
The movie “The cabin in the woods“, involves Anna Hutchison making out with a wolf head. This was only possible for her because the wolf’s tongue was covered in powdered sugar to enhance the make-out. Otherwise, the situation was challenging for her.
Toto, a dog, paid more than human actors
Toto, a dog in the movie “The wizard of oz,” was Dorothy’s dog. He was paid more than the human actors who played munchkins. The munchkins were paid $50 a week while Toto was paid $125 a week. This was extraordinarily humane!
Two movies shot at the same time and place
The movies “There will be blood” and “No country for old men” were shot at the same place and time and caused disruptions for each other. The area was Marfa, Texas, and “There will be blood” movie scenes created a huge smoke which clouded the “No country for old men” movie scenes and cast who had to wait for the smoke to settle before continuing with the shoot.