19 behind-the-scenes facts about what happened on the set of cult films (20 photos)

There is nothing better than immersing yourself in an interesting film and disconnecting from your worries for a few hours. The behind-the-scenes truth about how these famous paintings were created may completely change the way you think about them.





1. "The Wizard of Oz", 1939



Filming The Wizard of Oz was like a complete nightmare. Not only did actor Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion, have to wear a hot suit made of real lion hair, but Buddy Ebsen was allergic to the aluminum powder that was supposed to make him the Tin Man. When Ebsen's skin turned blue and he nearly suffocated, heartless studio executives replaced him with Jack Haley.

2. “Everything everywhere and at once”, 2022





The special effects of the action movie “Everything Everywhere at Once” blew our imagination. And 5 self-taught people worked on them! Moreover, they learned computer graphics during the pandemic.

3. "Superbad", 2007



Christopher Mintz-Plasse's sex scene gets even more awkward when you find out his mom was watching. At the time, the actor was 17 years old, so by law he had to be accompanied by his parents

4. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", 2000



Due to the huge amount of makeup and special overlays, Jim Carrey looked darker than a cloud on the set of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He took out his anger on make-up artist Kazuhiro Tsuji. After filming, Tsuji had to see a psychotherapist.

5. "The Wizard of Oz", 1939



Margaret Hamilton played the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. One of the scenes almost cost the actress her life. The film crew was unable to control the fire, and Margaret received terrible burns to her face and hands. After hospitalization, the artist resumed filming, but wearing green gloves.

6. "The Godfather", 1972



Marlon Brando is considered one of the greatest actors in history. During the filming of The Godfather, he refused to memorize his lines and read them from a piece of paper, often improvising.

7. "Interstellar", 2014



For the filming of Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan had 500 acres of corn planted and then profited from the harvest.

8. "Candyman", 1992



The bees in the classic horror film Candyman were completely real. To prevent insects from entering his throat, a plug was inserted into Tony Todd's mouth. While filming the frightening scene, he was stung 23 times, but was well compensated for his suffering. Todd negotiated a $1,000 bonus for each bite.

9. "Scream", 1996



During the filming of Scream, Drew Barrymore actually called 911 several times. It turned out that the prop manager forgot to unplug her phone. Barrymore sobbed, screamed and hung up until the police called her back.

10. "Invasion of the Dinosaur", 2006



The filming process in the sewers near the Han River was even more disgusting than you could imagine. The cast and crew were previously vaccinated against tetanus. In some scenes, the actors had to splash in sewage.

11. "The Dark Knight", 2008



All that lip licking that the Joker did in The Dark Knight may seem like an acting achievement. In fact, Heath Ledger was trying to hold on to the overlays that depicted the very scars on his cheeks that kept trying to come off during conversations.

12. "Inglourious Basterds", 2009



The epic carnage in Inglourious Basterds almost led to tragedy. Eli Roth said that while filming the arson of a movie theater, the building almost burned down due to high temperatures. The film set workers believed that the fire temperature would be 400 °C, but it reached 1200.

13. "Rocky IV", 1985



If you thought the punches in Rocky IV were too realistic, you're not wrong. Sylvester Stallone (writer, director and leading actor) asked Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him during a fight. As a result, Stallone received an uppercut and spent nine days in the hospital.

14. "Selena", 1997



The biographical film "Selena" brought success to Jennifer Lopez. The interesting thing is that the actress did not sing in her own voice. The beautiful vocals that sounded throughout the melodrama belonged to Selena Quintanilla herself, and Lopez simply sang along.

15. "Halloween", 1978



The iconic white mask of Michael Myers from Halloween is an unfortunate cast of the face of William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek. Tommy Lee Wallace, the production designer, bought it from a store on Hollywood Boulevard. He enlarged the eye holes, removed the eyebrows and sideburns, painted the mask white and darkened the hair to create a horror icon.

16. "Pulp Fiction", 1994



The famous hamburger scene was inspired by the casting story of Samuel L. Jackson. Producer Richard Gladstein said: "Sam walks in with a burger in one hand and a drink in the other, his intense gaze startling everyone present."

17. "Fight Club", 1999



There are always Starbucks cups in Fight Club. According to director David Fincher, when he moved to Los Angeles in 1984, he had a hard time finding a good coffee shop. Then Starbucks came along and his life changed.

18. "Taxi Driver", 1976



New York in the movie "Taxi Driver" seems terribly dirty. Filming took place in the summer of 1975, when the city's economy was in decline. The metropolis was on the verge of bankruptcy, municipal services went on strike. Mountains of garbage grew on the streets. So the footage corresponded to reality.

19. "The Little Mermaid", 1989



Each air bubble in The Little Mermaid was drawn by hand. The animators needed more than a million bubbles! The task proved so difficult that Disney had to outsource most of the work to the Chinese company Pacific Rim Productions.