This radically changes the meaning: little-known facts about iconic films (19 photos)

It would seem that these cult film adaptations have been watched and reviewed, and there are no more secrets left. But no: there are some.





And, perhaps, they will be a reason to while away the evening watching a quality film, especially since there are genres for every taste.

Matrix and sushi



The Matrix screensaver is not a computer language or a code. The production designer took his wife's cookbook and scanned the sushi recipe. And then I corrected it a little and received the famous secret “code”.

Master's hand





James Cameron is a master. And that's a fact. And it was he who made the sketch of Rose. True, Kate Winslet posed in a swimsuit, not naked.

Let's play this episode backwards



The overdose moment when Vincent Vega injects Mia Wallace to revive her is played backwards. In reality, Travolta's character pulled out, not stuck, a needle.

Poor cat is a happy cat



Coppola found the cat that lay on Marlon Brando's lap in The Godfather somewhere in the back streets of the studio and handed it to the actor at the last moment. The animal was so imbued with the importance of the moment that it began to purr loudly, causing the sound engineers to worry about the sound quality.

And Bond is bald!



Yes, the brutal James Bond in all the episodes where he was played by Sean Connery wore a wig, since the actor began to go bald in his youth.

Coffee is also one of the rules of the club



In the 90s, Starbucks appeared like mushrooms after rain, which annoyed David Fincher. And he promised, with the company’s permission, to insert a cup into every frame of “Fight Club.” The only exception was the destruction of the coffee shop. It became the fictitious Gratifico Coffee, since it would be painful for representatives of the brand to see the destruction of their brainchild in the frame.

Turtle love



Some of the noises that velociraptors make in Jurassic Park are actually the intimate grunting sounds that turtles make when mating. The film also features goose hissing and horse snoring.

Michael = James



Michael Myers' sinister mask in Halloween was previously used in Star Wars for Captain James Kirk. Due to a limited budget, this mask was bought for a horror film, painted white and the shape of the eyes and hair were changed to make the image sinister.

Woody is not what he seems



In Toy Story, Jolly Wooddy was originally intended to be a ventriloquist's doll. But at the last moment they decided to abandon this idea so as not to frighten the little spectators.

Iron O.J. Simpson



Yes, this is the actor who was originally planned to play the role of the Terminator. But Cameron doubted that such an innocent-looking cutie would be able to bring the image of a cyborg killer into reality.

Baby Boo



In “Monsters, Inc.,” Boo was voiced by little Mary Gibbs, 2.5 years old. To record the real emotions of such a little girl, which she could not give out on demand, the girl was tickled or sweets were taken away in order to record real laughter or crying. So all the manifestations of the character in the cartoon are alive and real.



“You'll need a bigger boat” - this catchphrase included in the movie "Jaws" is purely impromptu. This is how actor Rob Scheider spoke sarcastically about the producers who issued a boat that was too small for the equipment.

Paralyzed but happy



Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in Potter, David Holmes, was paralyzed due to an accident during the filming of the last part: the stuntman hit his back hard against a wall. Daniel repeatedly organized charity dinners, paid for Holmes' rehabilitation from personal funds and supported his understudy. Now Holmes, despite his illness, owns his own film company with two friends.

Rich dog



When The Wizard of Oz was filmed, the extras who played the little munchkin men were paid $50 a week. And the dog who played the role of Totoshka is 2.5 times larger.

The earthenware friend in Psycho



Censorship prohibited showing toilets: they said it was indecent. And Psycho was the first film to do this.

Red-red blood



During a tirade in Django Unchained, DiCaprio became so angry that he slammed his fist on a glass table, breaking it and injuring his hand. The episode was filmed without interruption, so the blood in the frame is real.

Bloodsucker polyglot



When 1931's Dracula was filmed, the practice of dubbing was not yet widespread. Therefore, during the day the filming took place in English, and at night in Spanish. By the way, the second version was completed in half the time and received more favorable reviews from viewers.

Not a wonderful wonderful life



Jimmy Stewart, having returned from the front, was thinking about giving up acting and did not want to star in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” arguing that the country and he personally did not particularly need a movie about suicide in this difficult time. But in the end he agreed, which gave a new round to his career in Hollywood.

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