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The Matrix

The iconic "green code" is actually sushi recipes from a Japanese cookbook.

Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox filmed the movie while still shooting Family Ties during the day.

The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prep for Joker.

Pulp Fiction

The briefcase combination is 666.

Titanic

The final underwater scene was filmed in a giant drained swimming pool.

Aliens

Bill Paxton is the only actor killed by an Alien, Predator, and Terminator.

Kill Bill

Uma Thurman and Tarantino created the character on the Pulp Fiction set.

Rocky IV

Dolph Lundgren hit Stallone so hard he ended up in intensive care.

The Thing (1982)

Every creature effect was practical — zero CGI used.

Napoleon Dynamite

Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for the role.

Avatar

James Cameron wrote the script in 1994 but waited for VFX tech to evolve.

Gladiator

Russell Crowe improvised “Are you not entertained?” on set.

Inception

The spinning top’s ending was left ambiguous on purpose

The Batman (2022)

Robert Pattinson secretly auditioned while shooting Tenet.

E.T.

The alien’s face was based on Einstein and a pug.

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