TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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    Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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    In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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    C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.
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    Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
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    Mermaid Mockumentary
    Mermaid Mockumentary
    In 2012, Animal Planet aired a two-hour mockumentary called "Mermaid: The Body Found" that many viewers found so convincing, they overwhelmed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with phone calls demanding the truth about the existence of mermaids.
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    Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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    A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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    Walt Disney was a high school dropout and he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
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