Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
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The girl who voiced Lilo from "Lilo & Stitch" (Daveigh Chase) was also Samara from The Ring.
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After Disney threatened to sue three day care centers for unauthorized use of their characters, Hanna-Barbera gave them the right to use Universal characters as decorations.
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