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    Forrest Gump Novel
    Forrest Gump Novel
    In the “Forrest Gump” novel that the movie is based on, Forrest goes into space with NASA. Upon return, he crash lands on an island full of cannibals. He only survives because he beats the head cannibal at chess everyday.
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    In 1997, Kevin Smith was hired by Warner Brothers to write the script for a Superman movie. He was forced to write Superman without the power of flight and he had to fight a giant spider. The movie would’ve starred Nicolas Cage.
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    Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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    Judge Judy makes $45 million a year.
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    Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    In the mid-70s, the actor who portrays Mike from “Breaking Bad” began his acting career in an education film on menstruation and puberty.
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    The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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    Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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