Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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