Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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 mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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In Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs are only on the screen for 15 minutes. The movie is over two hours long.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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