Trivia: The "Mushroom Planet" is a reference to the level "Mushroom Hill Zone" from the video-game "Sonic and Knuckles." (Although some have speculated it may also be a sly nod to the "Mushroom Kingdom" from the Nintendo video-game "Super Mario Bros.").
TedStixon
21st May 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019)
21st May 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019)
21st May 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019)
21st May 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019)
19th May 2020
Nine Lives (2016)
Trivia: The film was originally written to be an introspective, existential dramedy geared towards adults about a troubled man who is turned into a cat. As originally planned, the cat also wouldn't speak/the audience wouldn't hear his thoughts. However, after a change in leadership at the studio, the film was rewritten into a more generic family movie.
15th May 2020
The Changeling (1980)
15th May 2020
The Changeling (1980)
15th May 2020
The Changeling (1980)
15th May 2020
The Changeling (1980)
Trivia: Martin Scorsese called "The Changeling" one of the eleven scariest movies ever made in a list he published.
12th May 2020
Eraserhead (1977)
12th May 2020
Eraserhead (1977)
Trivia: David Lynch has never explained how the disturbing "baby" was created for the film, even coyly suggesting at one point that it was something he found that had been "born nearby." A popular theory is that the baby is actually an animal fetus that had been hollowed out and made into a puppet, but this has never been confirmed.
7th May 2020
Twister (1996)
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
Trivia: Originally, there were many more scenes set in Kansas at the start of the film, including a scene of Dorothy and Aunt Em painting their faces and Belina getting into the kitchen of the farmhouse. They were removed for pacing reasons, so Dorothy would arrive in Oz earlier and the story could get moving.
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
Trivia: The scenes featuring Ozma at the end of the film had to be reshot months later after filming had wrapped. Originally, Ozma wore a long, regal golden-colored gown. During editing, the crew realised that due to the lighting and all the gold paint used on set, Ozma blended in too much with the background, like she was wearing camouflage. They then scrambled to reshoot the scene, with Ozma now wearing a white and green dress to help her stand out.
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
Trivia: Among others, Drew Barrymore and Alanis Morissette auditioned for and were considered for the part of Dorothy before Fairuza Balk was cast.
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
Trivia: Fairuza Balk did all of her own stunts in the film, which is something of a rarity for child actors.
6th May 2020
Return to Oz (1985)
Trivia: Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry were both considered for the part of Dr. Worley/The Nome King.
6th May 2020
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Trivia: Alan Ritchson, who portrays Rafael in this film and the sequel "Out of the Shadows," has stated that the actors portraying the four turtles were mistreated on-set and by the studio. As they were technically portraying animated characters through motion capture, their contracts were reportedly "full of loopholes" that didn't afford them equal treatment with the rest of the live-action cast, despite them being on-set full-time doing grueling work in motion-capture suits. One particular instant included the four turtle actors being kicked off set at the end of a 14-hour day without transportation home, while the rest of the cast and crew were given rides. They also weren't paid overtime like the rest of the crew, were barred from giving interviews despite portraying the titular characters, weren't invited to the premier, and were subsequently denied back-end profit shares from the sequel that they had been promised.
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