Poll: Top 25 Trivia Items From the Last 25 Years

Results of 3,648 votes:

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   Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    

   Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Arnold Schwarzenegger earned $15 million for speaking a total of 700 words of dialogue — which breaks down to $21,429 per word. "Hasta la vista, baby"? That…
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   One more crack about my short arms and I'm going to get very, very angry.

    

   Jurassic Park (1993) The giant Tyrannosaurus rex occasionally malfunctioned when it rained. Producer Kathleen Kennedy recalls, "The T. rex went into the heebie-jeebies sometimes. Scared the crap …
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   Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    

   Forrest Gump (1994) When Forrest (Tom Hanks) gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, you can't hear him because the microphone plug is pulled. According to Hanks, Forrest says, "Somet…
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   Sean Bean in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    

   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The cast often had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter. But Sean Bean was afraid of flying. So, when the crew shot the scenes of the…
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   Kate Winslet in Titanic (1997)

    

   Titanic (1997) Kate Winslet flashed Leonardo DiCaprio during their first meeting to break the ice, after finding out she had to pose nude for him in their now famous portrait scene.
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   Brad Pitt stars as Tyler Durden

    

   Fight Club (1999) After the copyright warning on the Fight Club DVD, there is another warning from Tyler Durden, which appears only for a second: "If you are reading this, then this warning is fo…
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   Alfred Enoch, Rupert Grint, Josh Herdman, Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Jamie Waylett, and Bronson Webb in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

    

   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each of them write an essay about their characters from a first-per…
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   Sigourney Weaver in Alien: Resurrection (1997)

    

   Alien: Resurrection (1997) Sigourney Weaver actually made the behind-the-back, half-court basketball shot successfully after two weeks of basketball tutoring. When the day came to shoot the scene, dir…
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   Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

    

   The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Matthew McConaughey's scenes were shot on the second week of filming. The chest-beating and humming performed were improvised and are part of an actual warm-up he perfor…
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    William H. Macy in Fargo (1996)

     

    Fargo (1996) William H. Macy begged the directors for the role of Jerry Lundegaard, performing two readings for the part. When the Coen brothers didn't get back to him, Macy tracked them down in New Y…
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    Brad Pitt in Thelma & Louise (1991)

     

    Thelma & Louise (1991) Then-struggling actor George Clooney auditioned five times for the part of sexy hitchhiker J.D., a role which director Ridley Scott ultimately gave to Brad Pitt, catapulting…
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    Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)

     

    The King’s Speech (2010) Screenwriter David Seidler stammered as a child and was inspired by King George VI's wartime speech. As an adult, he wrote Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (widow of George VI…
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    Lee Pace at an event for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

     

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) When the movie was promoted with a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, several fans camped outside the hall the day before the panel in order to get seats. I…
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    Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)

     

    Passion of the Christ (2004) According to an interview he gave to Newsweek, Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount scene.
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    Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

     

    The Devil Wears Prada (2006) On the first day of filming, Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she pa…
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    Tom Hanks stars as Chuck NolandTom Hanks stars as Chuck Noland

     

    Cast Away (2000) To make himself look like an average, out-of-shape, middle-aged man for the scenes in the beginning of the film, Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Productio…
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    Scarlett Johansson in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

     

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Scarlett Johansson was pregnant during filming. So, many of her scenes were scheduled early before she began to show. To help hide her pregnancy later in filming, three …
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    Gangs of New York (2002)

     

    Gangs of New York (2002) Martin Scorsese ends the film with a shot of the New York skyline including the World Trade Center Towers even though the film was finished after the buildings were destroyed …
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    Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

     

    Brokeback Mountain (2005) For the scene where Heath Ledger strips down and jumps into a lake, Ang Lee intended to edit out any actual frontal nudity. But a paparazzo took photos of Ledger with a digit…
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    Renée Zellweger and Jonathan Lipnicki in Jerry Maguire (1996)

     

    Jerry Maguire (1996) Then 5-year-old actor Jonathan Lipnicki, who played Ray Boyd, showed up on set one day telling everyone that the "human head weighs 8 pounds." Cameron Crowe liked it so …
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    Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude Law, and Cate Blanchett in The Aviator (2004)

     

    The Aviator (2004) Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Katharine Hepburn made her the first performer to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner.
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    Liam Neeson and Jake Lloyd in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

     

    Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Shaving razors play key roles in the film. When Liam Neeson's character Qui-Gon Jinn uses a high-tech "communicator" device, it's actually a redecorated …
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    (Left to right) Julie Christie, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Freddie Highmore, Luke Spill, Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp.

     

    Finding Neverland (2004) During the formal dinner scene, Johnny Depp placed a "fart machine" under Julie Christie's chair. He had a remote control to trigger a fart sound from the device. In…
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    Mike Myers, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Diane Mizota in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

     

    Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) The items on Austin Powers' briefly-glimpsed "Things to Do Before I Die" list include: 1. Become international man of mystery 2. Save world from certain do…
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    Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)

     

    There’s Something About Mary (1998) One of the Farrelly brothers mooned Cameron Diaz and Lin Shaye during the filming of the scene where the two actresses look downward after Puffy the dog jumps out t…