#film trivia facts

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

In case anyone doesn’t know why Channing Tatum randomly showed up in “Deadpool & Wolverine” as Gambit:

Way back when the Fox X-Men universe was still in full swing, Tatum signed on to play Gambit in a movie. I believe he signed on after Gambit appeared in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. The project was stuck in development hell, then cancelled. So this was Ryan Reynolds’ tribute to the cancelled project and why Gambit believed he was born in the Void.

[alwaysbewoke]

Did you know that the famous line "And what the hell is that smell?" from 'Independence Day' was improvised by Will Smith? While filming the scene on the salt flat near the Great Salt Lake in Utah, nobody warned him about the strong odor caused by billions of decomposing brine shrimp in the lake.⁠

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[ardethbayrulez]

The Mummy 1999

[i-am-trans-gwender]

At one point Ghostbusters was going to be called Ghost Smashers which means the song would have said "Smashin makes me feel so good!" Although to be fair that isn't much worse than "Bustin makes me feel so good."

[disturbingstar]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞

Shoutout to @aereaseastar for giving me the idea to post a kind of horror movie breakdown so others can know what the film is about without watching it

Plot summary

A mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others' rectums.

Banned

• In the UK, the film has been refused classification a by the BBC. The ban was eventually lifted, but only after several cuts were made.

• In Germany, as much as 17 minutes had to be cut, but even then, this wasn't enough to placate the authorities, ultimately banning the film outright.

• In Australia, the film initially passed uncut but ultimately had to be edited, albeit not to the extent of the UK cut, to pass.

• This film remains banned/has been banned in New Zealand, China and Iceland

Trivia

• Tom Six drew inspiration from his time as a director for Big Brother, where he observed the strange things people would do when they were alone and thought they weren't being watched.

• Akihiro Kitamura improvised his dialogue in the scene where Heiter explains his procedure

• The heating wasn't working in the scene where Lindsay falls into the pool, so Ashley C Williams's shivering was real

• Tom Six (the films director, writer & producer) kept the actual method of how the centipede would be formed secret from nearly everyone as long as possible

• The main villain is a surgeon, because Tom Six has a personal fear of hospitals and doctors

• Dieter Laser contributed many ideas about Heiter's character, the most notable of which was him swimming naked in front of his victims; he felt that since Heiter viewed the 'centipede' as his pet, he wouldn't be ashamed to be naked around them

• Tom Six claims that he got the idea for the film from discussions with a friend on how to punish child molesters

Breakdown

Lindsay and Jenny are two American tourists in Germany who attempt to drive to a local nightclub when their car breaks down in the nearby woods. After refusing a ride from a dangerous-looking truck driver, they walk through the woods looking for them when it begins to rain. They stumble upon a rural country house owned by a crazed surgeon named Dr. Heiter. Dr. Heiter pretends that he is calling for them when he serves the two young women drugged water, which upon drinking it they pass out. The women awake in a makeshift medical ward in the basement and witness Heiter informing a kidnapped truck driver that he is “not a match” and then killing him.

When the women wake up a second time, Heiter has secured a new male captive, Japanese tourist Katsuro. The doctor explains to his three captives that he is a world-renowned expert at separating conjoined twins but dreams of making new creatures that share a single digestive system. He describes in detail how he will surgically connect his three victims mouth-to-anus. After Lindsay fails in an attempt to escape, Heiter performs the surgery on his victims, placing Lindsay in the middle, Katsuro at the front, and Jenny at the rear. Before beginning the operation, Heiter explains to Lindsay that he had experimented with creating a 'three dog', also joined mouth-to-anus, which died shortly after surgery. Heiter tells Lindsay that the middle dog of his creation experienced the most pain, and as a punishment for her escape attempt she will become the middle part of his human centipede.

Once the operation is complete, the doctor tries to train his centipede as a pet and watches with great delight as Lindsay is forced to swallow Katsuro's excrement. However, Heiter eventually becomes irritated after being kept awake day and night by the constant screaming of his victims, and he soon realises that Jenny is dying from blood poisoning caused by the surgery.

A few days later, two local detectives, Kranz and Voller, arrive at the doctor's house to investigate the disappearance of tourists. Heiter decides to add them to his centipede as replacements for Jenny. Heiter fails in an attempt to drug the detectives, and they leave the house to obtain a search warrant.

The victims attempt to escape from the ward, crawling up the stairs, and Katsuro attacks Heiter, stabbing him in his left leg with a scalpel. Their attempt to escape ultimately fails. Katsuro confesses to the doctor, in Japanese, that he deserves his fate because he had treated his family poorly. He then fatally cuts his own throat with a shard of broken glass. Just then, the detectives return to the house and conduct separate searches, as Heiter hides in the basement near his swimming pool. Kranz finds the makeshift ward and then hears a gunshot. He discovers Heiter's victims before finding Voller dead in the swimming pool after being shot. Heiter comes out of hiding and shoots Kranz in the stomach, and Kranz responds by shooting Heiter in the head. Kranz then falls in the pool, dead.

Back in the house, Jenny and Lindsay hold hands as Jenny dies from her blood poisoning. Despite being aware that their captor is dead, Lindsay is left alone in the house, trapped between her two deceased fellow captives.

I haven't personally watched this film, so apologies if I made any errors

[kingoftieland]

Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters is a REAL PLACE! 🏰

[kent-farm]

Coach Gaines? You work at the DMV?

—Jon Kent, with his mom, Lois Lane, visiting the DMV for Jon's driving exam... with Coach Gaines, Superman and Lois, "Closer". The Eco Thrift building located at 5641 176A Street in Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, appears as the DMV.

📷: Paul Orazietti

[troythecatfish]

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[random-jot]

Whoa, can't believe I never noticed this easter egg! In Jurassic Park Nedry is briefly seen slacking off by watching Martin Scorsese's Goncharov on his work computers. A little nod by Spielberg to acknowledge Scorsese's classic.

P.S. Here's a template, just in case anyone wants to make Nedry watch something else

[limbobilbo]

Fun fact.

In Austin Powers: international man of mystery, there are a couple of jokes about Austin being a fan of Burt Bacharach

Now its common knowledge that Austin Powers is a spoof of James Bond, however this joke is a clever reference to the wider James Bind franchise. As, little known fact, Burt Bacharach did the music for Casino Royale

Not this one though, the 2006 reboot and the good craig film (dont @ me skyfall fans). No, the obscure 1967 film

Which also gave us this amazing poster that I could explain the context but will only do so if asked

Now, the multilayered reference of Burt Bacharach is that Casino Royale ‘67 was a spoof of james bond itself. Focusing on creating a stupid, over the top nonsensical plot made even more weird by the fact that peter sellers (who played one of the main protoganists) quit during filming due to orson welles being too commanding of the set. As well as a bunch more dumb scenes and elements that I could rant about for ages. But I would highly recommend to anyone who likes bond.

So basically: Austin Powers, a character from a james bond spoof, is a fan of burt bacarach, who did the music for the first james bond spoof.

[juliehowlin]

James Stewart

Once, a customer at James Stewart's family hardware store was unable to pay his bill, and offered an old Accordion in lieu of payment. Stewart learned to play the instrument, and would have it with him on movie sets so he could play it during down time.

10 things you might not know about James Stewart:

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Same director:

[joxtertheme]

MINOR FNAF MOVIE SPOILERS

Between the random guy named Carl, after the cupcake’s fan name. And the Sparky the dog references-

There is a very real possibility that in the sequel we get a random character called Vincent

[i-am-trans-gwender]

There's a deleted scene from Back To The Future (that was included in the novelization) where Marty is worried that going on a date with his mom will turn him gay.

At the time the movie was made there was a stereotype that gay men have an unhealthy attachment to there mothers. The stereotype has mainly been forgotten which makes the scene feel like a shitpost.

[disturbingstar]

Controversial horror movies that have been banned

Braindead

Banned in:

• Germany

• South Korea

• Singapore

• Finland.

Antichrist

Banned in:

• France

I Spit on Your Grave

Banned in:

• Ireland

• Norway

• Iceland

• West Germany

• Canada

• Australia

A Serbian Film

Banned in:

• Philippines

• Spain

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Malaysia

• Norway

• Brazil

Grotesque

Banned in:

• UK

• Norway

The Last House on the Left

Banned in:

• UK

• Australia (never submitted for release over censorship concerns)

• New Zealand

The Exorcist

Banned in:

• Tunisia

• Certain Parts of the UK

Hostel: Part II

Banned in:

• Germany

• New Zealand

Cannibal Holocaust

Banned in:

• Italy

• UK

• USA

• Australia

• Norway

• Finland

• Iceland

• Others (I couldn’t find them all)

Maniac

Banned in:

• UK

• Australia

• New Zealand

The Human Centipede

Banned in:

• UK

• Australia

• Iceland

Martyrs

Banned in:

• USA (was only released directly to DVD)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Banned in:

• UK

• Australia

• Sweden

• West Germany

• Brazil

• Finland

• Chile

• France

• Iceland

• Ireland

• Norway

The Evil Dead

Banned in:

• Ukraine

• Finland

• Singapore

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Banned in:

• USA (Home video and streaming release only)

Frankenstein

Banned In:

• Ireland

• Sweden

• Italy

• Czechoslovakia

• The Canadian province of Quebec

Ichi The Killer

Banned in:

• Germany

• Norway

• Malaysia

• Ireland

• China

The Human Centipede 2

Banned in:

• Australia

• New Zealand

• UK

• Ireland

• Germany

• Philippines

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Banned in:

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Norway

• Finland

• Canada

• UK

• Italy

• Germany

• USA

The Bunny Game

Banned in:

• UK

August Underground

Banned in:

• Austria

Possession

Banned in:

• UK

[kingoftieland]

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