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I was auditioning for a play today, and the director yelled at me. He said my acting reminded him of a female reproductive organ! Needless to say I stormed off…

by cringeyjokesman August 13, 2022, 12:33 am

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An animal rescuer, homeless shelter director, volunteer pediatrician, and ice cream machine repairman are waiting at the Pearly Gates

by cringeyjokesman August 12, 2022, 2:36 pm

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TIL the opening shot of “Apocalypse Now” was made from old footage found in the trash. Director Coppola shot 1.5 million feet of film, and accidentally came across the scene. Coppola also told the editor to use The Doors’ “The End,” since he thought it would be funny to start a movie with “The End.”

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 6:22 pm

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TIL in 1991 the cruise ship Oceanos began to sink in rough seas. When the captain fled in a lifeboat leaving passengers, Guitarist Moss Hills started evacuating passengers, saving everyone. He has since been promoted to Cruise Director.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 5:04 pm

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TIL Bernard Herrmann, composer for films like Psycho, Vertigo, Citizen Kane was asked by unknown director Martin Scorsese to compose Taxi Driver. After completing it, Scorsese asked for one final section. Hermann agreed, brought an orchestra in, completed it, and died hours later.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 12:40 am

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TIL The Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan based his characterization of Bruce Wayne on Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. To Nolan, both characters overcame great personal loss and a traumatic childhood by reinventing themselves and personally taking on crime.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 4:17 am

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TIL the infamous shock video “2 Girls 1 Cup” was originally sold as a DVD titled “Hungry B*tches”. The “vomit” in the movie was just food the actors had chewed and spit-out without swallowing, and film’s director has stated in court that the supposed excrement they consume was just ice cream.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 6:28 am

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TIL that Oliver Stone acclaimed director of Natural Born Killers was sued for liable for inciting violence after several real-life couples went on killing sprees and named the film as their inspiration. Famous author John Grisham knew one of the victims and agreed Stone should be held responsible.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 9:24 am

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TIL that two years before filming his famous unauthorized adaptation of Dracula, Nosferatu, director F. W. Murnau filmed an unauthorized adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide called The Head of Janus with future Dracula star Bela Lugosi in a supporting role

by whatilearned July 17, 2022, 9:38 am

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TIL Tupac Shakur was a member of the Baltimore Young Communist League and dated the daughter of the director of the local chapter of the Communist Party USA.

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 10:33 pm

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TIL that Marlon Brando horrified a Superman The Movie producer in their first meeting by proposing that Jor-El appear as a green suitcase or a bagel with Brando’s voice, but director Richard Donner used flattery to persuade the actor to portray Jor-El himself.

by whatilearned July 10, 2022, 1:32 am

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TIL that director Michael Mann directed Heat twice, once in 1989 as a low budget TV movie and again in 1995 as a big budget box office hit, both have the same plot and scenes but Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in the remake. Today Heat is recognized as one of the best crime films of all time.

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 9:58 pm

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