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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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