Art of Cinema: 50 Hidden Movie Details Revealed – Part 7

In "Joker" (2019), Joaquin Phoenix improvised the iconic dance in the bathroom. Originally, Arthur was just meant to stare into the mirror and quietly contemplate his actions. However, after hearing some of the composer's music, Phoenix thought the dance was more appropriate.

In "Tremors" (1990), despite the fact that he handed Melvin an empty revolver per safety rules, Burt still checks to make sure the gun is unloaded upon its return.

In "22 Jump Street" (2014), Jonah Hill was attacked by a parrot during the car chase. His panicked reaction is real. On the DVD commentary, he said, "That was not acting. I don't like birds."

In "The Dark Knight" (2008), the old man the Joker intimidates and compares to his father was actually Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. Senator Leahy has appeared in five Batman movies and even voiced a senator in Batman: The Animated Series.

In "Wreck-It Ralph" (2012), Bowser holds his cup of tea in a particular way. This was actually an addition by Nintendo. Before the film was released, they contacted the filmmakers and said that Bowser was drinking his tea the wrong way in the group therapy scene. So, it was changed.

In "Deliverance" (1972), during the "dueling banjos" scene, actor Billy Redden, who played the young banjo-playing local, didn't know how to play the banjo. To make it look authentic, a skilled banjo player hid behind him and played the chords with his left arm in Redden's sleeve while Redden picked with his right.

The four Hobbit actors from "The Lord of the Rings" (2003) all confirmed on podcasts that one of the orc leader's looks in the movie was based on Harvey Weinstein. This decision was made after Weinstein wanted Miramax to cut the trilogy down to one film before a deal was made, and New Line Cinema rescued the epic saga.

In "Uncharted" (2022), Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer (Tom Holland and Sophia Ali) wash up on a beach and meet a stranger who says something similar happened to him once. That actor is Nolan North, the original voice actor for Nathan Drake in the Uncharted video games.

In "Toy Story 4" (2019), a car has the license plate "RMRF97." In 1997, someone at Pixar accidentally typed "rm -r -f," deleting the entire "Toy Story 2" movie from the Pixar database. Fortunately, the film's supervising technical director had a backup copy at home, and the movie was restored.

In "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015), Han drops his parka on the floor when he arrives at Starkiller Base. When he leaves, Chewbacca hands it back to Han, and he reacts with confusion. Joonas Suotamo, the actor who plays Chewbacca, improvised this scene and confused Harrison Ford by deviating from the script.