26Walt Simonson in Thor
In "Thor" (2011), one of the Asgardians is played by Walt Simonson, who wrote the Thor comic book from 1983-1987.
27. Director Sam Raimi finds a way to include a 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 car in every film he makes. Uncle Ben drove this car in "Spider-Man" (2002).
28. In "A Bug's Life" (1999), the queen is seen to have a pet named "Aphie." In real life, this little bug is an aphid (also known as aphids), and they live in harmony with the ants, not as pets but as "livestock." Aphids provide ants with honeydew, and in return, they are protected and cared for.
29. Don and Dan Stanton, who are identical twins, played the guard and the T-1000 clone of the guard in "Terminator 2" (1991).
30. In the end credits of "Mr. Popper's Penguins" (2011), it is confirmed that while no penguins were harmed during the making of the movie, Jim Carrey was not so fortunate.
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31Eddie Murphy's Super Cops
In "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984), Eddie Murphy's improvised story about "super cops" made John Ashton crack up so much that he had to pinch his face to hide his laughter.
32. In "Hot Fuzz" (2007), two of the 'village of the year' judges are played by the mothers of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg.
33. In "Ted 2" (2015), you can see Peter Griffin fighting a chicken in the background in one of the scenes. In "Family Guy," the ongoing fight between the two is a running gag that has continued for a long time, with their fights becoming longer and more outrageous. In one of these gags, they bump into each other and fight for 3-5 minutes in a parody of action movie final battles and man-to-man movie fights, while epic disasters explode all around them.
34. The couple that Farva (Kevin Heffernan) calls "chicken-fu*ker" and squawks at during a traffic stop in "Super Troopers" (2001) were Heffernan's real-life parents. Their reactions during the scene are genuine, as they had no idea what he was going to say prior to it being filmed.
35. In "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2018), the old couple taking photos are the parents of James Gunn. They are credited as "Weird Old Man" and "Weird Old Man's Mistress."
36Anne Hathaway's Unscripted Fall
In "The Princess Diaries" (2001), the scene where Mia trips and falls in the bleachers wasn't part of the script. Anne Hathaway had accidentally slipped in a puddle. Director Garry Marshall liked it so much that he decided to keep it in the movie.
37. In "La La Land" (2016), as Sebastian and Mia walk through the studio lot, they pass by two actors filming a romantic scene. Those two actors are actually Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's body doubles.
38. In "Coco" (2017), the conductor of the final concert is based on composer Michael Giacchino, who created the music for the movie.
39. In "The Matrix" (1999), the Oracle's outfit and kitchen are a reference to Michelangelo's Delphic Sibyl painting, which depicted a Greek oracular figure.
40. In "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017), Skurge's shake weight actually belongs to director Taika Waititi. He bought it while filming "Green Lantern" in 2011 and jokes that it's a "DC crossover."
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RE: Fact #12 (Dobby the Model in Chip ‘n Dale) – Dobby the House Elf becoming a Gucci model would be incorrect as Dobby was murdered by Bellatrix LeStrange in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.