1Million-Dollar Lion Costume
The Cowardly Lion costume in The Wizard of Oz was made of real lion fur, skin, and human hair. In 2014, it was sold at auction for $3 million.
2. Christopher Lee sent Peter Jackson a photograph of himself in a wizard's costume, wanting to play Gandalf, but Jackson decided he would be a perfect Saruman instead.
3. During the filming of The Three Stooges' second anti-Nazi comedy film "I'll Never Heil Again," Moe Howard rushed from the set wearing his "Hitleresque" costume to get to his daughter's birthday party. Bystanders reported to LAPD seeing "Hitler" running red lights.
4. Gal Gadot was visibly pregnant during reshoots of "Wonder Woman," so the production team cut open her costume and put a green screen on her midsection. Her belly was later removed with CGI.
5. The dwarf actors in the 1987 film "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" could only survive in their costumes for five to seven minutes before their oxygen depleted, so a paramedic with a stopwatch was required on set to keep the takes quick and prevent the actors from asphyxiating.
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6Seven of Nine's Mishap
The costume worn by Star Trek's Seven of Nine had to be modified after an error was made measuring the original. The bad fit cut off the blood supply to her carotid artery, causing her to pass out twice and require medical intervention. The costume was modified to prevent it from happening again.
7. According to Carrie Fisher, the golden bikini in Princess Leia's slave costume was made of hard plastic that didn't move with her body, so the other actors got an eyeful. She quipped, "if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You'll have to ask Boba Fett about that."
8. The actor who played Boba Fett in the original trilogy was cast solely based on his uncanny fit in the costume which had already been made.
9. The Cat costume Mike Myers wore in the 2003 live-action Cat in the Hat film was made out of wool and human hair.
10. During the production of Schindler's List (1993), to gather costumes for the more than 20,000 extras, the costume designer took out advertisements seeking clothes from the 1930s and 40's. Economic conditions were so poor in Poland that many people were eager to sell their clothing.
11Roger Rabbit's Costume Demand
The actor who played Roger Rabbit in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", when performing his lines on-set alongside the other voice actors, insisted on doing so in a custom-tailored rabbit costume.
12. The costumes for the 2019 version of "Aladdin" were redesigned to show no skin. The classic outfit of Jasmine, having her belly button shown, was deemed "inappropriate these days for families" and was removed.
13. For Tim Burton's Batman Returns, Michelle Pfeiffer had to be "vacuum-packed" into her latex Catwoman costume.
14. In the LOTR series, around 19,000 costumes were produced with each design having 40 versions due to the long shooting schedule and the large number of stunt doubles.
15. All the plastic costume parts for Star Wars Ep. IV (stormtrooper uniforms, etc.) were made by one man in the back of the London candy shop he ran as his day job.
16Cinderella's Diamond Loan
Whoopi Goldberg, playing the Queen in Cinderella (1997 film), refused to wear costume jewellery and instead convinced Harry Winston to lend $60 million worth of jewellery to the film.
17. Most of the costumes seen in the Godzilla movies throughout the decades were custom-made for each film, which is why there is such a disparity between his appearance from movie to movie. For the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon, the crew created the suit from scratch in just one week.
18. On the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey, numerous costume parts for the man-apes went missing. The actor who played the man-ape Moonwatcher suspects they ended up in the hands of costume designers from The Planet of the Apes, which was also filming at the same time.
19. Actor Matthew Lewis wore a fatsuit, fake teeth, and more throughout most of the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom appear more unattractive.
20. In 1999, actor Martin Lawrence almost died running in the Big Momma fat suit costume in 100°F (38°C) heat. He went into a coma for 3 days and had a body temperature of 107°F (41.7°C).
21Lost and Found Cloak
The original Obi-Wan Kenobi cloak, worn by Alec Guinness in A New Hope, was misplaced after filming and discovered 30 years later at a costume shop in London, where it had been rented out for fancy dress parties.
22. Actor Michael Chiklis had to consult with a therapist during the production of 2007 Fantastic Four movie due to the psychological strain the Thing costume put on him.
23. Around 120 battle suits representing "grunts, dogs, and tanks," weighing up to 130 pounds (59 kg), were handcrafted for Edge of Tomorrow. Each actor needed 4 people to help put on the suits, and between takes, they would be suspended by chains from iron frames to take the weight off their shoulders.
24. The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz were not actually ruby-colored. They were originally silver but were changed to ruby for better visibility on the Technicolor film.
25. Al Mulock, the actor who stars in the opening scene of "Once Upon A Time In The West," committed suicide wearing his character's costume. Before being taken away in the ambulance, director Sergio Leone shouted, "Get the costume, we need the costume." The costume was then worn by a stand-in.
