26I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
In the movie, ‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ the main character gets a Bahamas weekend trip by winning a Radio Contest to answer “What is the capital of Brazil?” Her answer was Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s capital is not Rio de Janeiro. It is Brasília.
27. The famous head explosion gif, that came from the 1981 movie Scanners, was made by shooting a gelatin cast of Louie Del Grande filled with latex scraps and leftover burgers in the back of the head with a shotgun.
28. In 1991, actor Charlie Sheen contacted the FBI after watching a Japanese Horror Film (Guinea Pig), convinced that the movie depicted footage of an actual murder. After an investigation, the filmmakers were forced to prove that the gore shown in the movie had all been created using special effects.
29. In the Dawn of The Dead movies, the zombies with missing limbs were played by actual amputees.
30. The marketing firm for '28 Weeks Later' as part of a viral marketing campaign, sprayed graffiti warnings around UK cities featuring 'ragevirus.com'. However, they forgot to buy the domain, having to fork out for it later.
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31World War Z
During the filming of "World War Z", the Hungarian Anti-Terrorism Unit raided a warehouse full of prop guns for the film. The guns were all found to be fully functional and had been flown in under false pretenses for the movie.
32. The movie “Silence of the Lambs” was a sequel to a smaller movie named “Manhunter.”
33. During the filming of 'Cabin Fever,' Rider Strong decided to explore the forest alone after a shoot, still in his gruesome makeup. He came across a group of schoolgirls on a field trip, who were horrified, but then recognized him from ‘Boy Meets World,’ and he had to escape from the fangirls.
34. French writer Boris Vian was at the screening of the film version for his story "I Spit on Your Grave". A few minutes after the film began, he reportedly blurted out: "These guys are supposed to be American? My ass!" He then collapsed into his seat and died from sudden cardiac death.
35. The sharks built for the movie Jaws were collectively named "Bruce," a tribute to Steven Spielberg's lawyer. Bruce the Fish Friendly Shark from Finding Nemo was also a reference to Jaws.
36Alien
The animatronic alien in the movie “Alien” (1979) was covered in 'copious' amounts of K-Y Jelly to give it a 'slimy' effect. Also, Predator's (1987) blood was composed of K-Y Jelly mixed with green glow stick fluid.
37. When The Exorcist premiered in December 1973, it was a major cultural event with people of all ages waiting in long lines to see the film. Many of the filmgoers were not ready for the subject matter in the movie, causing many people to walk out or faint.
38. A study of film-goers heart rates shows that the “Here's Johnny!” scene from The Shining is the scariest moment in the film. Among horror movies, “The Exorcist” is the scariest, sending pulses up by 25.9% on average.
