Movies/Tv - Facts and Trivia

Halloween(1978)didn't get a cinematic release in the UK until January 1979.

Before his acting career took off,James Arness was a highly decorated soldier after serving in the second world war.Despite being severely wounded,he was awarded with The Bronze Star,The Purple Heart,The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars,The World War II Victory Medal and The Combat Infantryman Badge for his heroics.

R2 D2 makes a quick cameo in Star Trek Beyond.

Before the crap Halloween remake in 2007 was released,a crossover film involving Pinhead from Hellraiser was mooted.The idea was then scrapped after fans rubbished the project in an online poll.

In Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Elijah Wood had Alka Seltzer tablets in his mouth so he’d foam when Shelob stabbed him.

Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of his James Bond movies.

Gone with the wind’s fire scene is old sets being burned.

R2D2 and C3PO appear in Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Look closely at the scenery and you’ll notice hieroglyphics with the robot’s likenesses in two scenes.

During the chariot scene in ‘Ben Hur’ a small red car can be seen in the distance.

There was a sequel to E.T planned not long after the film was released.Steven Spielberg had put together a nine page outline,which by 1985 had been added to and was almost put into preproduction.The plot revealed that the little,loveable alien was called Zrek and he was being hunted by another race of lifeforms that land on earth and terrorise Elliot for information about Zrek's whereabouts.After realising that this was probably the most ridiculous idea ever,Spielberg wised up and made The Colour Purple instead.