Accidental Bloopers That Became Iconic Movie Moments

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Imagine you're a young Robert DiNero, and the only instruction you're given on the script is that the character "speaks to himself in the mirror." Would you have been able to come up with the very iconic "Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?" monologue? This moment became one of DiNero's most famous, despite making it up on the spot and having a long career of other impressive roles. 

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The More You Know

  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
  • In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
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