Obscure Celebrity Facts Most Fans Didn't Know

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks played Forrest Gump without taking a salary. Instead, he had a contract written up to get a percentage of the film's gross. He ended up banking $60 million for the role.

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  • The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.
  • The Hulk was originally gray, not green.
  • There’s a 20 year age gap between Sam Neill and Laura Dern in Jurassic Park, with Laura aged only 26 during filming.
  • The ornaments that Marv steps on in Home Alone are actually candy.
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