Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

A Fistful of Dollars

For fans of the Western genre, "A Fistful of Dollars" is an obvious classic. The 1964 film was one of the first to have Clint Eastwood on the cast list and catapulted him into the spotlight. Do you think he knows that this film was a remake of a 1961 Japanese samurai flick titled "Yojimbo" that resulted in a massive lawsuit? Likely not...

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The More You Know

  • The Hulk was originally gray, not green.
  • To thank Robin Williams for his work on Aladdin, Disney sent him a late Pablo Picasso painting.
  • Like Facebook, Star Wars was originally prefixed by the definite article ‘The’. Much cleaner without it.
  • The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
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