The Unexpected Reality Behind Hollywood's Steamiest Scenes

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, "The Notebook"

"The Notebook" is one of the most timeless love stories ever told. The moment where Noah and Allie finally reconnect after years apart is what so many young women hope to find in their own love lives. McAdams and Gosling's chemistry onscreen was obviously intense because they dated for several years after the movie.

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The More You Know

  • During the filming of The Grinch, Jim Carrey sought counseling from a Navy SEAL to learn torture-resistance techniques in order to handle the extensive makeup.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.
  • Despite pulling in over $240m My Big Fat Greek Wedding never once topped the US box office chart.
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