Mind-Blowing Movie Plot Twists That Nobody Saw Coming

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

This 1962 western is told via flashback as Ransom Stoddard (Jimmy Stewart) and Hallie (Vera Miles) return to town over 25 years later to attend the late Tom Doniphon's (John Wayne) funeral. Stoddard's career in politics was built upon the murder of Liberty Valance, but in reality, Doniphon was the one who shot Valance with a rifle from across the street. Unfortunately, that didn't end too well for Doniphon, seeing as Hallie left him for Stoddard.

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The More You Know

  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • The many parts turned down by Sean Connery include roles in The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Indy IV and Blade Runner.
  • 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.
  • The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.
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